WHAT'S THIS THEN? YET ANOTHER LOW-VOLUME BRITISH SPORTS CAR?Bingo. It's called the Breckland Beira, it's made in Norfolk and it goes on sale in November priced at €60,000 plus tax.WHO'S BRECKLAND THEN?Breckland is part of Hong Kong-based Riche Holdings and normally develops low-volume 'specialist' cars and prototypes. Mosler is one client.LET ME GUESS: THE BEIRA'S GOT AN AMERICAN V8 UNDER THE BONNET?Er, correct again. It's the Corvette's LS2 6.0-litre V8 (400hp and around 575Nm of torque) mated to a Tremec 6-speed manual.FAST THEN?At 1,400kg the Beira's no flyaway but 0-100km/h takes less than five seconds and top speed is limited to 250km/h so it ain't slow.BUILT AROUND A STEEL SPACEFRAME WITH PLASTIC BODYWORK?Nope. It's based on GM's Kappa platform so it's actually an Opel GT/Pontiac Solstice under the skin. The new bodywork bits are composite.THAT PLATFORM'S A BIT RUBBISH, ISN'T IT?Yes, but Breckland has completely re-engineered the front suspension, uprated the rear and added huge brakes
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