All new British Supercar unveiled: Keating SKR

The Keating SKR is offered with a choice of engines, ranging from a 400bhp 5-litre V8 to a 650bhp 6-litre supercharged V8

This is the all new Keating SKR – an English supercar which made its world debut on St George’s Day.

The Keating SKR is offered with a choice of engines, ranging from a 400bhp 5-litre V8 to a 650bhp 6-litre supercharged V8.

This means the Southport-built supercar can blast to 60mph in four seconds before reaching 180mph. The 5-litre model will cover the same marker in around five seconds with a top speed of 167mph.

Power from the mid-engined Keating SKR is channelled to the 18-inch rear wheels through a 5-speed manual gearbox.

The Keating SKR is the brainchild of Anthony Keating, who has spent the last eight years developing the car.

Each model is built to order and takes six weeks to be completed with buyers available to choose it in any colour.

The doors open upwards and have a similar design to the legendary Ford GT40, but the Keating SKR is 46-inches high rather than the GT40's 40-inch-tall stance.

The front is similar to the Bath-built Farbio GTS while the rear centrally mounted exhausts are in a cluster which hints at the Pagani Zonda.

Keating Supercars is also working on a twin-turbocharged track-only model known as the Keating TKR with power said to be around 1,600bhp.

Full production of the Keating SKR will begin in the next six months in Southport, Merseyside.

Prices will start from around £80,000 for the entry level 400bhp model rising to £105,000 for the top end 180mph TKR.

We’re at the world unveiling of the Keating FKR and went for a spin in the British brute. Read our full report on it tomorrow.