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A curiosity: MVS Venturi 111 Cup.
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.
With a quite luxurious interior, which makes you feel that you more have a GT than a sports car.
This dashboard.... They don't make them like that anymore, alas!
But there was even smaller, especially for the italian market, which, at that time ( 80 and 90's, maybe even after ), preferred smaller engines for some tax reasons.
So we had the 111 Cup. Not many were made, less than 50, from memory. 4 Cylinders, 180 HP instead of 200 minimum for the 6 cylinders versions, and with some honorable performances for that era ( 235 Km/h and 27, 2 seconds for the 1000 meters ( 0, 4 secs more than for the 2.0 6 Cylinders ).
The body is characteristic from this era, blending angular and curved lines, which I quite like.
With a quite luxurious interior, which makes you feel that you more have a GT than a sports car.
This dashboard.... They don't make them like that anymore, alas!
This kind of car deserves a 6 cylinders, in my opinion. For the sound, the performances and the " noblesse ".
Best,
Nicolas.
Credit photos: The Green: Car and Classic, the Black: Broadarrow auctions.
Superb models on display here. MVS became only "Venturi" later on and the great Venturi 400GT in 1994/95 was their road version of the race car
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
Yes, you are right about Ferrari and Maserati 2 liters 6 cylinders, for Italy. As for the 400 GT, that was a superb car!
308 had a V8
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.
... 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.
Know Venturi…
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 competitor…
About 35 yrs ago
My dad had an Atlantique on loan from the dealer for a few days and he picked me up at school, great memories!
Go for it Bastardo !!!!
As a French icon you should own a French icon .... oh wait ....
No doubts mon ami !
Pas de soucis, I only have soucis about your ADHD brain always working extra hours !!!!!!
More here, the incredible history of Venturi by the founders (en french)
VENTURI HEROES