sentences:  They decided to build a complete new car and set up a separate company, Evante Cars Ltd, to make them.The car's looks were heavily inspired by the Lotus Elan and it was powered by the Ford Kent based Vegantune VTA 1.6 and later 1.7-litre twin overhead cam engine driving the rear wheels through a gearbox originally from a Ford Sierra.The fibreglass body and carbon-fibre was mounted onto a space frame chassis with independent suspension all round.