sports ltd. are a sports car manufacturer currently based in hinckley leicestershire england . founded in 1992 by ted marlow and richard marlow ultima sports ltd manufacture and distribute worldwide the ultima evolution supercar . the current evolution is available in two body styles coupe and convertible . the ultima evolution coupe and ultima evolution convertible have body styles unchanged from the preceding ultima gtr and ultima can am models respectively . prior to the gtr and can am models the two models produced were the ultima sport and ultima spyder . all models in the ultima range have always been primarily supplied in component form . that is ultima produce the parts required for an owner builder to construct the car off site and this is the only way to receive such a vehicle in the usa including a rolling body fully constructed minus engine and transmission . however cars are also manufactured onsite as turnkey models for the european market . the preferred engine supplier for ultima are currently american speed a company who specialise in re engineering chevrolet v8s for increased performance . it was with a 640 hp 480 kw version of the chevrolet small block v8 built by american speed that company director richard marlow was able to set a number of performance records in an ultima gtr during 2005 this combination was known as the ultima gtr640 . the latest evolution variant is being marketed with an american speed 1 020 hp 760 kw motor as the most powerful available from the factory . in 2006 ultima beat their own 0 100 mph 0 record set in the gtr640 with the gtr720 again using an american speed sbc engine but now with 720 hp 540 kw . the new record shaved 0.4 seconds off the time completing 0 100 0 mph in 9.4 seconds a new world record for a production road car with street legal tyres and exhaust . all tests were recorded on road legal tyres in controlled conditions using a standard ultima gtr720 and verified by an official from datron technology guinness world records timekeepers using microsat gps equipment . the ultima gtr720 has also recorded the quickest ever road legal lap time around the top gear test track at 1 min 12.8 secs albeit unofficially but with an independent timekeeper and gps timing gear present . the vehicle was also driven to and from the test track on the public roads as proof of its road going ability . the same ultima gtr720 also recorded an even quicker top gear test track lap time of 1 min 9.9 secs but this time fitted with slick racing tyres to eclipse the 1 min 10.7 secs lap time of michael schumacher in his 1.8 million ferrari fxx track car . it has been suggested that with the substantial upgrades the ultima evolution may go from 0 60 mph in 2.3 seconds 0 100 mph in 4.9 s and 0 100 mph 0 in 8.8 s. 1 2 see also edit list of car manufacturers of the united kingdom references edit jan melin . bilen som sl r alla rekord ny teknik 10 april 2015 . accessed 11 april 2015 . http www.autoblog.com 2015 04 08 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