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Out of curiosity, I thought it might be interesting to start a thread and see if we can assemble a bit of a view in to the pending queue for the Specialty Auto Subaru based cabriolets and coupes.

I've been surprised by the continuing emergence of people identifying themselves as being in the queue. There definitely seem to be a lot of orders on the books and with the recent extensive discussion and resulting wager made by former SAS owner Steve O, regarding the "realistic" timeline, it should make for interesting reading.

If you've got a car in queue, let us know whether it is a cabriolet, coupe or speedster, when you ordered it and when you currently expect to receive it.

I can think of a half a dozen off the top of my head when I add in Charles creme brule coupe.

-Jeff
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Out of curiosity, I thought it might be interesting to start a thread and see if we can assemble a bit of a view in to the pending queue for the Specialty Auto Subaru based cabriolets and coupes.

I've been surprised by the continuing emergence of people identifying themselves as being in the queue. There definitely seem to be a lot of orders on the books and with the recent extensive discussion and resulting wager made by former SAS owner Steve O, regarding the "realistic" timeline, it should make for interesting reading.

If you've got a car in queue, let us know whether it is a cabriolet, coupe or speedster, when you ordered it and when you currently expect to receive it.

I can think of a half a dozen off the top of my head when I add in Charles creme brule coupe.

-Jeff
Prior to any of my progress payments I have made a trip to Steve's shop. My last trip I saw Michael Guthrie's Turbo in its final stages of completion (Black Beauty thread)
Paul Robbins', Steven Prichard's, and Ed Santana's cars labeled and in various stages of construction.
I believe Nolan Scott's car is currently being painted
Charles Gardner's coupe is in her final stages as some of you may have witnessed the mysterious lack of moisture inside the passenger compartment at Carlisle
Gonzo deVilla's car was on offer to be brokered, not sure where that stands...

..and then me???
2.5 Turbo Flared Cabriolet
June 06- 2 years this month, and still enthusiastic and optimistic. For the money and practicality purpose, Steve L builds the kind of car that will best suit my needs- Hands Down.
Steve, I'm with you, I think your bet is a safe one at this point.

I'm a bit frustrated, I've been saving for four years and could now afford one but I'm not willing to wait another three or more years. So many great cars out there, including some amazing new American cars (now there is something I never thought I'd say). (G8, CTS-V etc).

I wish SAW would license out all their great engineering and someone with expertise in scaling up a shop would pick it up under license.

-Jeff
Lane,

That sounds promising. I followed with some enthusiasm the thread about the BMW/Mini/Chrysler engined car they were working on, but sounded the alarm when the factory was slated to close or lose a big customer. Unfortunately that ultimately put an end to that driveline option.

What is the expected power plant in the latest incarnation?

-Jeff
You have it right, Lane. Although there have been rumors of Chevy picking up the Tritec factory for use in their sub compact cars in Brazil, which would certainly re-spark my interest in that project. Currently it is all being retooled around the newer VW/Audi stuff mid engine. Rear engine watercooled is currently available (and proving to be rather popular).

The D is well in the works. Has been for quite some time. We decided to fabricate almost all of the components in house, rather than outsource, so it is taking longer than I'd like, but moving forward nonetheless.
The standard 1.8 NA motor is a Brazilian Flex Fuel motor new from VW do Brasil. 115-125hp, 10.5:1 compression, Marelli ECU and Bosch injection. Customers are reporting 38-44 MPG. Specs for the 2.0 NA are about the same. These motors use a flashed version of the stock ECU with a standard OBD-II port that can be read by anyone with a scanner. The larger turbo motors are better suited for standalone management and require laptop tuning.

Best thing is that the overall engine possibilities are nearly endless, as the bolt pattern for VW/Audi is the same for SO MANY years. We have done 8v, 16v and 20v turbo motors, and they all bolt up to the same box.
HP figures over all the builds have ranged from 115-350hp.

It is hard to compare to any TI aircooled motor because of the low end torque and very flat torque curve. e.g. 125 aircooled hp feels nothing like 125 watercooled hp.
As the originator of the thread I'm not sure its wandered. It did start out about the Tubaru queue based on my interest in a water cooled roadster on a shorter timeline than the likely timeline based on the SAW backlog (and I wanted to know if Steve would need to pucker up :)).

I think discussing other similar water cooled/FI driveline options is fair game as that is one of the key differentiators of SAW but a few others are getting in to the game.

-Jeff
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