Monday, September 24, 2007

First Mexican sportscar

When I checked my blog statistics last time I realized that there were quite some visitors who had come to my site by searching for "Mastretta MXT". And that although I had not even written about it. There had only been the small hint on the right side. So I decided now it's time to write about it.

Mastretta Design
developed a concept for a sportscar which is meant to be the first sportscar developed and produced in Mexico. So maybe in the near future people won't only think about Bocho (Beetle) and New Beetle when hearing the words "Mexico" and "car" but also the Mastretta MXT.


Here are some figures about the car:
  • length: 3.90m
  • width: 1.75m
  • hight: 1.17m
  • weight: 1,000kg
  • motor: placed in the middle, 2.3L, 200hp
  • 0-100km/h: 6,5s
  • maximum speed: 230km/h


It has a steel frame with an aluminum monocoque. The car body is made of plastics. BTW, the airbag is optional.

Currently only a prototype exists. If everything works out as planned, Mastretta will present the car at the "Autoshow International de la Ciudad de México" in December and start serial production during the first quater of 2008.

Are you ready for a test drive?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can I have that car on my garage by December 24th Please???
on Black please i hope i am not being that demanding with Hellow Kitty stamps por favor

Christian said...

I didn't know you are fond of cars...

Well, you can have it in any colour you want. As long as it is orange!;-)

But Hello Kitty stickers??? No further comments.

Nadja said...

sorry, but I cannot understand why people like this car! It's ugly! And why should I pay heaps of money for a car that does not even look good?

I prefer a "Mini", which looks good and costs less! But of course I would take it if someone else pays for it - to sell it straight away and spend the money on something more suitable!

But well, I guess women have a different taste :-)

Christian said...

You can't call it ugly. It's not a Porsche, ok, but ugly... BTW, it's price will be about 40.000 € in Europe so no too expensive. Especially when you compare the size of a Mini to its price.

Good that no everybody has the same taste, right?