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America does horsepower, it even does handling, but aside from the Corvette ZR1, it doesn’t really do supercars–at least not in the modern sense of the word. But one company, Devon Motorworks, hopes to change that perception. It’s off to a good start, claiming to have set the unofficial production car lap record at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California and this weekend it’s set to unveil the car to the public for the first time at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey.

Devon Motorworks is still playing the specifications close to its vest, but it has released the Laguna Seca lap time of 1:35.075. The company says the achieved time is a production-car record, beating out the likes of the Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Turbo and aforementioned Corvette ZR-1.

The last we heard from Devon Motorworks was the company’s $5.5 million low-ball bid for Chrysler’s Viper brand back before the bankruptcy and eventual Fiat acquisition. The company had hoped to use the Viper plant to build its very own supercar, the GTX. While not much is known about the GTX, purchasing the Viper business would have allowed Devon to base the car around the renowned Viper platform.

Devon Motorworks GTX supercar

We should know much more about the GTX in the next couple of days when a prototype of the car is revealed at the Pebble Beach event. The company is also expected to attempt to break the world lap record for a production car at the Nurburgring this summer, so keep an eye out for news of that as well.

What we know so far is that the car’s design is being handled by noted Swedish designer and former Ford employee Daniel Paulin. Previewed here in these official computer generated renderings, Paulin’s new design language gives the GTX a classical yet futuristic line. The interior of the GTX will appear Spartan but will be packed with high-tech gear. Stay tuned for an update.

Source:itechnews.net