Tony Gillet unveils the Vertigo 5

Posted Wed Jan 16 2008 12:38 PM by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Belgian carmaker Gillet has rolled out a new version of the Vertigo sports coupe at this week’s European Motor Show in Brussels, the latest model being the fifth version of the Vertigo in almost 16 years. For anyone not familiar with the dramatically styled coupe, it is a race car built for the street by Belgian racing driver Tony Gillet.

Power comes from a 4.0L version of an Alfa Romeo V6 engine, which sees the car cover the 0-60mph sprint in just 3.26 seconds. The reason for the blistering acceleration time is not outright power alone but because of extreme weight saving measures as well. The Vertigo features a full carbon-fiber honeycomb chassis that weighs just 58kg and its aerodynamic package has undergone 16 years of fine tuning on the race track.

Forr anyone interested, the latest Vertigo 5 will set you back a cool €135,000, however you can be certain you'll be one of the few people on the planet to experience one of these eccentric cars.

Via: Autoblog.nl

Reader Comments

Wed Jan 16 2008 12:45 PM
chris says

wow, a belgian car that is eccentric! what a surprise!!!

....at least it isnt COMPLETELY ugly. almost looks like a riced out Z4.

question: is that last vent on the door functional or there for looks?
Wed Jan 16 2008 1:50 PM
Zarba says

Looks like the Cheetah from the 60's.

http://www.cheetahcars.com/factory.htm
Wed Jan 16 2008 7:53 PM
John says

The vents are actually functional. This isn't a GT500.
Thu Jan 17 2008 2:21 PM
jim says

ah zarba you beat me to it. you must be another old dog

here's another Cheetah link
http://www.cheetahracecars.org
Thu Jan 17 2008 3:13 PM
Bob says

Looks like a elongated BMW roadster.

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