Andy_Bangle Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Founded in 1983 by racing car driver and engineer Fulvio Maria Ballabio, Montecarlo Automobile is Monaco’s first carmaker, although it is less known than Venturi, the Principality’s other sports car manufacturer. To celebrate its 30th anniversary this year, Montecarlo Automobile has unveiled the Rascasse, a supercar with a removable roof panel that will be built in a limited run of 15 units, each priced from approximately €500,000 or about US$660,000 at today's exchange rates. Named after the famous Monte Carlo circuit corner, the Rascasse is a supercar that runs both on gasoline and hydrogen-enriched LPG. The mid-mounted engine is a BMW-sourced 5.4-litre V12 that was also used by the 1998 Rolls Royce Silver Seraph. However, on the Rascasse the powerplant develops 500 horsepower, 174hp more than on the Rolls-Royce, thanks to a series of upgrades. As reported by Italy's Ansa, to make it run both on gasoline and hydrogen enriched LPG, Montecarlo Automobile has benefitted from the expertise of Italian LPG specialist BRC. The Monaco-based carmaker also has plans for a more powerful version of the Rascasse that will use a hybrid system, supercharging and all-wheel drive. On the design front, if you ask me, the Rascasse looks like a combination between a Ferrari F50 (front), Lamborghini Aventador (side) and a... yacht, as the interior is decorated with lots of wood trim inspired by luxury speedboats, but feel free to tell us what you think about it in the comments below. DON'T LOOK INSIDE IT!! Edited June 25, 2013 by Andy_Bangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hmm, planky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Grim, does nothing for me whatsoever. Can definitely see the Ferrari resemblance though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hmm, planky. Would you expect anything different from MCA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Looks like they stole some blueprints from Ferrari but accidentally smudged them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 That looks laughably stuck in 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 That looks laughably stuck in 1996. Perhaps they're working off our calendar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 Looks like a classic MR2 Enzo kit car, where the builder ran out of fibreglass and had to use ply from B&Q to finish the interior, adding LCD displays from a box load of Sharp calculators they bought off ebay. So bad, i suspect the company is actually a front for a basic money laundering scheme The engine is rather old too. The new Rolls twin turbo engine is something special - sad that BMW only put it in the wallowy boats they make, er, I mean we make in the UK. Rolls Royce, all British dont you know.... no really.... apparently.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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