Rush (sports car)

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The Rush is a sports car from various German automobile manufacturers. It is a replica of the Lotus Seven . The vehicle is available as a kit , as a rolling chassis and as a finished vehicle.

Manufacturer

Mohr Automobile manufactured the model from 1985 to 1996 and marketed it under the Mohr brand and the model name Rush . The design came from Dax . In 1996 the Achim Gorgus dealership took over production. Now the brand was Gorgus , while the model name remained unchanged. In 2000 the car dealership Jörg Glauner took over production. Since then the brand name has been Rush . By the beginning of the 1997 model year , almost 500 copies are said to have been sold.

vehicle

A tubular steel lattice frame serves as the chassis , which is available in two different lengths. An aluminum body is mounted on top. There is a choice between a rigid axle and an independent suspension . Built-in motors from Ford , Honda , Opel , Rover and the Suzuki Hayabusa are available for the drive . These are four- , six- and eight-cylinder engines .

Prices

The prices are very dependent on the scope of the kit and the engine. In 1991 a rolling chassis cost from DM 12,244.74 and a complete vehicle with an engine from the Ford Sierra with 2000 cm³ displacement and 104 hp from DM 49,590. For the Rush Cosworth with 280 hp, prices in the same year were DM 17,961.84 for the rolling chassis and DM 85,500 for a complete vehicle. In the 2009 model year, a kit cost from 12,500 euros and a complete vehicle from 26,100 euros.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • Hans Peter Weiss, Roland Weiser: Replica & Cabrio catalog, 1991 edition. Max Verlag, Denkendorf 1991.
  • Hans Peter Weiss, Roland Weiser: Replica & Cabrio Catalog, 1992/93 edition. Max Verlag, Denkendorf 1992.
  • Rudolf Heitz (editor-in-chief): Auto catalog 1991. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 1990.
  • Rudolf Heitz (editor-in-chief): Auto catalog 1992. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 1991.
  • Tobias Aichele (Deputy Editor-in-Chief): Auto Catalog 1993. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 1992.
  • Bernd Katzenstein (editor-in-chief): Auto catalog 1994. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 1993.
  • Bernd Ostmann (Editor-in-Chief): Auto Catalog 1997-2013. United Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 1996–2012.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ↑ The brand name Rush is occasionally mentioned for production at Gorgus.
  3. ↑ Auto catalog model year 1997.
  4. ↑ a b car catalog model year 1991.
  5. ↑ Car catalog model year 2009.