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If you've never heard of Mastretta Cars, you're not alone. However, the Mexican company made a small splash in the autosphere a couple of years ago with the MXT prototype. Now the company has announced it will debut the production version at this year's Paris Motor Show.
Few details have been released on the production-spec car, but if the final MXT is anything like the early pre-production prototypes, expect performance to be brisk. Early prototypes reportedly used a twincharged version of Volkswagen's 2.0-liter I-4, but later demonstrators used Ford's 2.0-liter turbocharged Duratec I-4, which will reportedly make its way into the production car. The turbo-Duratec produces a solid 240 horsepower, and coupled with a curb weight of 1980 pounds (courtesy of both a fiberglass body and an aluminum frame), the MTX could possibly post 0-60 mph times in roughly five seconds.
Enthusiasts and Mastretta officials alike likely wish the road to production passed as quickly. The car first debuted at the 2008 British International Auto Show, where officials announced they'd build eighty cars the following year, all destined for the U.K. market. Plans now see 70 percent of the 150-car annual production run will be exported to the U.S. and Europe.
Source: Autocar courtesy of Motor Trend Staff
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