This month's Cars and Coffee brought quite a few gems out for show. Some local favorites showed up like Taylor's Liberty Walk and Nismo GT-Rs and Haugen Racing's 351JZ. There were two 911Rs and a 300SL present, plus even a RUF! Scottsdale McLaren brought out a BAC Mono and a tribute 675LT out for show. Will pictures be up? We'll see, no promises, but I have these done now. All in all, it was good times and close to the end of an era, as the show is set to move to a new, larger location in April. I can't wait to see what it brings.
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Ronn Scorpion
Cars and Coffee, as I've said plenty of times in the past, is special. Cars of all types come out, pleasing and exciting any and all people brave enough to wake up early on a Saturday morning and make the trip to Gainey Ranch. This month, though, two new types of "special" showed up, one being a 2012 spec Sprint Car NASCAR (more on that in a future post), and this. This car drew the quizzical looks of almost everyone who looked at it, unsure of what it is. "It looks kind of like a McLaren." "Must be some kit car." "What is this thing?" All of these were common utterances I heard. Luckily, I met the man behind this machine, named the Ronn Scorpion, Mr. Ronn Maxwell himself, the CEO/Chairman of the Ronn Motor Group, Inc. I got to talk to him for a while and he told me a lot about this car and the company.
Built in 2008, the Scorpion completely designed and built by the Ronn Motor Group (hence making the "is it a kit car?" question a "no") and is powered by a 3.5L V6 sourced from an Acura (my guess is the TL Type-S) and twin-turboed, around 600hp, if I remember correctly. The Scorpion also has a hydrogen injection system that injects hydrogen into the engine to reduce emissions and increase fuel economy. It was a light, powerful, fuel-efficient supercar. But, timing was bad; shortly after this prorotype was made and displayed to the public, the Economy Crash of 2008 took place, and Mr. Maxwell said that with the downturn in the economy it wasn't possible to produce this car anymore. But, he said, they've moved from their original base in Austin, Texas, to here in Scottsdale, Arizona, and that he plans to make an updated version of the car with hybrid systems and more power and sell it again. Here's to another supercar to add to the New Age of Performance Cars. I can't wait to see it, Mr. Maxwell.
Automotive Photos from the Past Month
I'm not dead, I promise. Just super busy and slow at editing photos. Here are the pictures I've posted on my Instagram/Facebook, I posted these thinking I would be done with the rest in a week and I would have all photos and a write up on the blog, but clearly that hasn't happened. I promise I will work on them as soon as possible though.
