Smith Car Engineering’s beautiful Oletha Coupe from final 12 months can now be ordered with a bespoke model of BMW’s beloved S54 six-cylinder engine.
Up to now, the Oletha Coupe has been obtainable solely with a modified S65 4.4-liter naturally-aspirated V8. This engine is derived from the one of many E92 M3 GTS and pumps out in extra of 450 hp. The Oletha Coupe can be showcased with the newly-available S54 engine on the Audrain Newport Concours and Motor Week.
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Not a lot is thought about what modifications Smit has made to the S54, apart from the apparent incontrovertible fact that it now not displaces 3.2 liters and is as a substitute a 3.4-liter mill. We additionally know that the engine has been outfitted with a carbon fiber consumption and that the engine is nice for 400 hp, a cool 60 hp greater than the unique automotive. It’ll rev by means of to eight,000 rpm identical to the unique and is paired with a 6-speed handbook transmission.
Smit says the ensuing automotive weighs below 3,000 lbs (1,360 kg) dry, roughly 100 lbs (45 kg) lower than the V8-powered Oletha. The one visible distinction between the S54 automotive and the S65 V8 is the shortage of a pronounced hood bulge on the previous.
The Oletha Coupe might be thought-about because the Z8 Coupe that BMW by no means constructed. It’s regarded as based mostly on an E86-generation Z4 Coupe however has been radically overhauled, that includes distinctive carbon fiber bodywork that offers it a really timeless design.
A plethora of different elements, apart from the engine, make the Oletha Coupe particular. For instance, it sports activities KW two-way adjustable suspension and AP Racing brakes with cast Radi-CAL calipers. It additionally sits on cast and machined monoblock wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires.