The test mule, sans bodywork. Photo Credit: Road And Track

We’ll go out on a ledge and opine that if this V8 Roadster comes to fruition, it will be one hell of a machine. That being said, the car is still in development with the Supercar System team stating that they are shooting for a 2015 debut. 

While the test car is powered by a rowdy supercharged LS9 powerplant with 630-plus horses, the plan for production models is to start with an LS3, although we highly doubt many (if any) will be ordered that way. Not with the potential for ordering a number of different Chevy Performance crate engines up to a 427-cube LS7 variant and even the potential for a twin-turbo design waiting in the wings – nope, we don’t expect many of the planned 250-unit model run to come with the “stock” LS3 engine. 

A carbon tub, FIA-certified tube chassis, composite body panels, mid-engine rear-drive layout, and adjustable dampers all appear on the list for standard options, and the target base selling price is $69,000.

This is a car that’s expected to cross the scales dry at 2,200 pounds max, with basically the same horsepower rating stock versus stock when compared to a C7 Corvette Stingray. Factor in the big fat tires, the fact that the Road & Track boys say driving it is like “John Travolta breaking your breastplate and jabbing your over-revving heart with a hypodermic needle full of adrenaline“, and that’s the kind of ride we can’t wait to take.

The development mule features a helical-cut, sequential six-speed gearbox from Quaife that simplifies the process of changing gears; critical in a car that accelerates as quickly as this one appears to, and a welcome sight as the threat of missed shifts goes by the wayside. But the majority of parts used in the builds will come from the GM parts bin – a way to keep engineering and development costs down, and a path that’s been taken by numerous other car builders in the past. 

Read more about the car, and check out more photos here. 

We want to know just one thing – where do we sign up?