{"id":186205,"date":"2010-01-15T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/15\/new-qt-wildcats-promise-tube-framed-filthy-good-times\/"},"modified":"2010-01-15T16:55:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T21:55:00","slug":"new-qt-wildcats-promise-tube-framed-filthy-good-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/186205","title":{"rendered":"New QT Wildcats promise tube-framed filthy good times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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QT Wildcat 500DKR – click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

\nQuite a long time ago, we told you about the Bowler “Race” Rovers<\/a>. As it turns out, about 18 months ago, these Race Rovers (actually called Wildcats) were sold to another British company, QT Services. The Wildcats have been busy: aside from being sold to new owners, a Jaguar-engined 500DKR Wildcat placed third in Egypt’s treacherous Pharaoh’s Rally<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What’s a Wildcat? You can think of them as an extreme crossover vehicle of sorts – specifically the least hardcore of the three model lineup, the 300STR. It’s a crossover in the same way that a Porsche Cayenne is a crossover. Full of capability on both the street and the dirt. Though we would imagine that the Wildcat 300STR might be a touch more capable than the Porker…<\/p>\n

All three Wildcats feature a lightweight, tubular spaceframe chassis with fiberglass bodies. The three models go up only in off-road prowess – in order they are the aforementioned 300STR, the medium duty 400NSR and the hardcore, Pharaoh’s Rally running 500DKR. If you didn’t guess, DKR is an abbreviation of “Dakar.” <\/p>\n

The 300STR is the street legal one of the bunch. As such, it’s available with air conditioning, some form of audio system and even a place to stow your golf bag. Notice we didn’t say “bags.” The next level up 400NSR has been developed for smaller events like the <\/font>British Cross Country Championship or the French Tout Terrain series<\/font>. It’s not street legal, but it’s not an out-and-out thug like the 500DKR, either.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the 500DKR, it’s the self-described “jewel” in QT’s “crown.” Whereas the less extreme Wildcats featured Rover’s tired<\/strike> tried-and-true 4.0-liter V8, the 500DKR gets a previous-gen Jaguar petrol motor good for 285 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. Everything else on the 500 DKR has been “ruggedised”<\/font> to the Nth degree. It also sounds like if you write a large enough check, QT will build you whatever you like. As they put it, “Options are available to make this car a serious contender for international honours.” Indeed. Press release after the jump<\/a>, high-res images below.
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Gallery: QT WIldcat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: QT Services<\/a> | Images: Richard Streeton<\/font>]<\/p>\n

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