Keating Supercars

Keating Supercars made their debut in July 2006 with the launch of the TKR. They built four cars since its launch, the SKR, TKR, ZKR and the Bolt. At the racing car show, Autosport International 2016, Keating Supercars unveiled a road version of the Bolt to be sold in the USA. Anthony Keating is the founder and CEO of Keating Supercars and designer of the Keating SKR, TKR and ZKR. Keating was born in Manchester, England and the road to Keating Supercars began with a course at the Automobile Engineering institute at the University of Bolton in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Keating graduated with an MBA in Business in 2012 and, together with students from the University of Bolton, hopes to build and make the Keating Bolt the world’s fastest production car, reaching more than 300 miles per hour. Keating Supercars plan to sell around 30 cars a year.^[1]

Keating Supercars Models

Keating Berus

Keating Berus

The Berus is set to be unveiled at the Monaco Top Marques show in April 2017. Taking its name from the venomous snake Vipera Berus, with a host of impressive features, the Berus comes in two versions. With a top speed of 230 mph+ and 0-60 mph in 2.4 seconds, the V8 Berus is a fierce addition to the Keating range. There is also the Electric Berus – packing 150-300KW 1,054 ft/lb torque.^[2]

Keating Bolt

The Bolt launching in 2013, and designed to outperform supercar competition using high-tech lightweight materials to reduce the power to weight ratio, but aiming to increase the car’s performance figures to a top speed of 340 mph.

The Bolt’s engine design is based on a Chevrolet V8, but almost all the other components are engineered by Keating Supercars and other UK companies.

The Bolt will cost between £180,000 and £500,000, depending on the features, customers can select from several engine sizes, as well as choosing the dashboard instruments, brakes, mirrors, seats and bodywork.

The supercharger springs into life when the driver accelerates, boosting the engine from 1,580 hp to 2,500 hp but slashing its fuel efficiency from as much as 30 miles per gallon to fewer than one. At full power, The Bolt can burn its way through a full tank of petrol in nine minutes.

Keating developed all alloy V8 LS7 7.0 Litre within its classic 427-cu-in displacement, engineers extracted Big-Block grunt from its high-revving Small-Block package. It features a unique, big-bore cylinder block that is anchored with a forged crankshaft, featherweight titanium connecting rods and friction-coated pistons. Engineering that is similar to a formula 1 car; but it’s the airflow capability of the cavernous, CNC-ported heads that enables its tremendous power.Large-volume, straight-passage intake runners channel air directly through 2.20-inch titanium intake valves.

Full Keating hand built engines to customer specifications can be built as required to impeccable precision, ensuring monster power. Engine options are (640 BHP) Normally Aspirated, (1000BHP-2500BHP) Twin Turbo charged or (750BHP) Supercharged.

Keating TKR

In 2008, The TKR was built primarily for competition and track use. It was soon followed by the SKR, based on the TKR, but designed as a road car. In October 2009 the Keating TKR, a twin turbo mid-engine supercar boasting 2500 bhp broke the land speed production record hitting 260.1 mph on a dry lake bed at Salt Lake Flats in California. The world speed record is currently held by the Bugatti Veyron and stands at 268 mph. In 2010 the TKR was set to be the car of choice to break the blind land speed record, unfortunately the car crashed on a test run and did not complete this record, but from this many people have seen the capabilities of the Keating TKR.

Keating SKR

The Keating SKR high performance car received great acclaim at the British Motor Show in 2006.

Every Keating SKR car which is sold has a CobraTrak 5 tracking system, this is to ensure that if stolen then the car can be found and that the car is compliant in virtually any country that has insurance requirements for high value cars.

Analogue modification: the SKR can be fitted with bespoke analogue dials and gauges which are mounted in the dash binnacle and dash top pod. Digital modification: the SKR can be fitted with more futuristic digital display options, the types of digital modification options can be discussed and decided upon when via enquiry. A Digital Wheel relocates the complete digital instrument array in to the steering wheel with only a single gauge on the dash.

Many race and competition features from the TKR can be fitted to the SKR cars, AP racing brakes can also be fitted to the SKR model if the client wishes so.

The SKR also includes a carbon fibre rear wing which is fully adjustable, Lexan safety material for the competition side windows and a slider on the competition windows for ventilation.

The client can also choose to include manual adjustable race mirrors, racing bucket seats and restraints.

Keating ZKR

In April 2011 the Keating ZKR was unveiled at the “Monaco Top Marques show” held at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. The ZKR is a sleek supercar which can reach 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and can produce 650 bhp.

Keating Supercars Location

Keating Supercars - Keating House, 174 Manchester Road. Astley, Manchester. United Kingdom M29 7FB Tel: +44 (0)1942 321 580 www.keatingsupercars.co.uk

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