LAST AUTO NEWS – BERTONE MANTIDE SUPERCAR
Last Auto account – Bertone Mantide supercar One-off conception based on Corvette ZR1 stuns Shanghai showgoers
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If Darth Vader collection a supercar, the Bertone Mantide would absolutely be it! This abominable one-off is the conception of Italian architecture abode Bertone, who abashed the Chinese crowds if it threw off the covers at the Shanghai Show this week.
Peel aback the bargain and vented carbon-fibre bodywork and you’ll acquisition a Corvette ZR1 underneath. But the Origami-inspired panels aren’t just to draw absorption – its designers affirmation the new appearance reduces air attrition and produces added downforce at top speed.
Sensibly, Bertone has larboard the ZR1′s absurd engine able-bodied abandoned – it’s still a supercharged 6.2-litre V8 bearing 631bhp. But acknowledgment to the all-encompassing use of cool ablaze carbon-fibre in the bodyshell, achievement has increased. The mantide’s 0-60mph time of 3.2 abnormal shades two tenths off the accepted Corvette, while the top acceleration climbs by 12mph to 217mph. Â
Although there’s no chat on price, this different car will be accessible to buy, and Bertone has accepted that replicas can be produced if appeal is abundantly high. Â
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