Artega GT Coupe headed for Geneva

Posted Tue Feb 27 2007 5:10 PM by Ralph Hanson

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.

Reader Comments

Tue Feb 27 2007 5:55 PM
Renton says

Looks like a Cayman.
Wed Feb 28 2007 11:03 AM
biturbo says

Beautiful design. Hope they make it...
Wed Feb 28 2007 4:21 PM
woiah says

somehow i doubt fisker 'penned' this car
Wed Feb 28 2007 5:50 PM
Marijo says

Great car, great performances...
Wed Feb 28 2007 7:37 PM
henrik says

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
Thu Mar 1 2007 3:45 AM
t4tigger says

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 !!
Sat Mar 10 2007 4:08 AM
Dejan says

From a top view it looks like a frog version of a vanquish and from the front like a lifted up carrera gt.
Thu Mar 15 2007 12:11 AM
Nicop says

it remind me the lotus elise, exige type.. like the "Tesla" that use the same aluminium chassis...
Wed Apr 18 2007 9:17 AM
passionautomobile says

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

Artega on Geneva Motor Show
Tue May 15 2007 8:22 AM
motoridder says

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. ;)
Wed May 30 2007 3:53 PM
Mathias Perzon says

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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