Build Overview

The launch of Exocet in 2010 created a storm in the kit car industry. Heralded as the new Lotus 7 with its true British sports car layout of front engine rear wheel drive and offering excellent value for money. One firm we can thank for keeping build costs low and less complex than anything else on the market place is Mazda who took our best of British sports cars and made them better and cheaper, now we take what they created and make it even better and cost even less! Over 1000 Exocet kits now sold, this is the most popular in the world, selling well in the USA.

The MX5 is a great donor, modern engineering, excellent handling via double wishbones in each corner, discs all round, precise steering and a short shift gear box. These cars cover 250,000 miles with ease and have bomb proof engines that are easy to tune, perfect for an Exocet conversion! With over one million MX5’s sold we are never going to run out of donors and these sales figures ensure there is always competition in the spares market so running costs are kept in check. Good news when you strip your donor too as you will be surprised how much money you can get back for the parts you don’t need for your Exocet.

Ten reasons why should you go down the Exocet route to build your own car.

  1. The Mazda is 50% heavier than Exocet, put your MX5 on a diet.
  2. No welding or special skills required, just transplant parts to a new lightweight chassis.
  3. Only basic tools are required plus the loan of an engine hoist to remove the MX5 body.
  4. No nightmare electrics to face as we just plug the MX5 loom back in where it was.
  5. No parts to modify, standard MX5 exhaust manifold, prop shafts, steering, brakes, pedals etc.
  6. Costs kept low and convenient by even using minor items from the MX5 such as handbrake/throttle cables, instruments, switches, radiator and even the water pipes.
  7. Ease of testing for road use items such as brake balance, self-centring, emissions, decibels, protective steering, speedo calibration are all type approved on the donor.
  8. Large choice of great value donors, buy an MOT failure and throw away the rusty bits.
  9. Tons of tune up options available, super/turbo chargers, brake/suspension upgrades.
  10. The Exocet community is a very friendly helpful place to share your experiences and to get advice.

Worthy of note too is that Exocet provides a platform to create a unique vehicle, not just through the choices offered on the online configurator (see Mev LTD) but via your own imagination. We don’t provide specific instructions on exactly how you should build your Exocet, we guide you through the process and hope that along the way you will spot areas where you can add your own ideas and create something unusual. After all it would be a real shame if 2 Exocets turned out to be the same as each other. This is an opportunity to express yourself, making the choice of colour, nose style and wheels is just the start. Just pick a budget and achieve a major accolade of driving you own creation.

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Current Chassis Options

The Mk1/2/2.5 and Mk3 chassis are offered in the following options below: