front quarter view g3fAftermarket led celica headlights add a great euro feel to this best angle of the car | Nose with splitter below | Rear bodyDual exhaust and cobalt led smoke tail lights |
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Side sillThe sill piece matched the offset body vent at the front of the door edge | Door top capAfter cutting down the stock doors the door top is bolted on so that all window and switches are kept. | Rear engine coverThe hinged rear cover allows engine access even with top on. |
Functional side vents behind doors | Dual exhaust for all models | Aftermarket led celica headlights |
Italian style outside mirrorsThe offset panels are there by design. | Panels all open for easy access | side support barThis bar ties the rear upper frame section to the front end for torsional rigidity and stiffness of a race car |
Stock interiorThe entire dash and wiring of the jetta is kept but lowered. | Door seals and pillars remain | Stock door hinges and door lowers |
molded shifter tower | door inner is mostly OEM | The engine is in backA true mid engine design puts the weight of the engine just in front of the rear drive wheels |
aluminum under everything | provision for full race harness | Aluminum laser cut inner panels |
75% of the factory doors | fuel cell goes where engine was | |
The G3F rolling chassisIt was quite a trick to design a race car around a stock Jetta floorpan, but the result is the ability to use all the factory amenities in a mid engine platform that brings the mechanicals to life as a sports car | factory lower 2/3 doorThe fit and finish of the factory VW doors is better than any kit car can ever hope to be. There is no substitute for the great fit of OEM doors. | What you cut off the Jettathis is what you cut off of the car, the fenders unbolt along with the front headlight surround. |
Smyth
Mid engine Performance
Smyth cars are built up from solid VW mark 4 platforms that have proven reliable, safe and fast. They work every day because the parts under the skin are engineeered to work together with billions of dollars of engineering behind them. We use this platform and repackage it, making amazing automobiles that are just not availableunless you build them yourself.
Most kit cars are full of the compromises that a limited development budget brings...not so with the performance and safety of a Smyth conversion. From factory A/C that blows ice cold to air bags and soft dash materials, Smyth cars use all that is good about the modern auto while converting it into something special. From screaming 400hp VR6 turbo engines to 200hp 60 mpg TDI powerplants, Smyth vehicles deliver on the promise of speed, safety and style.
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