Cape Advanced Vehicles (CAV) has been building GT40 replicas in the southern part of the world for nearly 30 years. Now, after more than 220 of those have left its doors, the company has decided it's time to go big with something new. Something modern. And something powerful – very powerful, it turns out.Say hello to a twin-supercharged, 800-horsepower monster CAV calls the GT Mk II. It's the company's take on the original GT40 from Ford, but with a much more modern chassis underneath. Let's have a closer look. Another Modern Version Of The Classic Ford Design Cape Advanced Vehicles At first glance, it's a little strange. Ultra-modern headlights are your first clue that this is no 1960s machine, and the changes keep going as you get to the back of the vehicle. The GT inspiration is there, but nobody is going to mistake this for a Ford build, be it a classic GT40 or the 2005-2006 Ford GT. It's too sleek, and not angry enough for that. Still, it's definitely a looker.It's much larger than the original car, too. That's a bonus for anyone who actually wants to get in and drive. There's real cargo space, and even though the doors don't cut into the roof like the original, the swan-wing design leaves plenty of room to get in.The South African car builder describes this as a restomod, rather than a completely new creation. That means it's built on an existing chassis. The builder doesn't say what chassis that is, just that it's a mix of aluminum and carbon fiber. Based on the pillars and the roof, we're confident enough to say this is likely a second-generation Audi R8 that has been restored and modified to create the Mk II.It's no ordinary R8, though. Yes, it has an Audi engine, a 4.2-liter V8. Where Audi only offered the V8 naturally aspirated and only in the first generation, CAV has bolted on a pair of centrifugal superchargers to cram boost into the carbon fiber intake. Yes, it has twin superchargers.Two blowers is the kind of upgrade you might have wanted in the 1960s. It's even more unusual today, but that makes it even cooler. The engine makes 800 horsepower at 7,800 rpm, and it will keep spinning to 9,000. The torque figure is equally impressive at 649 pound-feet. Yes, You Can Get A Stick. And One Of Three Color Choices Cape Advanced Vehicles A six-speed single-clutch semi-auto transmission is standard, but CAV offers a dual-clutch box. You can also get a manual which is, let's face it, the one you want. All-wheel drive is standard, and there are six power modes for driver adjustment. The lightweight chassis and carbon body put the car at 2,970 pounds. It'll do zero to 62 mph in 3.0 seconds, and top 204 mph flat out.CAV's upgrades keep coming, with KW Variant 4 three-way adjustable dampers at all four corners. Brembo calipers, with eight pistons in the front and four in the rear clamp massive iron discs, with carbon ceramics on the options list. An ultralight Inconel exhaust with active valving for variable sound wraps up the highlights.Cape Advanced Vehicles is launching the car to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Ford's 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans in 1966. It plans to build just 40 of these cars, and 20 of those will be in the Miles Blue metallic with orange and gold that you see in the images. Two more special edition cars will come later, and if they're an homage to the Le Mans cars, expect one to be black with silver stripes and the other to be gold and red.CAV says this car will replace its current GT. The company has been building that replica since 1999. That means it will no longer make a true replica, which is a big risk for a company like this. Here's hoping it pays off.Cape Avanced Vehicles GT Mk II (3)