Supercar - 2013 PGO Automobiles Cévennes speedster.
We give you the 2013 PGO Automobiles Cévennes speedster. Powered by a turbocharged 1.6-litre BMW four-cylinder engine mounted midship, the little roadster serves up a healthy 181 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. The modest muscle gets to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission. Consider our interest piqued.
PGO Automobiles says the new model tips the scales at a scant 998 kilograms (2,200 pounds) and features a theoretical top speed of 225 km/h (140 miles per hour). That's plenty fast enough to get you in trouble or get you dead. Fortunately, engineers also managed to bolster the car's rigidity by 15 per cent and a new MacPhereson strut setup front and rear helps the car handle the twisties with a bit more composure than previous efforts from the automaker.
As you may recollect, PGO Automobiles got its start manufacturing kit cars modeled after the Porsche 356. Its clear the company's designers have held on to some of their favourite elements from that car. Rounded fenders front and rear as well as familiar-looking headlights all harken back to the little German droptop, but elements like the smallish windshield and variety of air inlets clearly identify the car as French. We dig it.
