From first view you can see that this car wasn’t bought for its creature comforts - there’s no air con, no leather interior and it doesn’t even have windows, let alone electric ones, writes Mark from Telford.
What it does have though, is the ability to put a smile on your face every single time you drive it.
I bought this car following a motorcycle accident and was therefore banned by the wife from ever having another one.
When searching for a car to fill the void I came across my Westfield Megablade which is powered by a Honda Fireblade Motorcycle engine.
The Westfield cars can be bought as a completed car or in kit form to be built at home. This was a completed car as, to be honest, I wouldn’t like to be driving round in a car that I had built!
There is a certain skill required to entering the car but once mastered you are rewarded with a very ergonomically designed cockpit.
The seats are comfortable and very supportive, offering an excellent driving position which means that you can focus purely on the driving, which is where the fun begins!
Turn the ignition on and press the starter button and the 893cc (yes only 893cc) engine springs to life.
Because the throttle and clutch are designed to be controlled by a motorcyclist’s hands, delicate foot input is needed to ensure the car pulls off nicely rather than wheel spinning off or the embarrassing stalling of the engine.
Once out on the open road, the car really comes into its own. The gearbox is a sequential system - you push forwards on the gearlever to change down and pull back on it to change up, providing you with a computer game-type driving experience.
The little 893cc engine is deceptively powerful too, and revs all the way round to 11,750 rpm at which point the noise is absolutely fantastic.
Having such a low stance, the Westfield not only gives excellent handling characteristics, it also gives you a real sense of speed which means that you can have an absolute blast without even breaking the speed limit and in this time of the speed camera frenzy this can only be a good thing.
It’s not all fun and games though - having no roof or even windscreen, does have drawbacks.
Both the wife and I wear helmets in the car following a stone in the face incident, which does mean the car isn’t really that sociable on long journeys. And of course you have the “challenging” British weather to compete with!
With those drawbacks out of the way though, owning this car has been an excellent experience and long may it continue.
The car has taken us on runs to Wales and other parts of the country with fellow Westfield owners that have been met through the Westfield Sports Car Club (WSCC) and has even ventured out on the race track at Oulton Park in Cheshire.
I can’t see any other car giving me the buzz that this little car does and if you like driving my advice would be try one at least once and I wouldn’t be surprised to meet you as a new owner shortly after your first drive.
Happy Motoring!
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8 Comments
Im really not keen on this car, i don’t think it should be a winner. Sounds such a wonderful creation, but these are the easyist things to make in the world, let the decent cars have a chance!
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Ok, not that good tho!
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The easiest things in the world to make? You have probably built several have you?
Have you ever been in one?
Please define “decent car”
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Sarah
You obviously know more about building Wesfields than the rest of us…
Speaking as a Westfield owner/builder i can assure you that as a value for money performance car nothing else come close
In a straight line or around twisting ‘B’ roads
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sarah you must be mad it’s a great looking car and obviously terrific fun to drive!
i’ve never heard anyone say they’re the “easiest things to make in the world”?!
well done mark for putting together a fantastic little motor - wish i had one!
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Well, Mark mentioned he didn’t even build it! Sarah your right, easy peasy to make, my father built 7! Let the decent cars have a chance, this is a pile of rubbish! B Ensor: of course i have been in one, silly!
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Interesting that this car has sparked such strong veiws.
I obviously love the car and wouldn’t change it for the world. I would rather support a small local car company too, rather than a big multinational company where the cars are put together by robots as apposed to someone’s hard work and effort.
Why on earth would your father invest money into 7 piles of rubbish?? What make were they? All Westfields or Locost, MK, Robin Hood etc as naturally I have seen some pretty ropey examples of these types of cars and some fantastic ones but because each one is different they can’t possibly all be grouped into one statement of “pile of rubish” without seeing it!
Still the point of the reveiw was for a bit of fun and naturally if we all liked the same thing this would be a pretty boring world wouldn’t it?
Oh and you’ll be pleased to know that a nice, quirky reveiw about a Polo won which was a lovely read and well deserved.
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Mark
Your car is fantastic, a real beauty, you must be proud as punch!
Well done!
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