Would you drive this Mexican car?
11-22-2011, 02:48 PM
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Would you drive this Mexican car?
http://autos.yahoo.com/news/mastrett...000026270.html
You’d be forgiven for looking at the Mastretta logo and confusing it for an Italian car — what with the green, white and red adorning the Mexican flag, the Masretta badge and the Italian flag. It would seem though, that the Mastretta MXT high performance two-door sports car hailing from south of the border has more to share with Italy than the colors of its respective national banners.
Apparently the father of Carlos Mastretta (General Manager of Mastretta), attended the polytechnic university in Milan, Italy, in 1931 and ’32, and was taught by none other than engineering professor Enzo Ferrari. And the Italian influence found in the MXT clearly shows in its design.
Powered by a rear-mounted turbocharged 2.0-liter Ford Duratec four-cylinder engine, the Mastretta MXT pumps out a solid 247 horsepower, 257 pound-feet of torque, and will sprint to 60 in around 4 seconds, largely in part to its lightweight design. The Mastretta weighs in at just 2,100 pounds and features a body that is full composite construction with a ground-hugging frame.
The MXT is currently only available to Mexican and European markets with hopes of making it available to the rest of North American too. Right now it sells for the equivalent of $58,000 and the plan is to keep that price point intact when it finally does make its way north.
What do you think? Would you consider driving a Mexican-made sports car with an interesting pedigree?
Apparently the father of Carlos Mastretta (General Manager of Mastretta), attended the polytechnic university in Milan, Italy, in 1931 and ’32, and was taught by none other than engineering professor Enzo Ferrari. And the Italian influence found in the MXT clearly shows in its design.
Powered by a rear-mounted turbocharged 2.0-liter Ford Duratec four-cylinder engine, the Mastretta MXT pumps out a solid 247 horsepower, 257 pound-feet of torque, and will sprint to 60 in around 4 seconds, largely in part to its lightweight design. The Mastretta weighs in at just 2,100 pounds and features a body that is full composite construction with a ground-hugging frame.
The MXT is currently only available to Mexican and European markets with hopes of making it available to the rest of North American too. Right now it sells for the equivalent of $58,000 and the plan is to keep that price point intact when it finally does make its way north.
What do you think? Would you consider driving a Mexican-made sports car with an interesting pedigree?
11-22-2011, 02:54 PM
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id drive it for sure.. some things i dont really care for.. at that price i probably would opt out also.. im thinkin more along the lines of 45-47k$
11-22-2011, 02:57 PM
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I would certainly want to look under the skirt and test drive it before dropping 58K on it. But based on looks its a pretty sexy looking car. If the quality is there I don't see why not. Hell Ford's are built in Mexico these days anyway.
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If this was Regit's car I was gonna bust heads. 
As for this car, I wouldn't even look at it for $58k. You can get a lot of cars I would prefer greatly for that price. It has nothing to do with being built in Mexico. If this thing proves to be a track monster or something, maybe. But I have my doubts.
As for this car, I wouldn't even look at it for $58k. You can get a lot of cars I would prefer greatly for that price. It has nothing to do with being built in Mexico. If this thing proves to be a track monster or something, maybe. But I have my doubts.
11-22-2011, 09:27 PM
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I LOL'd the Regit reference was verrrrr funny.
Volkswagens are built in Mexico and I'd drive one of them . . . if you gave it to me. No way am I ever paying $50k for a new car again after figuring out what a dollar is worth.
Volkswagens are built in Mexico and I'd drive one of them . . . if you gave it to me. No way am I ever paying $50k for a new car again after figuring out what a dollar is worth.