Rossin-Bertin
Vorax
Despite
the dismal world economy, and general all-round lack of money, it seems as if
there is a never ending line of people ready to throw their life savings into
the act of trying to make a supercar company from scratch.
The
latest outfit hoping to take on the established players in the supercar market
are from Brazil. And the car they hope will make them rich(er) and famous is
called the Rossin-Bertin Vorax.
The
car's name is made up from the surnames of the two men who conceived the idea.
Fharys Rossin - an ex-GM designer, and Natalino Bertin - a young guy with
plenty of spare cash because his family owns a very successful slaughterhouse
business.
The
fact that one of the pair knows the car business is good. And the fact the
other one has plenty of disposable cash is also a promising sign that this
company could actually get further than the 3D modeling or prototype stage.
The
car itself is a dramatic and menacing looking coupe (a convertible is to follow
later). The lines are fairly unique, and Rossin has done a good job of making
the car look different from most other generic supercar prototypes. The
bodywork is formed from carbon fiber, while the chassis is an aluminium
spaceframe unit.
Powering
the Rossin-Bertin Vorax is a 5.0 litre V10 borrowed from the BMW M5. This
engine will be offered in two different flavors. First up is the naturally
aspirated model which develops 570 hp and allows for a 0-62 mph (100 km/h) time
of 3.8 seconds, top speed is 205 mph (330 km/h). The top spec model of the
Rossin-Bertin Vorax is the supercharged version. This puts out 750 hp and can
get to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.6 seconds. Top speed is 231 mph (372 km/h).
Of
course at the moment these figures are all theory and conjecture. It won't be
until the first cars roll off the production line at the new factory in
Blumenau, Brazil in late 2011 or early 2012 that the real world performance
numbers will be known.
