EXO CARS: The Underground Cheap Supercar Slayers

Exo car builds are some of the coolest supercar-slaying street racers to rise from the underground car scene. These semi-legal lightweight performance projects cost next to nothing, but boast insane power-to-weight ratios that can rival million dollar exotics. If you're looking for a cheap supercar or best first track car to beat Ferraris with, then exoskeleton cars like the Ariel Atom, Exomotive Exocet, or krowrx xtegra could be the answer.

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[chariots]

this is why I haven't bought a ferrari yet! Would be so annoying to spend a little bit of my money on a new Ferrari F8 and be gapped by a miata that's been half sold off as spares.

[Bearthedancingman]

Got to ride in an old school style dune buggy that was street registered. But the guy didn't mention it had 500+hp. Thing was so fast my brain struggled to comprehend it. 😁 And I loved every second of it.

[tryggmundur]

I think the real danger with amateur-made exo cars is the lack of understanding when it comes to proper space frame design, specifically in terms of crash safety. Some of those frames really didn't look like they'd hold up in any sort of impact, especially side-impacts.

[mrpuzgm]

Colin Chapman, I restored a boat he designed many years ago (I think in the70's I think) the designed 2 very expensive boats, the one I used to own was the top of the range "Marauder", it was a 47' boat (+- 13-14 meter) and the hull was designed to ride out of the water at speeds and it was tested doing 56 knots with the right power pack. We gave it 2 X 590 Hp, Cummins Diesels with a set of Arneston surface piercers. At the time the Spanish and Italian Navies had the high speed interceptors that was the fastest in the Mediterranean but I was guaranteed there will be very view boats that would outrun the Maruader over 1200 Miles, +- 2000 Km, and by then the Maruader would have cleared the Strait of Gibraltar well in open water and next refuel Casablanca and then off to Tenerife, GONE!. Our tanks carried 4000 Lt. What a beautiful machine, Colin Designed the boat for a market 30 years into the future, He also designed the Lotus as a racing team. One last thing about the Marauder, the hull design and built was very futuristic at the time, Vacuum injection fiber glass, honey comb and another fibre glass inner liner, about 40mm thick, so a crack had to go through the outer layer, through the honey comb center and fiber glass inner, so extremely tough but light and could take a massive blow before it needs repairs. We sold the boat to a person in the UK before emigrating to Australia 15 years ago, we have lost contact with the new owner. If he reads this, please reply as far as we know that is the only Maruader left in the UK, there was a Guy who had the plugs for both the hull and the top.

[bgbuilds]

"the 1, 312lbs curb weight. That's less than your mom" Lost it.

[Bamsebrakar]

In most countries outside the US, you are unlikely to get such a creation road registered. Certainly in the EU.

[PullStartStables]

We forgot to mention the VW beetle based Dune Buggy. They’ve been around for a while 👍. I swapped an EJ25 Subaru engine in and it’s curb weight is 1450 lbs and rated at 165 hp. Fun times!

[RobertD_]

If anyone watching this decides to actually try to build one of these for the love of whoever you pray to DO NOT USE ALUMINUM TUBING! Yeah it'll be extremely light weight but if you have any kind of accident over 30mph you will probably die. Use steel or if you're rich maybe titanium and build a proper cage, use 5 point harnesses, and protection around any occupants. The weight savings aren't worth your life.

[colinmcalister]

I remember reading an article on exomotive years ago thinking they looked so cool, I didn't realize how popular they would become.

[SimRacingVeteran]

Thumbnail is very misleading. You’re spending way more than 5k. A little go kart costs 5k.

[vernievuitton]

I had a Polaris Slingshot and it definitely had a similar feel to what I imagine an exo would be like. It was 1600 lbs, had a 4 cylinder GM engine in the front, and 0-60 of around 4secs. It was some of the most fun I ever had driving that thing around and for 15k it was one of the best decisions I made in my youth lol

[pleasedontwatchthese]

If you want to beat super cars on a budget get a used sport bike. Run 10s or lower on a stock 1000cc bike. 170+ hp in a vehicle that weighs less than 500lbs does wonders

[KB-vrdt]

He really should of mentioned the DF goblin made one my self and is a incredible car and for a great price and very easy to build

[angelicemperor]

"That's lighter than your mom" had me dying. Nice one lol
These exotic cars are cool. Great hobby projects. Could even teach kids to drive early in them since they are smaller. Would love to build one myself one day.

[SilntObsvr]

Some of us have ridden motorcycles in all weather -- I did two years as a courier in Seattle, and only missed one day for weather because there was glare ice on my street and I figured the chances of getting the bike out without smashing anything were near zero -- but don't like the weather going up our sleeves and down our necks. Seems like one of these with a roof panel and windshield left intact might solve much of the issue with weather, gain a smidgen on aerodynamics, and potentially be more fun to drive. I'd accept a hundred pounds of weight penalty to keep the rain off.

This look like they have the potential to perform like a T-Rex and cost half as much. ;)

[kgranger]

Building my Exocet right now and I absolutely love it.

[ItsEggo]

I’m really surprised the DF goblin wassnt mentioned it’s a mid engine street legal go kart absolutely insane

[anthonycoffey]

My choice would be the DF Goblin, more weight on the rear tires with the engine in the back, little custom work & it could be a wonderful daily troller 😛

[NOTAfreestyler]

I made one based off a Miata, was extremely fun. Being I was 17 at the time yes it was extremely cheap lol

[VampyrMygg]

XF Motorsport has an amazing one they've made from an AMG S-Class Mercedes, it looks pretty wild, and fun, and built with balance in mind too.
And I think maybe Cleetus' Corvette also counts as an EXO, even if it's a dragracer?