Supercar A Bolt from Les Bleus - The French may have fallen just short of conquering the rugby world but they can still lay claim to the world's fastest production car, the Bugatti Veyron.
And now a second French car maker is attempting to launch a supercar. Little-known Genty Automobile has aspirations of joining the supercar elite with its ultra-exclusive Akylone coupe.
How exclusive? Just 15 will be built by the independent producer, based in the middle of France. That's a whole 62 fewer cars than Aston Martin's bespoke One-77 flagship.
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Expect a similar price tag to the Aston, too. Powering the Akylone is a rear, mid-mounted 4.8-litre twin-turbo V8 delivering 745kW of power at a stratospheric 8000rpm and 1270Nm torque at 5000rpm, according to the small company.
Unlike its high-powered, all-wheel-drive compatriot, however, the Akylone's rear wheels have the sole responsibility of putting power to the ground via a seven-speed sequential transmission, which makes its planned 2.7-second sprint time to 100km/h appear a tad optimistic.
Bugatti's 883kW/1500Nm Veyron Super Sport flagship also has the Akylone's measure in top-end speed, with its 431km/h top speed shading the new entrant's 354km/h.
The Akylone project came to life more than four years ago when Frederic Genty, the brand's founder, began designing a carbon-fibre chassis with aluminum components.
Despite getting help from outside suppliers, Genty will design and engineer most of the car's components itself using in-house designers and engineers. ( sydney morning herald )
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