900kg, 7-litre V8, 650bhp, 6-speed manual and designed by the man who gave us the McLaren MP4/4: the Nichols N1A
As the all-electric era approaches, some manufacturers are looking to the past to inspire their specialised combustion-engined sports cars, the latest of which is Nichols. The UK-based firm has revealed a new lightweight two-seater called the N1A, which draws from the iconicM1A sports prototype of the ‘60s with a mid-mounted V8, a manual gearbox and shrink-wrapped bodywork that recalls classic Group 7 racers.
Nichols emerged in 2017 and set out to create a pure, motorsport-inspired road car under the guidance ofengineer and co-founder Steve Nichols. Counting the iconic McLaren MP4/4 in his portfolio of work, Nichols took the first-ever McLaren – the M1A – as a reference point for the N1A, using modern materials and engineering techniques to refine the original formula for the road.
As per the original M1A, the V8 breathes through eight exposed intake trumpets behind the passengers, and the rest of the design is faithful to the ‘60saesthetic. The lean carbon bodywork almost appears to be vacuum formed over the wheels, which measure 19-inches at the front and 20 at the rear, wearing Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres.
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