Mean
Metal Motors M-Zero
Indian
company Mean Metal Motors has released preliminary details about its first
model, the M-Zero. Set to become India’s first supercar, the vehicle will have
an aerodynamic body made of light and cheap material, called “carbo-flax”. It
will feature a fingerprint-recognition system to start the engine and activate
different driving profiles.
The car
will come with a mid-engine architecture that ensures it has “innate stability,
leading to high levels of performance and handling”.
Power will
be provided by a hybrid system that consists of a 4.0-liter V8 twin turbo
petrol unit with more than 500 Ps and 700 Nm of torque,
supported by a small electric motor with a cooling liquid lithium-ion battery
pack adding 250 Ps and torque of 270 Nm.
The total
combined output numbers have not been revealed yet, but the company is
promising the vehicle will be able to accelerate from a standstill 0-100 km/h in less than three seconds, while top speed will reach 320 km/h.
Founded by
21-year-old entrepreneur Sarthak Paul, MME is planning to reveal the first
prototype of the M-Zero next year during the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
