# Ultima Mk1

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Motor vehicle

Ultima Mk1 Overview Manufacturer Noble Motorsports Ltd Production 1983 1 produced Assembly United Kingdom: Hinckley, Leicestershire Designer Lee Noble Body and chassis Body style 2-door coupe Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout Doors Gullwing doors Powertrain Engine 2,664 cc (162.6 cu in; 2.664 L) PRV V6 Transmission 5-speed manual Dimensions Length 4,267 mm (168.0 in) Width 1,829 mm (72.0 in) Height 1,067 mm (42.0 in) Kerb weight 1,624 lb (737 kg) Chronology Successor Ultima Mk2

The **Ultima Mk1** is a mid-engined concept [kit car](/source/Kit_car) produced by Noble Motorsport Ltd in 1983 (the company later became [Ultima Sports](/source/Ultima_Sports) when Ted Marlow and Richard Marlow bought the rights in 1992).[1] The Mk1 was intended to go into production, but before any could be sold, the [Ultima Mk2](/source/Ultima_Mk2) was introduced. Thus only one Mk1 was made.

## Required donor parts

As the Ultima Mk1 was a kit car, it required a variety of donor parts to complete. The Mk1 uses the 2.7-litre [V6 engine](/source/V6_engine) and five-speed transaxle from the [Renault 30](/source/Renault_30) as well as that car's driveshafts, hubs, wheel bearings, and gear lever. It also uses the steering components, front uprights, front hubs, front brakes and handbrake lever from the Mk3 [Ford Cortina](/source/Ford_Cortina) as well as the radiator from the [Austin Princess](/source/Austin_Princess) and rear calipers from the [Lancia Beta](/source/Lancia_Beta).[2]

## Performance

The Mk1 features a square tube [space frame chassis](/source/Space_frame_chassis) and [gull-wing doors](/source/Gull-wing_door).[3] The 2664 cc [V6 PRV engine](/source/V6_PRV_engine) from the [Renault 30](/source/Renault_30) produces 130 PS (96 kW; 128 hp).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ultima"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210214094411/http://www.performance-car-guide.co.uk/performance-cars/ultima.html). *www.performance-car-guide.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](http://www.performance-car-guide.co.uk/performance-cars/ultima.html) on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["1983-1991"](http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/History/1983). *Ultima Sports Ltd*. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kitdeal - Ultima (Mk1 / Mk2 / Mk3)"](https://www.allcarindex.com/auto-car-model/United-Kingdom-Kitdeal-Ultima/). *ACI*. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

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