Hi-Tech Automotive is a low volume car builder and design house

Industrial design

Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...

 located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. Most of the vehicles produced are exported, notably to the US and UK. The main distributor of the cars built by Hi-Tech is Superformance

Superformance

Superformance LLC is a small American automobile company that builds, designs, and imports sports cars and replicars. The company was founded as "Superformance International Inc." by Hi-Tech Automotive Ltd. in 1996. Today, Superformance has 15 authorized dealers in the United States and 6...

. In December 2005 Hi-Tech Automotive transferred the ownership of its subsidiary, Superformance

Superformance

Superformance LLC is a small American automobile company that builds, designs, and imports sports cars and replicars. The company was founded as "Superformance International Inc." by Hi-Tech Automotive Ltd. in 1996. Today, Superformance has 15 authorized dealers in the United States and 6...

, to the Hillbank Automotive Group, which is privately owned by Lance Stander.

All Superformance cars are originally built at Hi-Tech Automotive's 270000 square feet (25,083.8 m²) plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa before they are disassembled for shipping. Hi-Tech also supplies customers with non-road cars ready to race on the track.

Cars produced

The vehicles that Hi-Tech has produced or worked on includes, among others, the MkIII (a replica of the third generation 427 Shelby Cobra), the Noble M400

Noble M400

The Noble M400 is a fibreglass sports car from the British car maker Noble. Manufacturing was outsourced to Hi-Tech Automotive, based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The M400 was noted by the automotive press for excellent handling and power.-Engine:...

, Superformance Daytona Coupe

Daytona Coupe

Daytona Coupe may refer to:*Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, one of six race cars designed by Peter Brock and made by Carroll Shelby during the 1960s....

, Superformance GT40 continuation series, 1963 Corvette Grand Sport continuation series, a Lotus Seven

Lotus Seven

The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars between 1957 and 1972....

 replica and the Optimal Energy Joule

Optimal Energy Joule

Joule is an electric five seat passenger car that is to be mass produced from 2014 by Optimal Energy, a South African company based in Cape Town. According to the company, it will have a nominal driving range of 300 km and a top speed of 135 km/h...

. One of the latest developments of Hi-Tech is the Perana Z-One

Perana Performance Group

The Perana Performance Group is a South African car developer located in Port Elizabeth. It is the second manufacturer which uses the Perana brand name after the famous Basil Green Motors. The company was founded in the late 2007. The cars are manufactured in the Hi-Tech plant of Hi-Tech Automotive...

, with bodyshell designed by Zagato

Zagato

Zagato is a design consultancy and engineering services company situated just outside Milan, Italy.The company's premises occupy an area of , of which are covered....

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External links

• Homepage: http://www.superformance.com/default.aspx
• Cartorque article on Hi-Tech: http://www.cartorque.co.za/0351.htm accessed on 25 July 2011