Following a teaser earlier this year, HBH has revealed the Bulldog GT. Based on the Aston Martin V12 Vantage, the supercar has an aluminum body, a dual exhaust system and 19- / 20-inch forged alloy wheels.
Power comes from a mid-mounted, twin-supercharged 6.0-liter V12
engine that develops 675 PS (496 kW / 666 hp) and 756Nm (548 lb-ft) of
torque. It is connected to a six-speed manual transmission, which
enables the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and hit a
top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).
There's no word on pricing, but whoever buys the Bulldog GT will also
receive a 50% stake in the car's design and production rights. This
way, the owner can decide if he wants to keep the vehicle a one-off or
make a profit by allowing it to go into limited production.
If everything goes according to plan, HBH will complete the Bulldog's
development over the next year and the first model should be ready by
early 2013.
Press release:
HBH introduces the Bulldog GT
Denmark is not a country that normally brings sports car
manufacture to mind, but Jesper Hermann, Christian Brandt and Torben
Hartvig could soon change all that. Their company, HBH, is planning a
series of one-off supercars. The design of the first project: a
mid-engined version of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage has now been
finalized and has been christened ‘Bulldog GT'.
This is not HBH's first supercar project: the team developing the
Bulldog GT prototype is the same team which designed the Zenvo ST 1 for
Zenvo Automotive. But according to team member Christian Brandt,
designing the Bulldog GT has been "a long, intense process".
The aim was to design a supercar that will appeal not only to Aston
Martin owners, but also to supercar enthusiasts around the world. Brandt
explains some of the challenges: "In other design projects where we
started with a blank sheet of paper, the process was easier and faster,
as there were so few limitations. However, in the case of this
Aston-based supercar we had to respect everything from the brand and
design heritage of Aston Martin, through to the demands of a 2012
supercar client. It has been a challenging process; but we know it was
time well spent, getting every detail right."
HBH's Torben Hartvig takes up the story. "Since the first
announcement was made, we have received only positive feedback - both
from potential clients and from individuals who are interested in
participating financially in the prototype development. We've spent a
lot of time and money creating what we believe to be a fantastic
supercar, and we are therefore willing to wait for the right partner to
participate in the next phase."
The project began as a one-off, where the client would receive 50% of
the design and production rights, together with the one unique car. The
potential of expanding from a one-off prototype to small-series
production was included as an option from the start, however, and is a
challenge that HBH is ready to take on.
Torben Hartvig continues, "From the very beginning, we listened
carefully to the market before deciding on the future of the Bulldog GT.
As we see it, all possibilities are open: if a client only wants to
make one car, only one will be produced. If there is a market for a
small series, which we strongly believe there is, and the client would
like us to produce a small series, then this is what we will do. We
believe this project is an opportunity to be a part of automotive
history and, at the same time, make a potentially good investment."
The prototype development is estimated to 12 months, with the first test drives provisionally scheduled for early 2013.
During the design phase, the HBH engineering team has also been
working on its plans to modify the chassis. As the vehicle is based on
an existing car, the challenge here was to re-engineer the existing
chassis to give the necessary supercar dynamics. Safety and crash
aspects also had to live up to supercar standards.
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