Sometimes the word replica gets a bad wrap. When heard as an adjective in front of Rolex, Fender or Ray-Ban, it makes us want to take a shower.

But when dropped in front of Porsche RS60 Spyder, we get mildly excited. And when the name Chesil is thrown into the mix, we get very excited indeed.

Unlike the (sometimes crappy) kit RS60s that have emerged over the years, the upcoming Chesil RS60 looks to be something quite special…

The fibreglass bodied car has a spaceframe chassis, a flat four air-cooled engine developing 180bhp and a five-speed Porsche gearbox.

Come on, that’s hot stuff.

The Chesil RS60 [via Piston Heads, via Jalopnik]