The new »YES! Roadster 3.2« is the perfect conceptual advancement of the YES! and sticks to its own principles: pure driving pleasure.
A powerful 3.2-liter-V6-engine with 255 hp produces an un compromising driving machine, one that is powerful, vibrant in its performance and super – charged with passion. The result is an heir honouring its legacy yet adopting trendsetting shapes and technology. – simply a revolutionary evolution!
Compared to its predecessor, the new YES! has grown significantly. Larger engines and a longer wheel base have resulted in more over – hang at the front as well as the rear leading to a more stretched and full of suspense appearance of the roadster. The wedge-shaped ascending side line and the racy accentuated wings in the front and rear do remain THE striking attributes.
For the »YES! Roadster 3.2 Turbo« the concept was taken one step further: an especially developed rear wing spoiler assures the necessary down force, to bring 355 HP safely onto the street.
The »YES Roadster 3.2 Turbo« is a driving machine that relocates limits .
The person driving it has to be capable of accelerating 930 kg in 3.9 seconds to 100 km/h.
Manoeuvring it is a balancing act between dominating and being dominated. The power is
transferred unaltered onto the streets. This is what requires the Turbo’s driver utter concentration.
Rewarded with a unique and sensational sense of driving. An experience you will never forget .
The interior
The interior is the human-machine interface. This is where the driver takes the command, feels the direct contact to the street, navigates and controls the instruments.
The high-strength aluminium-space-frame takes care of the passive safety. Also, driver and passenger are protected by optional airbags if necessary.
High-quality materials combined with chrome and leather applications turn the interior into a sporty unity . Optional equipment and accesories, for example the modern multimedia navigation system and the three-way sound system, offer wide space for individualisation.
Have you heard of YES!? No? Neither had we, until Funke & Will AG brought its wares to the 2008 Chicago auto show.
Apparently the German company has been producing little sports cars since 2001, when the first generation of the YES! Roadster was introduced. Beginning this summer, American buyers will be able to purchase version 2.0 of the low-volume two-seater already available in countries throughout Europe as well as Japan and New Zealand.
The Roadster comes in two flavors: normally aspirated 3.2 or 3.2 Turbo. Both are powered by an Audi-sourced 3.2-liter VR6 that’s mounted in the rear. The hand-built car uses an aluminum spaceframe that was developed by Herbert Funke and Philipp Will, the company’s namesakes. At around 2000 lbs, weight is similar to that of a Lotus Elise.
Performance is also Lotus-like, though price tags are about one and a half times those of comparable Hethel-built cars. The $77,995 Roadster 3.2 makes 255 hp and will reach 60 mph in 4.8 seconds. An extra $20,000 will get you the turbocharged version that produces 100 more hp and lowers the 0-to-60-mph time to 3.8 seconds. Not quick enough? Add the $7995 turbo upgrade for a total of 415 hp.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:03 am
i think ths is the most sexy nd powerfull car nd its interior r beautiful