"It's been developed to run on LPG and has a range of more than 1100km between refueling stops."

WHAT'S THIS THEN? YET ANOTHER LOW-VOLUME BRITISH SPORTS CAR?
Bingo. It's called the Breckland Beira, it's made in Norfolk and it goes on sale in November priced at €60,000 plus tax.

WHO'S BRECKLAND THEN?
Breckland is part of Hong Kong-based Riche Holdings and normally develops low-volume 'specialist' cars and prototypes. Mosler is one client.

LET ME GUESS: THE BEIRA'S GOT AN AMERICAN V8 UNDER THE BONNET?
Er, correct again. It's the Corvette's LS2 6.0-litre V8 (400hp and around 575Nm of torque) mated to a Tremec 6-speed manual.

FAST THEN?
At 1,400kg the Beira's no flyaway but 0-100km/h takes less than five seconds and top speed is limited to 250km/h so it ain't slow.

BUILT AROUND A STEEL SPACEFRAME WITH PLASTIC BODYWORK?
Nope. It's based on GM's Kappa platform so it's actually an Opel GT/Pontiac Solstice under the skin. The new bodywork bits are composite.

THAT PLATFORM'S A BIT RUBBISH, ISN'T IT?
Yes, but Breckland has completely re-engineered the front suspension, uprated the rear and added huge brakes

NOT EXACTLY GREEN IS IT?
Actually, it's been developed to run on LPG and has a range of more than 1100km between refueling stops.