British Specialist Sportscar Start-Up Brings Lightweight Sc01 To UK

London, UK, July 2026 – British automotive start-up, Small Sports Car Company (SSCC), announces its first specialist product for the UK market – China’s SC01 lightweight electric sportscar.

Inspired by the lightweight philosophy pioneered by generations of British motorsport innovators, the SC01 has been conceived and engineered in China, but with unmistakable echoes of the machines that defined Britain’s sporting automotive heritage.

Creator of the SC01, Feng Xiaotong, said:

“My ambition is to create the kind of sports car that enthusiasts will fall in love with. I am myself such an enthusiast, and grew up admiring the great British pioneers who believed that driving should be about lightness, simplicity and the connection between driver and machine. The SC01 is my tribute to that philosophy.”

Small Sports Car Company CEO, Mark Cotton, added:

“The SC01 is a back-to-basics driver’s car for the electrified generation with the promise to reignite everything enthusiasts love about driving. Less mass, more drive, and no driver interference systems – the SC01 is compact, lightweight and engineered around driving enjoyment – rather than technology for technology’s sake. It’s lightweight chassis, carefully tuned suspension and direct steering deliver a pure connection

between driver, machine and road.”

Key features of the SC01 include:

• Lightweight construction

• Compact dimensions

• Mid-engined sports car proportions

• Steel spaceframe chassis with lightweight body construction

• Dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain

• Double wishbone suspension

• Low centre of gravity

• Power output: 429bhp (320kW)

• Kerb weight: 1,365kg

• 0–62mph: c.2.9 seconds

• Range: 500km (CLTC test cycle)

• Immediate electric performance

• Driver-focused philosophy

The Small Sports Car Company has been established specifically to introduce specialist, enthusiast-focusedperformance cars to Britain in the service of a community of motorists who value lightweight, engaging driver’s cars that put enjoyment ahead of unnecessary complexity.

SC01 demonstration and evaluation vehicles will arrive in the UK during Q4 2026, with engineering, validation and customer demonstration programmes beginning shortly afterwards.

Production right-hand-drive customer vehicles will be delivered from April 2027, with further details on pricing, specifications to be announced in due course. Potential customers and business partners are invited to visit www.smallsportscars.co.uk to register their interest.