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Artega GT Coupe headed for Geneva

Artega GT Coupe headed for Geneva

Ralph Hanson February 27th, 2007 Ralph Hanson By Ralph Hanson Author February 27th, 2007
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December 31st, 1969 Former Rolls Royce boss Klaus Dieter Frers and a team of auto-industry experts have developed the new Artega GT Coupe. The car, which will be officially unveiled at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, is roughly the same size as Volkswagen’s small Polo hatch. It measures just 3.95m in length and 1.87m wide, and with a height of only 1.18m, is no taller than a Lamborghini Gallardo. The car’s lines were penned by none other than former Aston Martin designer, Henrik Fisker, while its running gear was developed by former Porsche technical designer Hardy Essig. Under the hood is a 3.6L V6 engine borrowed from Volkswagen that develops 300hp, enough to propel the Artega to its 270km/h top speed. Production will start in November this year at a plant in Delbrueck, Germany, with sales expected to begin in the middle of next year. The creators hope to sell the car in markets as diverse as the US, Eastern Europe, Japan, Asia and in the Middle East, however, sales will be limited to Germany initially. Only 500 units will be constructed per year, and according to Auto Motor und Sport, it should sell for roughly €75,000.
Artega GT Coupe headed for Geneva

Artega GT Coupe headed for Geneva

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Former Rolls Royce boss Klaus Dieter Frers and a team of auto-industry experts have developed the new Artega GT Coupe. The car, which will be officially unveiled at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, is roughly the same size as Volkswagen’s small Polo hatch. It measures just 3.95m in length and 1.87m wide, and with a height of only 1.18m, is no taller than a Lamborghini Gallardo.

The car’s lines were penned by none other than former Aston Martin designer, Henrik Fisker, while its running gear was developed by former Porsche technical designer Hardy Essig. Under the hood is a 3.6L V6 engine borrowed from Volkswagen that develops 300hp, enough to propel the Artega to its 270km/h top speed. Production will start in November this year at a plant in Delbrueck, Germany, with sales expected to begin in the middle of next year.

The creators hope to sell the car in markets as diverse as the US, Eastern Europe, Japan, Asia and in the Middle East, however, sales will be limited to Germany initially. Only 500 units will be constructed per year, and according to Auto Motor und Sport, it should sell for roughly €75,000.

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  1. By Renton #1, Posted: 2/27/2007

    Looks like a Cayman.

  2. By biturbo #2, Posted: 2/28/2007

    Beautiful design. Hope they make it...

  3. By woiah #3, Posted: 2/28/2007

    somehow i doubt fisker 'penned' this car

  4. By Marijo #4, Posted: 2/28/2007

    Great car, great performances...

  5. By henrik #5, Posted: 2/28/2007

    Thanks for the comments. Wait until you see the rest of the pictures and you will see a very strong line running through the car(not like any Porsche or Mitsubishi for that matter!).Henrik

  6. By t4tigger #6, Posted: 3/1/2007

    I would rather drive a used GT3 if we are to compare it with a Porsche, and I don't remember Mitsubishi ever producing a mid-engined sportscar - although I'm sure an Evo 9 or 10 would leave it for dead !!

  7. By Dejan #7, Posted: 3/10/2007

    From a top view it looks like a frog version of a vanquish and from the front like a lifted up carrera gt.

  8. By Nicop #8, Posted: 3/15/2007

    it remind me the lotus elise, exige type.. like the "Tesla" that use the same aluminium chassis...

  9. By passionautomobile #9, Posted: 4/18/2007

    For those who wants to see more picture on ARTEGA, see on

    Artega on Geneva Motor Show

  10. By motoridder #10, Posted: 5/15/2007

    What is anoying about this car is the engine and the ratio betwen the price and the performances: at this price, you could buy a M3 or probably a M5 (that has around 507HPS!!!)

    It's just a VW 300HPS, and the design doesn't worth this amount of money, perhaps that's the reason that they construct just 500 pieces per year. ;)

  11. By Mathias Perzon #11, Posted: 5/30/2007

    Very nice car, looks like a mix of cayman,aston martin and some newthinking.. extreamly good performance i think with 300 hp and only 1100kg, probably eats my 400hp bmw m5 for breakfast, at least on the track. I am very intrested to buy this when they start to sell it, i belive many others are thinking as i :)

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