{"id":25431,"date":"2023-08-17T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/?p=25431"},"modified":"2023-08-17T08:04:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T07:04:53","slug":"1995-lister-storm-project-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/1995-lister-storm-project-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"1995 Lister Storm \u2013 Project Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Lister Storm burst on to the scene in ’93 it pretty much stole the show, grabbing headlines along the way as the fastest four-seater ever. And the reason for that? Its 7.0-litre Jaguar V12 engine with not one but two superchargers that produced 546bhp and 583lb ft of torque, allowing for a top speed of 208mph and a 0-60 time of 4.1seconds. Look up the term rapid in the dictionary and you’ll find the definition of the word rapid, which the Lister Storm most definitely is.<\/p>\n

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It was an exciting time. Here was a brand new UK-built sports car that looked the part and went like stink that was built to race in the GT1 class at Le Mans. A homologation special to boot, the road-going versions went straight into production alongside the track-ready models and immediately found their place amongst supercar royalty. Unfortunately each car cost over \u00a3200,000 to build and so only a handful were ever made before production of the road cars was curtailed.<\/p>\n

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If you’re unfamiliar with the Lister story the company began by making Jaguar-based racers back in the ’50s but it wasn’t until ’86, now under the ownership of engineer Laurence Pearce, that it began tuning Jaguar XJ-Ss, establishing itself as the one stop shop for people who wanted their Jaguars improved to Cheetah spec. For all his big cat fettling, however, Pearce’s true passion lay in building his very own racing car. So that’s exactly what he did with the Lister Storm.<\/p>\n

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As impressive as the car was on paper, and on the road, it failed to consistently deliver on the track, retiring on its debut at Le Mans. It would see some success in GT racing until the mid-2000s at which point it was put out to pasture for good.<\/p>\n

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