Spy Shots: Roding Roadster hopes to be faster than the speed of ugly
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Roding Roadster spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Yikes. It doesn't matter if you've never heard of Roding, the company responsible for this lightweight 'Ring-runner, there's no getting around the fact it's quite unattractive. Our trusty spy photographers recently spotted a prototype for Roding's next track-ready creation, and while its performance specs make us raise an eyebrow of intrigue, its appearance makes us want to wash our eyes with heavy-duty soap.<br />
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You don't have to look at it while you drive, though, and what the roadster lacks in beauty it certainly makes up for in performance. Underneath the 2,100-pound carbon fiber shell lies a turbocharged six-cylinder engine good for around 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque running through a six-speed manual transmission. Not only will this little hellion be ultra quick off the line, it's said to be able to reach 1.4 gs in the corners.<br />
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The production version of this car will reportedly be unveiled sometime in early 2011, with a limited-production run of 23 cars going on sale in June. Scroll through our high-res gallery of spy shots below, if you dare.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-roding-roadster/">Spy Shots: Roding Roadster</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-roding-roadster/#3494641"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/roding-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Roding Roadster spy shots" title="Roding Roadster spy shots" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-roding-roadster/#3494642"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/roding-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Roding Roadster spy shots" title="Roding Roadster spy shots" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-roding-roadster/#3494643"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/roding-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Roding Roadster spy shots" title="Roding Roadster spy shots" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-roding-roadster/#3494644"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/roding-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Roding Roadster spy shots" title="Roding Roadster spy shots" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-roding-roadster/#3494645"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/roding-5-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Roding Roadster spy shots" title="Roding Roadster spy shots" /></a></div><br />
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