The Tommykaira ZZ is a mid-enginedsports car manufactured by tuning company Tommykaira. The car started production in 1996 and ended in 2000, but it later restarted production fourteen years later in 2014.
The first generation ZZ was all styled by Tommykaira, and did not borrow any designs from other cars. The roof of the car was detachable. The ZZ sold a total of 200 units in its years of production. The same generation of ZZ was bought out by a company called Leading Edge, and was resold in the year 2002 in two models, the 190RT and 240RT. After Leading Edge's defunction, Breckland Technologies took over. They too, however, went into defunction, meaning the life of the first generation ZZ was over. The ZZ was powered by a 2.0-liter SR20DE naturally-aspirated inline-four sourced from Nissan, and put out. Torque output is undisclosed. The performance figures of the car are in about 4.0 seconds and doing a top speed of. The front and rear brake discs are both vented. The front and rear tire sizes are both 205/50ZR15. The power is sent to the rear wheels by a 5-speed manual transmission.
ZZ-S (1995-2000)
The ZZ-S was essentially a more sporty version of the ZZ. Its power output slightly increased for a total of. No other changes were there.
Tommykaira returned with another variation of the ZZ, this time with the help of a company that originated from Kyoto University called Green Lord Motors. A few companies also gave funding for the second generation ZZ, some of these being Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Globis Capital. The total for funding was $14 million. Funding started in 2010, with a total of $6.6 million at the end of 2012, and earned another $6 million for 2013–2015. The ZZ became electric for the second generation. Because of this change, many critics started calling it the ZZ-EV. The design has received major changes as well, with a more aggressive look. The car now stays as a roadster for this generation. The price of the vehicle is at $80,000. Green Lord Motors says the car's chassis is "adaptable", which means modifications can go over beyond limits of the car. The power coming from the electric motor is, and has an electric range of. The ZZ runs in less than 4.0 seconds, faster than last generation.
