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2009 Bertone Mantide Revealed

 2009 Bertone Mantide Revealed

Today, Stile Bertone to take advantage of great pride mechanicals of 2009 Corvette ZR1. Using the know-how of the Le Mans winning Corvette C5R, the ZR1 is the largest all-car performance in the world, which no doubt “King of the Ring”, posting the fastest lap time ever for a true production car at 7:26 pm: 4 seconds at the Nurburgring famous Nordschleife in Germany, long regarded as the standard for true performance car. Mantide been fully designed and engineered in collaboration with renowned and Danisi Engineering aims to become the world’s biggest street legal performance car, wrapped in a radical icon and Stile Bertone design.

 2009 Bertone Mantide Revealed

Mantide’s futuristic designs draw inspiration from the same modern aerospace and Formula One world. Themes icon is clear to see: a teardrop like aircraft surrounding closely with mechanicals and passenger cell shared by the two leaders wrapped aerodynamics complement. While very brave and technically, Mantide unique design maintains a unique sensuality to Italian sports car thanks to a futuristic interpretation of the classic Back Kamm two volumes silhouette.

 2009 Bertone Mantide Revealed
Inspired design aesthetic innovative aerospace further characterized by forms of the beautiful is not fully driven by the performance: low slung nose, jet fighters teardrop canopy and butterfly style door, and the air of the air in and out of maximum efficiency.

 2009 Bertone Mantide Revealed
Mantide promises greater performance than the ZR1, because a significant weight savings and aerodynamics is very advanced. Using carbon fiber for all the body panels, interior trim, seats and even the wheel, the weight of the vehicle as a whole has been reduced by 100 kilograms. The result is a surprising 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 351 kilometers per hour (217mph) Safety and chassis rigidity has been improved by combining a triangulated roll cage FIA regulations, lightweight carbon fiber racing seats and racing harness 4pt to track use.

 2009 Bertone Mantide Revealed

Bertone Mantide based on Corvette-Review and Details

Bertone Mantide based on Corvette -Details and Specifications

Designed by former Pininfarina designer and current Stile Bertone Design Director Jason Castriota, "Mantide," which is the Italian word for Praying Mantis and is pronounced "MAN-tih-dae," will officially debut next week at the Shanghai Motor Show. To generate buzz for the latest project from the famous Italian design house, Bertone brought in production company Kinetic Fin to film a documentary about the design and creation of the Mantide and has been releasing videos and teaser images on their dedicated Web site, YouTube and Twitter.

Castriota, of Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina and Maserati Birdcage fame, promises that the Mantide will be more than just a show car. While no official plans have been announced yet, Castriota describes it as though it could be a turnkey vehicle that could be purchased from Bertone. No pricing has been announced either, but expect a hefty premium to be added to the Corvette ZR1's $106,520 base price for the extensive interior and exterior modifications.


Bertone claims that the Mantide also promises greater performance than the ZR1, due to significant weight savings, achieved through the extensive use of carbon fibre for all body panels, interior trim, seats and even the wheels. The result is that the overall vehicle weight has been reduced by 100 kilos or 220 pounds over the ZR1.

Equipped with the Corvette ZR1's 640Hp supercharged V8, the Mantide sprints from 0 to 62mph (100km/h) in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of 351km/h (217mph).

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