- The Yes! Roadster from Funke & Will AG is powered by a 3.2-liter turbo V6.
- This pint-sized sports car delivers 350 hp and weighs just 2,028 lbs (920 kg).
- The German brand is said to have built fewer than 200 cars before going bankrupt.
Small, lightweight sports cars are a dying breed these days, which makes it all the more interesting to look back at the handful of models that once populated this niche. One of the more unusual – and maybe least known – examples is the Yes! Roadster, a car produced by Funke & Will AG. It looks like it came straight out of Grand Theft Auto, but yes, it’s real, and yes, one of them is up for sale.
You’ve probably never heard of Funke & Will AG before, and that’s because the small automaker from Germany was never a major industry player. It was founded by Herbert Funke and Philipp Will while they were still at university. Their first car, known as the Yes! Clubsport, which stands for Young Engineers Sportscar, was unveiled in 2001 and built until 2006, when it was replaced by the second-gen model that we have here.
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The Yes! Roadster was a bit bigger and heavier than the original, but it kept the same quirky design. Under the hood, you could find Audi’s 3.2-liter V6, available in both naturally aspirated and turbocharged variants. Despite being a small operation, Funke & Will AG managed to offer the car with both a five-speed automatic and a six-speed manual transmission, which was pretty impressive for a small automaker.
Impressive Performance for Its Size
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This specific model, currently listed by Davey Japan and ready for international export, is one of the turbocharged versions with the six-speed manual. The boosted V6 produces a respectable 350 horsepower and 358 lb-ft (450 Nm) of torque.
Considering the Yes! Roadster weighs in at a feather-light 920 kg (2,028 lbs), it’s no surprise it could hit 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in a blistering 3.9 seconds, and reach 200 km/h (124 mph) in just 11.8 seconds. That’s objectively fast, even nearly 20 years after production ended.
It’s unclear how many cars Funke & Will AG managed to build before the company filed for bankruptcy in 2009, but some reports suggest it manufactured fewer than 200 cars. So, if you want a small sports car that’s also quite rare, perhaps you should say ‘Yes!’ to the Yes! Roadster.
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