Joss JP1 supercar specs released

Joss JP1 supercar first production ready teaser photos 04.08.2010

Estimated top speed of 340 km/h (211 mph)

Joss Developments Limited from Australia has released additional specifications for the JP1 supercar.

Riding on a composite honeycomb sub-frame, the two-seat JP1 measures 4450mm long, 1860mm wide, and 1100mm high. It is decked in carbon fiber body work which produces 200 kg (441 lbs) of downforce at 241 km/h (150 mph).

Power is provided by a mid-mounted aluminum V8 engine with more than 500 hp (373 kW / 507 PS). It is connected to a six-speed manual transmission which allows the 940 kg (1,411 lb) car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than 3.0 seconds. When a driver keeps his foot planted, the JP1 will rocket through the quarter mile in under 11 seconds and hit an estimated top speed of 340 km/h (211 mph).

The company declined to release a launch date, but stated the JP1 will cost approximately $500,000 AUD (€345,555 / $455,875 USD).

Source: Joss Developments Limited

Joss Supercar from Australia approaching launch debut
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inlinesix

Did they forget to launch this car in 1998?

August 4, 2010 10:06 am

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Beybaba

Indeed! Looks like a Diablo SV competitor from NFS3.

August 4, 2010 10:10 am

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CDspeed

Not another stupid super car. I'm really tired of little startups building super cars with little or no manufacturing and race experience. I would not feel safe in a car doing 200+ when I know I'm driving their first attempt at building a car let alone a super car.

August 4, 2010 12:03 pm

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LifeLongCarGuy

I thought I was the only one that felt this way. This is not original at all.

August 5, 2010 7:04 am

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kimbo

yup, it's going to be such a crap as Pagani and Noble - really shitty cars.

August 5, 2010 7:08 am

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Bozzor

If - and it's a big IF - they can keep that weight at under 1,000 kg, then this car will be something special indeed, but they do have a lot to prove.

August 4, 2010 3:03 pm

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Fourie_00

it just looks like its a mash up of mid 90's supercars... that rear end is so mclaren F1 wannabe :P i do however think this car will be very good though

August 4, 2010 3:35 pm

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BavarianMS

F1 rip off.

August 4, 2010 4:44 pm

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Aesthetics

bad or good, hats off to the australians for producing something more original and respectable than the mcdonalds fast food american supercraps, sorry, supercars.

August 4, 2010 9:03 pm

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LifeLongCarGuy

This car is not original. It looks bland while it "borrows" design cues from Mosler and Mclaren. There are a few more but those are the most notible. BTW, American musclecars are awesome. Sorry about your bias. The Mustang Shelby, Camaro SS, Dodge Charger SRT8, Cadillac CTS-V; "American muscle" I would take over this Frankenstein any day. Now if you want to talk American supercars... The Corvette ZR1, Saleen S7, and Dodge Viper; all are better built, faster, better looking and more original that this thing. Now excuse me while I go to McDonalds for a bite to eat.

August 5, 2010 7:17 am

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MTC

Uhh, good luck only 2 manufactures sucessfully join the supercar big name these days, Koenigsegg and Pagani (maybe Gumpert as well)

August 5, 2010 8:09 am

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sensei

Christ! Hasn't this car been in development for more than 6 years? Its a derivative design from the 1990s that fails to make an impression in an already crowded supercar field. Its like the SSC, neither advance design or technology or any racing predigree to prove themselves. The Joss is nothing more than a kit car+. No shame in that, but that's what it is.

August 9, 2010 6:50 am

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