"It's called the Mono, and it's amazing! The engine may be from a Ford people carrier, but it's been fettled by Cosworth, so now it makes 280 horsepower. And fitting a 280 horsepower heart in a car which weighs half a ton is, well, the effects are going to be profound" -Jeremy Clarkson, Legendary Automotive Journalist.



BAC (Briggs Automotive Company) is a group of absolutely mad scientists that looked at the current lineup of exotic cars and said "meh". The engine is a 2.3L mill that started life as a Ford Duratec Inline 4, but then Cosworth got involved. 280 horsepower might not seem like a lot, but when the car weights less than 1200 pounds, you start to understand the insanity of it. The suspension is a pushrod setup derived from Formula 1, the gearbox is pneumatically actuated, so with every pull of a paddle the next gear is hammered into place, and the entire body is made of carbon fiber, the same stuff used to make rockets, fighter jets, and missiles.

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The phrase "this car corners like it's on rails" is frequently used, but there are only a few cars that corner better than a Mono. If you breathe out just a a little bit too much in the middle of a a high speed corner the air can be pushed out of your lungs due to the lateral G-force, and you'll leave the corner coughing. This particular car has a couple of special features that set it apart from other "regular" BAC Monos. Not only is it a 2011 (the first year of the Mono), but it's also signed by Formula 1 World champion Mario Andretti.