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has opened up about its third act. The first step was
getting the BT62 hypercar on the track
, the second phase is preparing to
enter the World Endurance Championship in 2022
. The third phase is developing a more affordable
to be produced in higher numbers than the BT62, which will only see 70 units made.
, commercial director Dan Marks would only go so far as to call the next vehicle “a road car that’s well-suited to the track,” and to say it’s already in development.
Ever since Brabham’s intentions became clear last year, commenters have compared the Australian-English company to
. Brabham has more modest ambitions – or more focused, depending on whom you speak to – for the time being. Said Marks, “Between 100 and 200 cars per annum sounds right” for its production goals. McLaren Automotive built more than 4,800 cars last year, and has
in the eight years since the
debuted.
Brabham and McLaren do have a history
, though. Australian Sir Jack Brabham founded his Brabham Racing three years before New Zealander Bruce McLaren founded his McLaren team, not long after both men had been teammates at the Cooper Formula 1 team. Ron Dennis worked as a mechanic at Brabham, and eventually took over McLaren. When Bernie Ecclestone owned Brabham, the team won two F1 titles with cars designed by Gordon Murray, who would also make his way to McLaren. And everyone has
compared the BT62 to the McLaren Senna
.
The “junior” Brabham isn’t expected for another three years, perhaps joining in the same splash as Brabham’s
entry. Backed by
, the boutique maker sees a clear path to completion. Marks said that
“already owns a carbon-composite shop and a
firm, so we have plenty of resources in-house.” We’ll see if it tilts at traditional supercars like the
and
F8 Tributo, or if it goes after bigger fish like Ferrari’s V8
and the
, the latter of which should arrive around the same time.
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