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1997
Marcos Mantis (Road Car)
A two-seat road car based on the LM series, using a 4.6-litre all-aluminium quad-cam Ford V8 producing 327 bhp and capable of 170 mph.
In 1998 a supercharged Mantis GT produced 506 bhp, one of few British production cars over 500 bhp at the time.
Specifications
- Layout
- Front engine, rear-wheel drive
- Engine
- 4.6 Ford quad-cam V8, 327 bhp
- Top speed
- 170 mph
- Mantis GT
- Supercharged, 506 bhp, 0 to 60 in 3.7 sec
- Production
- 51 cars (16 supercharged GT)
Achievements
- Mantis Challenge one-make series, 1998 to 1999