Westfield XTR2: Difference between revisions

From GearKnob Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Added a bit.)
(Added lap times and expanded page further.)
Line 20: Line 20:
|debut = Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 3|debshort=Top Gear: Series 1, Episode 3
|debut = Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 3|debshort=Top Gear: Series 1, Episode 3
|year3 = 2002
|year3 = 2002
|final = Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 6|finshort=Top Gear: Series 2, Episode 6
|final = RTL Autowereld#RTL_Wannahaves|finshort=RTL Wannahaves: Episode 11
|year4 = 2003
|year4 = 2009
}}
}}


The '''Westfield XTR2''' was a bespoke track car produced by [[Westfield]] from [[2001]] until [[2010]]. Powered by an Inline-4 from a [[Suzuki Hayabusa]] motorcycle, the XTR2 was surprisingly quick for its comparatively-low price tag, even against similarly-designed rivals such as the [[AS One]].
The '''Westfield XTR2''' was a bespoke track car produced by [[Westfield]] from [[2001]] until [[2010]]. Powered by an Inline-4 from a [[Suzuki Hayabusa]] motorcycle, the XTR2 was surprisingly quick for its comparatively-low price tag, even against similarly-designed rivals such as the [[AS One]].


{{H3NoGap|titlename=Media appearances|headername=Top Gear}}
{{H3NoGap|titlename=Media appearances|headername=Top Gear|text=The XTR2 made its inaugural media appearance for [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 3|Series 1, Episode 3]] of ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''. Host [[Richard Hammond]] wanted to prove that it was possible to daily-drive a track-oriented car, and briefly drives it down some country roads before taking it around the [[Top Gear Test Track]]. After this latter drive, the XTR2 is given to [[The Stig]] in order to set a lap time.}}
The XTR2 made its inaugural media appearance for [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 3|Series 1, Episode 3]] of ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''. Host [[Richard Hammond]] wanted to prove that it was possible to daily-drive a track-oriented car, and briefly drives it down some country roads before taking it around the [[Top Gear Test Track]]. After this latter drive, the XTR2 is given to [[The Stig]] in order to set a lap time.
 
A year later, a different XTR2 made a brief appearance in [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 6|Series 2, Episode 6]], where it was pitted against various track cars.
 
===Used Car Heaven===
Two months after it appeared on ''Top Gear'' for the first time, the same example of the XTR2, VU02 WRJ, appeared on [[Used Car Heaven/Series 3/Episode 12|Series 3, Episode 12]] of Men & Motors' [[Used Car Heaven]], where it was driven on an airfield by [[Ian Royle]] as an alternative to the [[Ariel Atom]].
 
===RTL Wannahaves===
Six years after its final appearance in ''Top Gear'', another XTR2 made a brief appearance on episode 11 of [[RTL Autowereld#RTL_Wannhaves|RTL Wannahaves]], for a segment filmed at [[Zandvoort]] where GP Elite showed off<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20091115071433/http://nl.wannahaves.com:80/item/babef340/a/racen-op-het-circuit-in-zandvoort (Archive link) Wannahaves - Racen op het circuit in Zandvoort.]</ref> several cars it had available for customers to drive around the circuit, the XTR2 being one of these.


==Honours==
==Honours==
{{Start box}}
{{Start box}}
{{Succession box
{{Succession box
|predecessor=''[[Pagani Zonda]]''
|predecessor=''[[Pagani Zonda]]''<br>1:23.0
|position={{PLChampion}}{{PLDSQ}}
|position={{PLChampion}}{{PLDSQ}}
|series=[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 3|Series 1, Episode 3]]
|series=[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 3|Series 1, Episode 3]]<br>1:22.6
|successor=''[[Radical SR3]]''
|successor=''[[Radical SR3]]''<br>1:19.1
|carname=Westfield XTR2
}}
}}
{{End box}}
==References==

Revision as of 10:43, 29 September 2022

Westfield XTR2
Westfield XTR2 Main Image.jpgVU02 WRJ at the 2002 NEC Supercar Show.
Vehicle Westfield XTR2
Origin Flaguk.png Great Britain
Type RR track car
Engine 1.3L Inline-4
0-60 3.4 sec
Displacement 170 brake horsepower
Top Speed 140 MPH (225 KPH)
Produced 2001 - 2010
On-screen debut Top Gear: Series 1, Episode 3 (2002)
Final appearance RTL Wannahaves: Episode 11 (2009)

The Westfield XTR2 was a bespoke track car produced by Westfield from 2001 until 2010. Powered by an Inline-4 from a Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle, the XTR2 was surprisingly quick for its comparatively-low price tag, even against similarly-designed rivals such as the AS One.

Media appearances

Top Gear

The XTR2 made its inaugural media appearance for Series 1, Episode 3 of Top Gear. Host Richard Hammond wanted to prove that it was possible to daily-drive a track-oriented car, and briefly drives it down some country roads before taking it around the Top Gear Test Track. After this latter drive, the XTR2 is given to The Stig in order to set a lap time.

A year later, a different XTR2 made a brief appearance in Series 2, Episode 6, where it was pitted against various track cars.

Used Car Heaven

Two months after it appeared on Top Gear for the first time, the same example of the XTR2, VU02 WRJ, appeared on Series 3, Episode 12 of Men & Motors' Used Car Heaven, where it was driven on an airfield by Ian Royle as an alternative to the Ariel Atom.

RTL Wannahaves

Six years after its final appearance in Top Gear, another XTR2 made a brief appearance on episode 11 of RTL Wannahaves, for a segment filmed at Zandvoort where GP Elite showed off[1] several cars it had available for customers to drive around the circuit, the XTR2 being one of these.

Honours

References