Adrenaline Motorsport‘s Murtaya

Murtaya (photo by AMS)

The Murtaya is built upon Subaru’s Impreza drivetrain, weighs around 30% less, and will apparently pull out a 4 second 0-60 mph from an STi variant of the Impreza donor. Add to that a proven and reliable four wheel drive formula on top of a chassis design by Daniel Muir whose past credits include working on the original Lotus Elise and Aston Martin DB9 (and whose name is chopped up to give the MUR in the murtaya name); it starts to add up to an option which cannot be ignored. On paper, this car ticks every box.

So, let’s talk to some people. Tom Taylor (the TA of Murtaya) was most helpful on the phone, and sent me information about the three stage modular kit and the donor car requirements. He was very keen that I find myself a high quality donor, and willing to lend advice on that matter as well. He also said that he would arrange to collect me from, and return me to, his local Newquay Airport if I were to fly down to test drive the car. An offer that I may yet take him up on.

If I am to drive the car, however, it would be easier to make use of AMS’ Scottish distributor, Bitz Motorsport, and it was Bitz’s Dave Tennant that I spoke to next. They are putting the finishing touches to a WRX based Murtaya and hope to have it completed and tested in the next few weeks. It is probably a little easier to drive to Nairn than to fly to Newquay, so Dave Tennant will keep me up to date with how their build is going.

Impatience slightly got the better of me, and while waiting for a chance to to test drive the Murtaya, I made my first purchase. Complete Kit Car magazine build a Murtaya in 2007/08 and had handily compiled a series of build articles for sale. SOLD. I now have some bedtime reading, just as soon as I print them out.

Now I just need to drive the car!

Running Costs:

Complete Kit Car – Murtaya Build CD – £6.50

Total: £6.50

Projected Costs:

Subaru Impreza Turbo/WRX/STi – £2000 (estimate)

Murtaya Module 1 – £7450 + VAT (£8767.50)

Murtaya Module 2 – £3250 + VAT (£3737.50)

Murtaya Module 3 – £1750 + VAT (£2012.50)

Total: £16,517.50

Projected Final Cost: £16,524