Ultima RS: The BEST DIY Track Car? 

I'm please to say that I am the the proud owner of that first GTR produced in 98/99 featured in this video footage from 2:31 to 2:46! And whilst my GTR does not include any of the creature comforts on the EVO or the RS models, it can still achieve 0-60mph in under 3s! This is a good overview of Ultima, though its a shame they didn't cover the McLaren F1 era and to be brutally honest, all of the Ultima models have 'had' to evolve with the times in an effort to ensure that Ultima Sports Ltd retain their position and credibility within the 'very' best of the kit car industry and of course to meet the latest ever moving automotive legislation world wide. Long may they continue.

I remember seeing the Yellow Ultima on the cover of a kit car mag in the 90's. I think it was nearly a 100 grand back then without the drivetrain. I am so glad to see this company is still up and running and that you've spotlighted it here. I just subscribed. Keep up the good work, young sir.

I emailed ultima, and they sent me a pricing sheet for the required parts as well as upgrades. If you get all the carbon fiber and digital displays and stuff, the LT kit ran about $120k and the LS kit ran about $100k. Also, you don’t have to source the stuff yourself. They include every single thing you would need except for electronic power steering.

And this is likely the next car to add to the stable to use on road and track if I can get someone to help me build it!!! Loved the GTR, but this new model is a step up!!! 🏎💨

I saw a GTR at a local car show,never seen anything so amazing that wasn't an actual race car,as it left the car show it was involved in a smash with another vehicle,absolutely nothing left of the body,just fragments of GRP everywhere.

Love those Ultima, the only kit car with the superlite than worth it, they both look good and perform very well on the track

There's a channel on RU-vid where the guy talks about the cost to build the RS and it ran him about $165k in 2020. So you'd say a minimum of $200k in 2024 for a high quality, no compromise build

The RS with the new LT6 engine from the c8 is actually my dream car

Yes please!!! I would get one with a mere 500 hp more than enough for the road for me.

I’d have this over any Lambo, Ferrari or Porsche any day of the week.

Yep, I remember the GTR. Keen to put a four rotor in one.

Thats a sign of a fast car "um sir you cannot drive that thing here....its too fast" "but it's a f*cking race track ?"

Gramps is like.. "WTF is that thing?!?" 7:30

A guy in Florida just pulled the cost of his kit with options came to 167,000. That makes any thing from Factory Five , the DIY for the average guy.

I'd love to see a comparison between the Ultima RS, Aston Martin Valkyrie and the Gordon Murray T.50 on the road and track. All British and all focused on extreme driving pleasure.

Without Doubt the Best Car that Money 💰 🤑 💸 $$$ can purchase

You should put on a bumper sticker that says; MAY CONTAIN NUTS

RS is a beauty

Great video! I'm looking forward to building one of these someday.

Would make a sick him climb car..could see it tearing up pikes peak!!!

Price to build is $175k-$200k

superb car, id love one.

That Porsche transmission must be eye watering in price. They aren’t exactly known for cheap parts like that.

250mph plus for 100k !!?? Bruh yes ofc !!

If you want to do it properly(lift system, pre fit, quality dash, alcon brakes, upgraded fuel pump, pedal box, all carbon options) and why wouldn't you, a 1000bhp engine or thereabouts more like £200,000. Worth every penny, you would have to spend a £1,000,000 to get near it!

Beautiful car

Imagine a rotary motor being used in this application.

The Corolla finally has worthy competition

Now that's the CAR! BAM!

Realistically, in 2022, to complete this in the USA and go from the deposit to fully driving Ultima RS, $140,000 is more realistic (including a decent crate engine for $30k), with only import taxes included. A fully optioned Ultima RS with carbon, motech, etc. can easily top.$230,000. It's still cheaper than the flagship european exotics, but there's no way in hell you're getting this driving at $75,000 USD. Also, there's no way it's 2,030 lbs finished. Finished, with all systems installed and fluids, it's much closer to 2,600 lbs, which is still very light for a car with this much power, but it's exceedingly difficult to get this car driving at less than 2,300 lbs. It's a great car, but underselling the price and underestimating the weight shouldn't be done.

Ultima hasn't been hiding for the past 35+ years. Where have you been hiding for the past 35+ years?

Could you do a video on the DDR Motorsport Grullón GT8?

I want one with a Mercedes V12.

Good read Kurt✅ I bet the guy looked hard when he saw you rocket pass at the drag strip😂 It’s fun doing that Motor racing is always way to expensive😩 not to mention the politics that go with it! Stay safe with the Virus 🦠 on the prowl Cheers Frank

Great car, but for 80k I can get a well appointed C8 Corvette with creature comforts and a warranty that is only a half second slower!

£100k? Absolutely no way. Get alot of car for that like 2x M5s a McLaren Ferrari loads of nice tubs

For goodness sake man, how is it possible you’re still stuck to the tarmac!? Send your location and I’ll get help for you.

Supercars and hypercars are only useful on the track so why not get a much cheaper track monster like this and a sports car

It's ok.

I wonder why Valentino Rossi came into my mind?

I'll take a Tesla PLAID, please!

The Ultima hasn’t been “hiding” for 35 yrs. You’re just young and new to cars. Ppl have heard about them forever

Will buy a R8 or GTR, thank you.. Don't need 100k seadoo

AHA....CONSULIER !! Kissing kin , to MOSLER...both ahead of their time....research thdm.....oh well

get a 2000bhp nelson racing engine....

Have you even seen Ultima RS let alone driven one? Why are you even talking?

pets my peeves?

Ugly car- why not a body like the Lola T 70 coupe- a beautiful car.

I have an Ultima RS powered by an LS7 coupled to an Albins ST6-M, must say on the road it will keep others looking. On the track most are looking at the tail lights. Loads fun to drive and build.

The asymmetry of the wing mirrors shows that they value function over form, which in my opinion for a vehicle of this type is the right option. If however I had $100,000 to spend on one, I’d get rid of the mirrors completely and have cameras instead.

An Evo kit will set you back $70-74k depending on exchange rate and options. Figure about 30% more for the RS if you want all new new aero bits. When completed my Evo was ~150k, and I'd expect a similarly spec'd RS to be closer to 190k. There's a bit more in the history but you did a good job covering it.

I like the offset mirror because of the functionality. It tells me this is a genuine race car, not just a show stopper. If I could afford one of these, I would probably want cameras instead of mirrors though.

You can get exact pricing by emailing Ultima. An RS will cost around 100k£

Young man, your presentation, voice, knowledge, delivery, editing........all spot-on. Wow. Fantastic work. I hit the sub button. Oh and cool kit car too.

WOW!, it’s taken me 60 years to develop this interest in exotic cars and this kid has his own channel!👍👍👍

It's growing on me.

After your video on the K1 Attack this inevitably popped up on my recommendations, I can't believe it exists! Great stuff

With some customization it will cost $176 k plus. Trust me. I know a home build guy who built one.

Aayyyy what informative video... thank you for making this !!

I believe a fully loaded kit is about 130-150k depending on carbon bits and so forth on your spec. But at that price, it is a steal!

There will be a MASSIVE gap in track performance between this and a Bugatti Chiron. The Bugatti is a fat, lardy posers car thats built to go very fast but only in a straight line. Get a Bugatti on a track and its shortcomings will soon be apparent. The Bugatti is similar to a lot of US cars in that respect, great on the quarter strip but shite everywhere else. The Ultima was built around track racing, therefore it will be unbeatable on track or any road with corners. The Bugatti is a posers car, for posers to cruise up and down showing off that they have the fastest car in the world, yet never revving the car above 3000rpm!

Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, BMW Mercedes, and Audi all have history: but has any of them ever been banned from racing because they're where too fast? Can't get much more of a storied history than that.

I think this kit with a k20a2 and turbo would be the ultimate setup ;) Say 7 to 800 HP RWD

I've loved these forever, an I think the new RS is the one I'd like the most, however, I like the previous gen's headlights, but I love the new tails.

I love the look of these things! I am starting a build later this year of a single centre seat rear engined death kart from a locost frame. I plan to build a body in very similar looks to one of these. I can't wait.

The price of an M3 is a base, base, base strippy one for $70k. We all know that the M3 you actually want , and take home is around $95k which means realistically I personally expect this car to come in at $130k-ish with a engine and trans, and that might be a bit low. IF you can get this car completed and dialed-in with at least 500 HP for the price of a 911 (under $120k total), it's a score! Yes you can get a C8, but at about 1500 lbs lighter, this would be the deal for me.

Gale Banks has a Turbo Max diesel motor that can mate up to an Allison Transaxle that can handle over 1000 hours w/ over 1000 ft lbs of torrent. I would love to see this set up fly!

Thanks for your effort. I love when young guys have passion for real,pure cars and dont get blinded from screens and other things, that are on trend in pur days.👍💪

Proud to see a lot of my photos in such a nice well rounded video, well done!

your work is eye opening , i've never heard before about kit cars and this segment in car industry thanx

I remember around 2013/2014-ish when Mercury Marine's Racing division showed off a 9.0 L Twin Turbo QC4v 1650HP engine at SEMA (I think it was SEMA). They basically took one of their offshore powerboat race engines and popped it into an Ultima. I am surprised that you didnt mention it.

Nice summary. The kit does vary wildly in price based on spec' and geographic location. Mine cost a few extra $ over $100k....

The Ultima always reminds me of the Laser 917

Never understood why the Ultima wasn't more popular and well known back in the. It's like it didn't have enough buzz to on mainstream media. It was always a below the radar and if you knew you knew kind of car.

Look at the Ultima RS, count to three, and try not to adjust your pants. Ready? One. Two. Yep we called it. This car's sole purpose is to please the eye, thrill the heart and leave you sticky with delight.

Love the videos man. I wanted to ask if you'd seen or considered covering the Superlite SLC?

I helped do the bodywork on the first ultima sports(the yellow one).as a 16 yr old bodywork apprentice in 1995.the fibreglass moulding was terrible and I remember having to help cut the panel gaps in with an angle grinder.

I absolutely love the kit car reviews! Just wanted to ask if you are planning to do one on the superlite slc. Awesome videos though! I definitely hope this channel grows

I like the girls R3 in the back ground ....is that your Mrs bike :P

Very well narrated and produced

Surely....this --as well as MOSLER 9000 , ARE SOMEHOW REMNANTS THAT HAVE BOTH BEEN OUTLAWED FROM COMPETITION BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO COMPETITIVE , MAYBE TOO FAST...? Hmmm there's one more as well , I think....

Wtf! "your cars are too good and too fast, so we are banning you from racing" 🤡

The Ultima RS & Evolution r my all time Favourite Super Car . Saw my 1st one in the Flesh in Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 in 2002 . Awesome 👌

hard to believe they provide no option for a sequential ...

I guess I can forgive you for not mentioning that an Ultima chassis was used to test the drivetrain for the McLaren F1 back in the early '90s, given that you weren't even born then. Also, for a car-related channel, you are the first person I have ever heard refer to a race meeting as a "tournament"...

There is a ,,reason, the wing mirrors are ,,offset... think about it ........ 🤔its not really a thing to ,critique, about . Hopefully ultima will explain to you . It is what it is .. the ultimate street racer , come track car if you have the tyres.

get rid of the r3, it does nothing

Sorry but the superlite SLC is number 1 and it's made in america! Used in cars on the fast and furious and the SLC looks better and much stronger frame

I’m currently watching a youtuber building and Ultima evo using a Lambo V10 engine and it already near its end of build.

Am i the only person that hates it being called a kit car? I think a kit car is where bits are glued onto an existing car to make it look like another car (pontiac fiero to ferrari)

The price for the complete kit plus a few upgrades $167,000... 2022 direct from the latest customer

AS ENZO FERRARI SAID ABOUT THE BRITISH...... THEY CAN BIULD THINGS IN GARAGES THAT WE CAN'T BUILD IN FACTORIES .....😕

“You can’t race this car anymore because you will win every race.” Awesome way to get banned!!

I'd like to put in a +1300hp twin-turbo voodoo engine in one of these

$150k is probably closer.

so basically if i build the good one i can badge it "Powered by Porschevrolet"?

Make a video comparing DDR Motorsport vs Ultima.

Hey can you cover the Rally Replica Evo200?

They're overpriced and not even worth half the cost

1:10 Banned for being too fast… for a race? What?!