Keating Supercars was a low-volume kit car manufacturer based in Bolton, England. They made their debut in July 2006 with the launch of the TKR.
Defunct 31 May 2021
Keating House
174 Manchester Road
Astley
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Keating Supercars made their debut in July 2006 with the launch of the Keating TKR. They built four cars since its launch, the SKR, TKR, ZKR and the Bolt. At racing car show, Autosport International 2016, Keating Supercars unveiled a road version of the Bolt to be sold in the USA. Keating Supercars plan to sell around 30 cars a year.
The Bolt’s engine design is based on a Chevrolet V8, but almost all the other components are engineered by Keating Supercars and other UK companies.
The Bolt will cost between £180,000 and £500,000, depending on the features, customers can select from several engine sizes, as well as choosing the dashboard instruments, brakes, mirrors, seats and bodywork.
The supercharger springs into life when the driver accelerates, boosting the engine from 1,580hp to 2,500hp but slashing its fuel efficiency from as much as 30 miles per gallon to fewer than one. At full power, The Bolt can burn its way through a full tank of petrol in nine minutes.
The Keating SKR high performance car received great acclaim at the British Motor Show in 2006 as did the second model, the Keating TKR, which followed in 2008. In October 2009 the Keating TKR, a twin turbo mid-engine supercar boasting 2500 bhp broke the land speed production record hitting 260.1mph on a dry lake bed at Salt Lake Flats in California. The world speed record is currently held by the Bugatti Veyron and stands at 268mph.
Anthony Keating is the founder and CEO of Keating Supercars and designer of the Keating SKR, TKR and ZKR. Keating was born in Manchester England, the road to Keating Supercars began with a course at the Automobile Engineering institute at the University of Bolton in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Keating graduated with an MBA in Business in 2012 and, together with students from the University of Bolton, hopes to build and make the Keating Bolt the world’s fastest production car.
Keating Supercars Models
Keating Berus
The Berus was unveiled at the Top Marques Monaco show in April 2017. Taking its name from the venomous snake Vipera berus, with a host of impressive features, the Berus comes in two versions. With an alleged top speed of 230 mph+ and 0-60 mph in 2.4 seconds[citation needed]., the V8 Berus is the latest addition to the Keating range. There is also the Electric Berus available with 201 to 402 hp (150 to 300 kW) and 1,054 lb⋅ft (1,429 N⋅m) of torque.
Keating Bolt
The Bolt launching in 2013, and designed to outperform supercar competition using high-tech lightweight materials to reduce the power to weight ratio, but aiming to increase the car’s performance figures to a top speed of 340 mph.
The Bolt’s engine design is based on a Chevrolet V8, but almost all the other components are engineered by Keating Supercars and other UK companies.
Keating TKR
In 2008, The TKR was built primarily for competition and track use. It was soon followed by the SKR, based on the TKR, but designed as a road car. In October 2009 the Keating TKR, a twin turbo mid-engine supercar boasting 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) allegedly hit 260.1 mph on a dry lake bed at Salt Lake Flats in California.[citation needed] However, the test run was deemed unofficial as the car broke down before it could complete the return run in the opposite direction on the lake bed; in addition the vehicle still wouldn’t have qualified as it was modified and didn’t abide by the rule that it must be commercially available. In 2010 the TKR was to attempt to break the blind land speed record, until the car crashed on a test run and did not attempt this record.
Keating SKR
The Keating SKR high performance car appeared at the British Motor Show in 2006.
Keating ZKR
In April 2011 the Keating ZKR was unveiled at the “Monaco Top Marques show” held at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. The ZKR is a sleek supercar which can reach 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and can produce 650 hp (485 kW).
