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" Do you ever feel that your late-model 2450-lb. Miata is just too dang oafish and heavy? Well, consider its MZR 170-bhp 2.0-liter engine and 6-speed manual transmission in the Zolfe GTC4, a 1500-lb. tube-frame street-legal track car whose fiberglass body melds elements from the Datsun 240Z, Opel GT and just about any TVR from the late 1960s. Recently, Zolfe cars\u2014a U.K. firm founded by Nic Strong and former Caterham technical director Jez Coates\u2014announced that Zolfe East will be based at Atlanta Motorsports Park, a membership-based &amp;quot;country club&amp;quot; track that&amp;#039;s slated for construction later this year in Dawsonville, Georgia. The track&amp;#039;s layout is the work of Tilke Engineers &amp;amp;amp; Architects, heavy hitters who have designed numerous Formula 1 tracks including Bahrain and Sepang. The GTC4 looks to be well engineered, with Multimatic-developed double A-arm suspension all around, Bilstein/Eibach coil-overs, AP Racing brakes and an intricate tubular steel space frame whose integrated rollcage is said to offer protection comparable to an FIA-certified cage. Good news for us big guys\u2014the cockpit is sized for a 95th-percentile male, so 6-footers should fit with ease. Tires are Avon 195/45R-15s on 15 x 7-in. wheels. The cars will be sent from England as rolling chassis to Zolfe East, where the powertrains will be fitted. Varying levels of equipment (i.e., sound deadening insulation, a limited-slip differential, additional interior trim, etc.) can be ordered with the street-legal version, and 49-state and California-certified versions are planned. A 280-bhp track-only model is in the works too, with a Zolfe spec racing series slated for 2011. Pricing isn&amp;#039;t firmed up yet, but Zolfe East owner Ken Goldwasser says the street-legal version should start in the $65,000-$70,000 range, with the first saleable car expected this May.                  Related posts:  UPDATED: Want to be Among the First to See the New Ferrari F1 Car? Most Powerful Street Legal Car? Forza Motorsports 4: Kinect-ing with Virtual Driving  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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