Click above for a high-res gallery of the production Artega GT.
Artega's parent company, Paragon, is getting ready for its assault on the Porsche Cayman this summer, when it finally begins production of the Artega GT. The seductively small coupe will be built in an all-new factory in Westphalian, and Paragon expects two vehicles per day to roll off the assembly line, with a plan that would produce 20 cars per week within two years.
The automaker is in the process of setting up a dealer network in the UK, and along with a right-hand-drive model, it intends to offer a convertible version in the future.
The Artega GT, originally show in concept form at the Geneva Motor Show in 2007 and followed by the production version earlier this year, is powered by a VW-sourced, 3.6-liter V6, mounted amidships and sending 300 hp to a six-speed, twin-clutch gearbox. Penned by Henrik Fisker, the GT will tip the scales at around 2,400 pounds, thanks to an aluminum spaceframe and carbon fiber body panels. Unfortunately, there's still no word on whether it's coming to the U.S. We wouldn't hold our breath.
[Source: Autocar]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
zmf001 @ May 6th 2008 7:27PM
"Penned by Henrik Fisker"
Ya think? Did you even have to say it?
innoc3nt @ May 7th 2008 10:46PM
I didn't know that, so lay off.
zmf001 @ May 6th 2008 7:34PM
This will be serious competition for Porsche. I wish more companies would release designs like this. This one will obviously be expensive, but still fun to look at.
ignerentyank @ May 6th 2008 7:37PM
It is Westphalia not Westphalian.
LeRobert @ May 6th 2008 10:18PM
They probably just Anglicised the German 'Westphalien' without consulting an English map of Germany. Give them a break.
Peter @ May 7th 2008 6:12AM
In German it's "Westfalen".
Westside T.O. @ May 6th 2008 7:42PM
"Window crank penned by Fisher Price."
Soccer Mom @ May 6th 2008 7:56PM
Another masterpiece by Fisker
Zane @ May 6th 2008 8:45PM
Those wheels look a bit too ordinary or commonplace to me.
BlackbirdHighway @ May 6th 2008 8:56PM
Sports car overload! I love 'em, but just how many of these cars can the world support?
Reader @ May 7th 2008 2:52AM
Way to make an entirely of topic comment. You may be thinking "but co2 emissions are on topic!", but you're wrong, because you're on an Autoblog. Autos happen to emit CO2, making every article about CO2 emissions and therefore making it off topic.
So now please go away.
Arnob @ May 7th 2008 3:07AM
wait, was he talking about emissions or the idea of low volume exclusive sports cars? i really don't know...
BlackbirdHighway @ May 7th 2008 7:35AM
I didn't mention a thing about CO2. Why don't you go away? You can always recognize the people ranting about CO2 because they complain about big trucks and SUVs.
I was just saying, doesn't it seem like suddenly everyone and their brother is coming out with sports cars? Hey they are great, I have one, and wouldn't mind another or two, but sports cars always were and always will be a niche market.
How can like 100 companies think that they can all be Porsche?
Reader @ May 7th 2008 3:18PM
Wow, totally misread that comment then.
mk @ May 6th 2008 8:58PM
Very, very nice looking little car.
CarbonBlack @ May 6th 2008 9:46PM
Still has the characteristic vdub engine cover, not that I'm complaining or anything.
tankd0g @ May 6th 2008 11:29PM
Car company I never heard of vs. Porsche dealership down the street. hmmm....
Quattrofan @ May 6th 2008 11:32PM
Yeah, until a guy in a same color Cayman pulls up next to you.
tankd0g @ May 7th 2008 1:43AM
"You were able to get parts for your car so you could actually drive it too eh?"
Yago Bal @ May 7th 2008 3:19AM
You'll have twice the VW dealers down the road. ;)