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The Bertone Mantide is a
Bertone Mantide at Monterey 2009 Gallery
Mantide Chevrolet Corvette Sports cars
concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...
based on the Corvette ZR1 first unveiled in 2009 over a series of YouTube videos known simply as Project M.
The Mantide has better performance figures than the ZR1, due in part to its highly advanced aerodynamics and significant weight savings.
The overall vehicle weight has been reduced with using carbon fibre
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...
for all body panels, interior trim, seats and even the wheels. The Mantide is lighter than the ZR1.
The Mantide has a supercharged V8 engine that produces of torque at 3800 rpm.
The new body has aerodynamic benefits over the ZR1, with drag reduced by 25% (Cd 0.298) and a 30% improvement over the ZR1 in down force.
It can accelerate from 0-62 mph (0–100 km/h) in 3.3 seconds and has a top speed of . Although it was widely reported that Bertone planned to produce 10 Mantides, the car was specially made for car collector Dan Watkins and only one was ever made.
In October 2019, it was put up for sale in the Autosport Designs in Long Island. The car is already repainted "Bianco Fuji" and has a mileage of 10,000 miles.
Games
The Bertone Mantide also appears inForza Motorsport 3
''Forza Motorsport 3'' is a 2009 racing video game developed for Xbox 360 by Turn 10 Studios. It is the sequel to ''Forza Motorsport 2'' and the third installment in the ''Forza'' series. The game includes more than 400 customizable cars (more t ...
& Forza Motorsport 4
''Forza Motorsport 4'' is a 2011 racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the fourth installment in the ''Forza'' series. It is the first title in the series to support the Kinect ...
. It is available as a free unlock at driver level 35, along with a small collection of similar valued cars. In-game, the Mantide is valued at 1,000,000 Credits.
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Bertone Mantide at Monterey 2009 Gallery
Mantide Chevrolet Corvette Sports cars