The Boston Globe Reviews the New Factory Five 818S

[Mad Dog]

George Kennedy from The Boston Globe visited us here at Factory Five Racing a few weeks back, and had a chance to check out the manufacturing of the new 818 sports car. George also had a chance to drive the street model along local back roads and report his seat-of-the-pants eval. George noted the simplicity and drive-ability of the car, with only a small typo where he states the car weighs 181 kg. as opposed to 818 kg.

Click here to read the article on Boston.com.



“The 818 rivals the visual statement of the MK4, but the driving experience is far more manageable. It still requires your attention, but unlike the race-setup of the Shelby replica, the Subaru mechanicals left the 818 feeling far less insane, but just as fast. This drivability will make the 818 appealing to newcomers to this market, as will the simplicity of construction relative to other kit cars.” – George Kennedy, Staff Writer, Boston Globe

[michael everson]

Very nice. Cant wait to drive mine.
Mike

[skullandbones]

That was an excellent review. BTW: I was talking with a Canadian guy (winter visitor) about my roadster and he said, "is it a Factory Five". I said yes but how did you know about FFR? He said, "are you kidding, any car guy knows about FFR". You know that's not what I was expecting but I'm glad to hear it. The 818 is only going to make it more so!

Thanks,

WEK.

[vnmsss]

Congratulations to Dave Smith and all the folks at Factory Five Racing on the great review and coverage of the 818! I was talking to a colleague (non-FFR guy) back East today who had already seen the article in The Globe, and he related how impressed he was with the review as well.

Karen

[Russ Thompson]

Well done everyone, it's great seeing a fantastic start for the 818!

[FFR-ADV]

Congratulations and Thank You Factory Five!!!

Happy New Year!

Steve

FFR-ADV
818 #39

[kach22i]

No radio, no heat............forget it.

Just kidding.

Congrats on getting the positive review and good PR out of it.