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Many of you will already know about some of the most exotic race cars in the world. From the likes of the Hennessey Venom GT to the Laferrari, there are plenty out there competing to be the best in the racing world in order to win all of the toughest races.
Yet, a brand that you might not have heard too much about is Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus. After knowing that they are an exotic high-performance racing car manufacturer willing to design the best vehicles for the toughest challenges, you will want to know more about them.
On that note, here is everything you should know about Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus.
Who Are Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus?
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is a boutique manufacturer of exotic high-performance race cars that was founded in 2004 in New York. The founder, James Glickenhaus, is a keen automotive enthusiast who has taken it upon himself to design and build the best racing cars to take on the toughest races in the world, from the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and The Baja 1000 to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Although the brand was initiated in 2004, the pre-production prototypes entered their final testing phase in December 2014. Thus, ten years after announcing Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, the cars finally came to fruition. Finally, they made their debut in February 2015 with the SCG 003 racing vehicle and the SCG 003S road hypercar.
The Cars
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The brand's most iconic model is the SCG 003 that has competed in various competitions such as the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. Although the ride was designed to have a 5-liter engine, it features a BMW-sourced 4.4-liter reverse flow twin-turbo V8 taken from the M6 racing car.
This has a top speed of 217 mph and can hit 0 to 60 mph in under three seconds. Thus, it can compete against the likes of the Laferrari and the Hennessey Venom GT, as both have similar 0 to 60 mph times. It isn't quite as expensive as its rivals, with a medium (yet still pretty extortionate price) of $2.2 million.
Secondly, the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG 004 is a small-batch supercar that is designed to take on as many races like the 003 model. It copies most of the design from the 003 yet has stolen some design features from McLaren, only with added vents and carbon fiber bits sticking out. Nonetheless, it is still very good-looking.
The brand also has an all-terrain platform road-legal vehicle, the SCG Boot. It features a 6.2-liter V8 naturally aspirated engine with a supercharged 650 hp. In 2019 the Boot drove to Ensenada, raced the Baja 1000, and beat the factory Ford Bronco by 280 miles.
Other cars are an SCG 007 and an SCG 008, the latter is a kit car. The SCG 006 model is no longer listed on the company's website.
Overall, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is a highly competitive racing car brand in the automotive world. After securing a few titles already with their first car released only in 2015, they have a great future ahead of them if they can stay ahead of the rivalry.