Brabham Automotive Brabham BT-62 Revealed

[Levi68]

That is a track car compared to all other posers (road car that poses as track car).

 

[M.N.D]

The car is a real homologation as the full roll cage was completely left in the road version. I like the looks even though it echoes the late 2000's supercars language a bit, but it's considered as a true racing car.

What I also like that this is a prototype GT, similar in concept to the Ford GT. I'm looking forward to see if they can make it to the GTE class for the next year's season of WEC. The more competition the better, especially after Ford and BMW exit. Would be even better if they consider IMSA as well.

 

[Tourbillon]

Brabham's Track-Only BT62 Supercar Is Dead
After just six years in business, Brabham Automotive is dead.

Brabham's Track-Only BT62 Supercar Is Dead

After just six years in business, Brabham Automotive is dead. Turns out it's pretty tough to sell $1 million-plus track-only supercars.

www.motor1.com

Damn shame.

 

[Rolf]

Brabham's Track-Only BT62 Supercar Is Dead
After just six years in business, Brabham Automotive is dead.

Brabham's Track-Only BT62 Supercar Is Dead

After just six years in business, Brabham Automotive is dead. Turns out it's pretty tough to sell $1 million-plus track-only supercars.

www.motor1.com

Damn shame.

I really liked this car, Damn shame what has happened.

 

[Tourbillon]

I really liked this car, Damn shame what has happened.

It is, it was an interesting car from an engineering standpoint. But £1.4 million or whatever it was for a track only toy killed it even if later a road legal version was available. I believe.

 

[Revvd]

It's sad, but I can't say I blame the market for not going crazy about a tube framed, Mustang powered, $1.4M track toy. Even though I admire how fast it was. When you're competing against cheap, readily available, unrestricted GT3 race cars, BT62 was hardly a convincing proposition.
Do we know how many cars they made? It must be a seriously low number (out of the originally planned 70 units).

Looks like the last thing they did before announcing a reboot of the business was this BT62 Competition, an even more stripped out 25% off discount version. They must have seen the writing on the wall.

 

[KiwiRob]

It's sad, but I can't say I blame the market for not going crazy about a tube framed, Mustang powered, $1.4M track toy. Even though I admire how fast it was. When you're competing against cheap, readily available, unrestricted GT3 race cars, BT62 was hardly a convincing proposition.
Do we know how many cars they made? It must be a seriously low number (out of the originally planned 70 units).

Looks like the last thing they did before announcing a reboot of the business was this BT62 Competition, an even more stripped out 25% off discount version. They must have seen the writing on the wall.

Other rather shitty cars like the Zenvo and Praga are finding buyers at a similar price. Neither of them have exotic engines, both are ugly, and neither has the name recognition and history of Brabham.

I think the failure was due to going track day car first. The road legal version was a conversion of the track car, not a legit road vehicle.

 

[Revvd]

That's what I was thinking. Maybe Brabham would still be around, had they chosen to go with a road legal supercar from the start. Of course the barrier to entry for that would have been much higher.

 

[Tourbillon]

^It was and seemingly they couldn't afford it. Track only car was much easier route to market. And it cost them.

 

[Tourbillon]

Other rather shitty cars like the Zenvo and Praga are finding buyers at a similar price. Neither of them have exotic engines, both are ugly, and neither has the name recognition and history of Brabham.

I think the failure was due to going track day car first. The road legal version was a conversion of the track car, not a legit road vehicle.

Well they're History now.

 

[Revvd]

Maybe it's not over yet.
I wonder what this sustainable bit from Brabham Group's public statement meant:

Brabham Group is “committed to projects that push the limits and defy convention in the motorsport and automotive sectors and that align with the Brand’s values. Our purpose is to work with partners who share the same vision of a more sustainable world”.

Are they just virtue signalling? Or is it more like a declaration of some sort of intent to get back to car making business, only this time with EV / hybrid tech?

 

[Tourbillon]

OK put it another way, with these "shenanigans" if they're are any, would you give them £100K? I very seriously doubt it.

£1.4 Million (plus taxes?) - as it stands, no chance in hell.

Just saying, it makes no buisness sense whatsoever.

 

[Revvd]

I mean, BT62 is clearly done and dusted. But that doesn't mean we won't see the name Brabham on some other project in the future.

Better to close the chapter with that in mind rather than the sound of sad trombone.

 

[Tourbillon]

It isn't a "sad trombone" it's a reality. They produced a car and it didn't sell. Period.

People aren't going to forget they went pop and shouldn't and it definitely doesn't need sugar coating, is what it is, (unfortunate) failure. It happens. Even happened to us.

But anyway I'll leave it there, it's dead until they prove otherwise, to themselves and others.