MPH 09 SHOW

Dizzy the donutting Suzuki Swift reaching new heights.

Firstly forget about the donuts, this vehicle would be on any professional drivers Christmas list whether they are a rally driver or circuit racer.

320 bhp, 4 wheel drive, 4 wheel steer, really user friendly, a toy for all purposes.

Dizzy by name so just had to be painted in pink, a girl who could give the boys a run for their money.  Dizzy’s ability to complete donuts on a plinth three and a half metres in the air was something the boys could only dream of doing. Another innovative engineering feat from SHP Engineering.

Specification details
Body – 5 door Suzuki Swift
Fitted with – Stx Styling body kit
Engine and Transmission – Mitsubishi EVO 6
Final Drive – RS plated diff modified by SHP
Four suspension legs hold all four wheels in position
Steering is driven by hydraulic pumps front and rear
Rear steering is via a mechanically operated system
Suspension is mounted into chassis via tube mounting frame
Interior of vehicle is dressed with all necessary safety equipment to complete the stunt
Autometer analogue gauges offer quick information
Stand alone electric engine management loom and standard ECU power the engine
The interior has a few girly extras to assist the drivers’ needs

SHP’s innovative automotive engineering abilities were challenged by the Top Gear Live Management Team for this year’s world tour.

With every vehicle build being bespoke, created from an artists impression, with no engineering remit to the clients requirements except that the vehicles would have to be durable and able to stand the rigors of two days of rehearsals at each venue plus ten shows per visit and ten stops on the world tour, these vehicles were to work really hard.

So what was created for the Carmageddon sequence?  Retro style vehicles Ford Capri, Ford MKI Escort and a Porsche Carrera each vehicle having to compete in its own element of the show.

The Capri would eventually end up on its roof via the Carmageddon ramp.  The MKI Escort gets a roof chop via a cut off beam and 911 Porsche gets blown up via rear action rocket attack.  All the respective damage created via the Stigs driving ability to implement mayhem and destruction via his so called friend in an Apache black buggy and his fighter plane graphiced street buggy.

Stigs ultimate challenge after killing off his so called fighting warrior is for him to drive the loop and make the statement that he is the invincible champion.

SHP’s ability to engineer these vehicles from a design team’s vision to the machines that the show director can convert into performing monsters is a credit to the company and the staff who work for SHP.

Specification of Carmageddon vehicle
All were based on tubular steel space framed chassis built by SHP
Uprights from a Pickup Truck
Bespoke wishbones for the project
Ford steering rack with column mounted power steering system
SHP bespoke rear axle, four link mount into chassis using adjustable panhard rod
All hubs six bolt fitting for durability
Chassis mounted fully adjustable pedal box
Braking system built by SHP using all Willwood components supplied from America.
Gauges by Autometer
Bespoke wiring supplied by Sense UK
Gearbox MT75 mounted via aluminium bellhousing
Cosworth 24V V6 engine built by Toovey Race Engines
Racing twin plate clutch mounted to specially designed flywheel
Exhaust system fed by firebox to bespoke systems to gain correct engine note for each vehicle
SHP design Compomotive wheels
Body work all steel hand crafted by SHP Engineering
Safety equipment OMP seats, TRS seat belts
Steering wheel NASCAR American spec
Fuel Cell JAZ
Vehicle built and assembled by SHP.