A new S7 supercar is in the works alongside a new SUV and urban microcar as Saleen plans its comeback.
Every enthusiast knows the brand Saleen although no one could fault you for having forgotten about the American automaker. Known for the spectacular Saleen S7, a car that defined 2000s supercars, the brand is currently working on a new lineup of vehicles that includes an SUV and a small electric urban microcar.
Oh how the times have changed…
Owned by Jiangsu Secco Automobile Technology Corporation, Saleen has been taunting the return the of the S7 for a few years now with nothing concrete to show for it. At an event held this week in China, Saleen brought the S7 back into the light once again with a new Saleen S7 LM which would pack a 7.0-liter Ford V8 like the original model.
Only this time, the engine will make 1,500 horsepower and 1,328 pound-feet of torque which will push it to 100 km/h in 2.2 seconds. Even more impressive is the rest of the lineup Saleen has planned.
The S7 LM will be joined by a new S1 with 457 horsepower and 426 pound-feet of torque. Saleen first talked about the S1 back in 2017 before it became the Artega GT.
Things get even crazier after the S1. Saleen unveiled a new SUV called the Saleen MAC which offers 400 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque and could arrive on the market at the end of 2020 as a competitor to the Porsche Macan, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, and AMG and M versions of the GLC and X3 respectively.
Saleen, the US performance car brand owned by Jiangsu Secco Automobile Technology Corp, is set to introduce an SUV as part of a new model push announced today in China. Known as the Saleen MAC, it uses an ICE engine developing 400hp/450Nm. Intro planned for 2020@Saleen #China pic.twitter.com/pSzPkXxu7o
— Greg Kable (@GregKable) July 22, 2019
Here's the new Saleen MAC SUV as it appeared on stage in China today. Production to begin in China during the second half of 2020.@Saleen pic.twitter.com/Lzf9AEGxoD
— Greg Kable (@GregKable) July 22, 2019
Last but certainly not least is the Saleen Maimai, a small urban car powered by a 80-kW electric motor that provides 305 kilometers of range.
We can certainly get behind the idea of Saleen making a comeback and we’d love a new S7 and S1. But there’s something very weird about a Saleen SUV and it’s even more odd when you factor in this new Maimai. Not since the Aston Martin Cygnet have we heard of a model so out of tune with the emblem on its hood.
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