Built to Misbehave

Eagle has taken its already legendary E-Type craft to another level with the new Lightweight GTR – a one-off, road-legal GT that blends continent-crossing comfort with the soul of a full-blooded racer.

Born from a client’s desire for “the antithesis of today’s heavy, tech-laden performance cars”, the GTR strips mass wherever possible. The result? Just 930kg dry, over 30% lighter than a standard E-Type roadster, and a stance that’s lower, tighter and more purposeful. Think raked glass, a subtly dropped roofline, flush-bonded rear screen and panelwork so crisp it looks machined rather than hand-formed.

Under that re-sculpted aluminium skin lives Eagle’s 4.7-litre straight-six with a wide-angle head, titanium rods and triple Webers, serving up more than 430bhp per tonne. Magnesium transmission casings, an Inconel-titanium exhaust, carbon-ceramic brakes and heavily reworked suspension with Öhlins dampers keep the racer DNA front and centre.

Inside, it’s all business: black Alcantara, lightweight aluminium seats, four-point harnesses and an integrated fire system – but still with heated glass, air-con and proper insulation so you can actually use the thing as intended. Even the switches are pieces of art: platinum with mother-of-pearl inlays, perched on a floating binnacle beside a magnetic phone dock.

The GTR exists because its commissioning owner came to Eagle with a clear vision, and Eagle pushed the concept to its natural extreme. The outcome is exactly what a modern Lightweight should be: beautiful, brutal and unmistakably bespoke. A true one of one.

Photos © Eagle / Dean Smith