Finally a rival to the mighty KTM X-BOW and Ariel Atom. The new pretendent is called Roding Roadster 23, which can be also seen in the video doing some laps at the Nürburgring last week.

The vehicle is a compact sports car from German specialty brand Roding Automobile. It is powered by six-cylinder engine producing 300PS (220kW) and 400Nm of torque. Roding Roadster 23 weighs just 920kg, so it achieves 326bhp per tonne. With such power, it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and the top speed is 280km/h.

The vehicle is limited to just 23 units.

Roding Roadster 23 (2011)
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