A tiny revived British marque building cars in a Wiltshire workshop fitted the S1 600 with a supercharged Ford V8 tuned to 600 bhp — enough for a claimed top speed over 200 mph.
Lead trim: S1 4.6 L Ford Modular V8 (320 bhp)
Invicta S1S1 · 2004–2012
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FactA tiny revived British marque building cars in a Wiltshire workshop fitted the S1 600 with a supercharged Ford V8 tuned to 600 bhp — enough for a claimed top speed over 200 mph.
The Invicta S1, launched at the 2002 British International Motor Show with production from 2004 to 2012, was the fourth revival of the Invicta name (Michael Bristow, who acquired the brand in 1980, built it at the Invicta Car Company factory in Chippenham, Wiltshire), designed in cooperation with Chris Marsh and Leigh Adams. Its 4.6-litre (4,601 cc) Ford Modular V8 made 320 bhp (324 PS) for a claimed 180 mph top speed and 0-60 mph in 5 seconds; a revised 2008 S1 600, supercharged by Ford's Special Vehicle Team in the US and tuned by Invicta, made up to 600 bhp (608 PS) and 575 lb-ft, for a claimed 200-mph-plus top speed. Prices ran £106,000-£160,000. The page gives no wheelbase or body dimensions and never states a drivetrain layout in words, so those are left unset here rather than assumed from the front-engine V8 layout.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 4.6 L Ford Modular V8 (320 bhp) | 2004–2012 | 4.6 L V8 | 320 hp | — | 5.0 s | — | — | — |
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