Forza Horizon: Joss JT1 reward

Here she is, waiting for you

I guess this is it. This is the final Season Pass bonus car to be offered on Forza Horizon and it's some Australian prototype dream machine known as the Joss JT1. I heard that the development takes a long long time but hey, they're Australians making the dream so it takes time until they found some investors to develop their dream machine that will mark history as the pride of The Land Down Under.

Until then, I still have to try out the up-and-coming pride of Australia in a driving heaven known as Forza Horizon and see if the Australians are ready for the great supercar race...

Forza Motorsport 4: 2010 Joss JT1

Why I haven't seen this Aussie fellow?

While most of the supercars are made in Europe, it seems most countries outside Europe, including the United States are joining the supercar fray. A country that is Australia is not alone because they too are joining the supercar fray.

Joss Development, under the directorship of Matthew Thomas and Laurajean Thomas, dedicated this project to create what has been known to be Australia's first supercar while using the know-how learned from races such as Formula One, Le Mans, and other forms of motorsports here and around the globe.

The Joss pre-production concept made an appearance at the 2004 Melbourne International Motor Show in March 2004 and it gathered massive praises from the public and went on to also show at Adelaide and Sydney Motor Shows at the same year.

The test vehicle was powered by an all aluminum 6.8L V8 engine that develops 440bhp of power and 420lb/ft of torque while mated to a Porsche Carrera 2 G50 transaxle 5-speed manual with reverse via linkage system.

In terms of bodywork, the test prototype wears epoxy based GRP for the main body while carbon fiber and kevlar reinforcement were used for strengthening needs. All that bodywork leads to an estimated curb weight of 940kg.

Because of its light body combined with a big V8 engine, 0-100kph takes about three seconds and an estimated top speed of over 300kph.

As of now, Joss are still looking for partners to invest funding in the project but if that project come to fruition, this will be the pride of Australia the world will appreciate for.