ALMOST EVERY KIT CAR HAS A UNIQUE SELLING POINT, but the Aeon GT³ Coupe has an outstanding one: it has three seats with the driver’s perch mounted in the center (though you can opt for a two-seater GT² if you prefer). That gives the driver a unique experience that has to be tried to be fully appreciated. It might be easy to think of the three-seat Aeon merely as a novelty – but it certainly isn't. The briefest drive reveals a depth of talent possessed only by truly capable sports cars. The driving position is spot-on, the controls well judged, the ride and handling well balanced and, with the standard Ford Duratec installation, it’s quick enough to retain your interest, too. It’s one of those cars that feels right from the very off.
The space frame chassis is made from fully triangulated square and round-tube steel and typically plays host to a 2-liter Ford Duratec four-cylinder engine or the 2.5-liter Ford Duratec V6 engine, although other units from a variety of front-wheel drive donors can be fitted to the mid-engined Aeon, options available including the 180 BHP, 200 BHP, 220 BHP, 250 BHP and 280 BHP versions! The Bodywork is a six-piece Glass Reinforced Plastic [GRP] bodywork supplied in white gel coat ready for painting, it is wind tunnel tested. Suspension up front is double wishbones with adjustable coil-over dampers and rear is also provided with the same configuration. Steering is via Aeon designed steering rack with different ratios, typically a Ford Mondeo column. Brakes are Discs all round. The Le Mans-inspired styling has been fine-tuned in MIRA’s wind tunnel so, in case you were wondering, that rear spoiler is effective.
The thinking behind the seating layout was to offer a single-seater style experience with the driver in a central position. The two passenger seats are a happy consequence which make the Aeon slightly more practical than most kit cars, which are typically two-seaters.
(Text Adapted from: Aeon Sportscars)