A car manufacturer headed by Batley-born businessman Lawrence Tomlinson is starring at one of the motor industry’s most prestigious events this week.
Ginetta’s two road cars – the G40R and G60 – are on show at Salon Prive 2013, the annual event held at West London’s Syon Park, which gets under way tomorrow. Ginetta is also displaying its Lifestyle luxury clothing range.
The company was acquired by car enthusiast and racing driver Mr Tomlinson in 2005 and within six months had built the G50. The following year, Mr Tomlinson and the Ginetta factory Team LNT entered and won the GT2 class of the Le Mans 24-hour race.
Ginetta was named Small Business of the Year by the Motorsport Industry Association in 2008, illustrating Tomlinson’s positive impact on the company. Team LNT remains a dominant force in GT racing today, with its G50 GT4 and G55 GT3 models.
The G60 and the G40R are both hand-built at Ginetta’s factory near Leeds. The G60 boasts a 310bhp engine and delivers a 0-62 mph time of 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 165 mph.
The G40R has a 200bhp engine and takes just one second more to reach 60mph from a standing start.
Following on Ginetta's history within racing they are proud to announce the launch of Ginetta Lifestyle at Salon Prive. Lifestyle is a luxury clothing collection reflecting Ginetta's heritage within motorsport.
