The Retro-Styled Jannarelly Design-1 Is Yours For £86,000

Its styling is influenced by 1960s Le Mans racecars, and it’s available to buy in the UK now. What do you think of it?
The Retro-Styled Jannarelly Design-1 Is Yours For £86,000

Dubai’s known for its fast cars, but we’re not talking about gold chrome/ sparkly Lamborghinis or the country’s slightly ridiculous police car line-up here. You wouldn’t immediately think of sports car production in Dubai, but the Jannarelly Design-1 might be the car to change that.

The styling is suitably eye-catching, but not in the way you might have expected. With its curvy bodywork, chopped roof and wide rear track, it’s like a hot rod version of a classic Le Mans racer. There are huge gaping vents in the bonnet and a chin spoiler pokes out from under the front bumper, while you could easily mistake the rear end for a classic Ferrari.

The Jannarelly Design-1 was first revealed in 2017, but is now available in the UK
The Jannarelly Design-1 was first revealed in 2017, but is now available…

You can choose for that svelte bodywork to be produced entirely in carbon fibre which, combined with the tubular space-frame chassis, means the car can weigh just 850kg.

With such a light kerbweight, it doesn’t need a huge engine. Under the swooping bonnet you’ll find a 3.7-litre nat-asp V6 borrowed from the Nissan 370Z, producing 321bhp and 274lb ft of torque. The power is shuffled through a six-speed manual gearbox (a manual!) to the rear wheels and, despite no all-wheel-drive or fancy auto ‘box, it can still hit 60mph in under four seconds.

The Retro-Styled Jannarelly Design-1 Is Yours For £86,000

Helping its cause is a limited-slip differential, Pirelli P Zero tyres, lightweight alloy wheels and large vented disc brakes.

You don’t have to have a coupe, as Roadster and Aero body styles are also available. The customisation doesn’t stop there, either; there is a huge amount of personalisation on offer such as carbon-fibre or leather bucket seats, and a range of paint finishes. You can also choose Momo or Nardi steering wheels, plus whether the interior is trimmed in wood, leather or Alcantara.

The Retro-Styled Jannarelly Design-1 Is Yours For £86,000

The Dubai start-up was formed in 2016 by Frederic Juillot (a racing boat builder) and Anthony Jannarelly, who created the design of the multi-million pound Lykan HyperSport. The styling of the Jannarelly Design-1 is said to be a “retro-futuristic tribute” to classic sports cars.

It’s on sale in the UK now, with prices starting from £86,000 - although you can probably push the price up by choosing the carbon-fibre bodywork and other options. It’s best to think of it as a weekend toy, like the Morgan Plus Six or KTM X-Bow.

What do you think of it? Tell us in the comments.

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Comments

Anonymous

Looks like a 250 Testa Rossa.
How long before Ferrari send a cease and desist?

12/03/2019 - 17:16 |
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Anonymous

Looks like a Widebody Jaaaaaag

12/03/2019 - 18:48 |
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Wogmidget
12/03/2019 - 19:32 |
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Anonymous

Imo, it kind of looks like what a modern Shelby cobra would look like, is it just me?

12/04/2019 - 01:45 |
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Lauge

Not even a bad price to be honest

12/04/2019 - 13:03 |
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Dave 15

The F-Type facelift you wanted.

12/04/2019 - 14:55 |
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Portner

Wow, if only i had the money that would be an instant buy

12/04/2019 - 17:41 |
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Alex Shutt/SHUTTMAN

bruh i aint byin no Jellymobile that looks like they ripped off the shelby daytona

12/04/2019 - 18:43 |
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Beautiful

12/06/2019 - 04:51 |
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Matthew 21

It’s gorgeous, I love it!

12/06/2019 - 11:40 |
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