Automotive

MVS Venturi was a small ( but exciting ) french brand who made some exciting cars, the Venturi. The smaller car was the Venruri 200 and 260, which existed in a Cup version, using a good old PRV 6 Cylinders engine. But there was even smaller, especially fo...  

Interestingly I did not know they made special versions for Italy. At the time there were limitations to 2000cc / 2 liters for the engines to pay less taxes. this forced Maserati to do a 2000cc V6 twin-turbo to compensate for this limitation ...  

2 litre ... that's like 2 screaming one liter four pots bolted together ... kind of ... Imagine connecting two Ducati 1000cc V4 to each other ... 2 X 235 hp equals 470 hp at 16.000 rpm. Or even 2 MotoGP 1000 cc V4 ... 600 hp at 18? K rpm.

But wasn’t aware that there was this 4 cylinder version - very interesting! But as you said, a six cylinder engine somehow fits it better. Are they still around? I know they were working on an all electric sports car many years back, as an early Tesla com... 

My dad had an Atlantique on loan from the dealer for a few days and he picked me up at school, great memories!

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As a French icon you should own a French icon .... oh wait ....

Pas de soucis, I only have soucis about your ADHD brain always working extra hours !!!!!!

300 Atlantique ...  

VENTURI HEROES

Lotus ... Maserati ... Also suffering.

Not sure that was a commercial success - got terrible reviews in the press ����‍♂️

Has made some wonderful sports / sporty cars recently but it appears that sales do not follow suit ����‍♂️

And the just arrived GranTurismo seems to be hitting the right notes as well, even if the pricing is highly aspirational.