Yahoo Autos You Can Buy John Cena's Ultima Evolution
Actor and pro wrestling star John Cena may daily drive a manual Honda Civic Type R, but he's owned some more extreme cars, too. Cena, notably, was one of the first buyers approved to purchase the last-generation Ford GT, a vehicle he later sold — before being sued by Ford over the sale. He also apparently owned an Ultima Evolution, an ultra-powerful lightweight sports car with a manual transmission, for several years — and that particular car is now up for grabs.
Like all Ultimas, the Evolution has the shape of a Le Mans Prototype, but the connections to modern race cars end there. The rest is more like a modernization of a 1960s club racer, complete with a supercharged 6.8-liter LS-based V-8 attached to a manual transmission. In this application, the engine produces a ridiculous 1020 horsepower — which is doubly ridiculous when you consider that its host vehicle weighs just over a ton.
The interior is low on luxuries and technology alike. The digital displays typically seen on modern race and track cars are nowhere to be found, with the car instead featuring analog gauges mounted in the center of the dashboard. (This particular Ultima does feature one particular comfort feature, though: a CD changer.)
A plaque inside the cabin notes that this is the first customer Ultima Evolution supplied, originally built in October 2015 for another owner. Photos in the listing show 36 inches from the base of the seat to the car's roll cage and closing butterfly doors, which is apparently enough room for the six-foot-one Cena to fit.
Cena and the previous owner combined to put 4100 miles on the car, which is no small number for a bare-bones manual transmission sports car with four digit horsepower. If you're interested in bidding, the auction at Bring a Trailer runs for the next six days, with the top bid sitting at $65,000 as of this story's Tuesday publication.
Disclaimer: Bring a Trailer is owned by Road & Track’s parent company, Hearst Autos.
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