Artega is a recently established German sports and luxury autoproducer based in Delbrueck, Germany. The Artega GT was released at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. It was prevously thought that another car manufacturer was the last thing that the auto industry needed given the economic downturn of late 2008 and early 2009 in which new car sales decreased cataclysmically, but Klass Dieter Fers, producer of Artega Motors, announced at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show that Artega was investing in a possible concept vehicle that included an electric-powered drivetrain engine and even a solar-powered prototype in conjunction with Volkswagen. Fers, with help from Henrik Fiser who also designed the Aston Martin DB9, wants to compete with the Tesla Roadster and the Fisker Karma, both electric luxury vehicles. The price tag of the Artega GT is at €74,948 or $104,000 in Germany with taxes. The car is powered by a VW 300 Hp 3.6 liter V6 direct-injection engine located right behind the driver and produces maximum torque of 350 Nm at 2400/min. The Artega GT is weighted at 1100 kg without passengers. Artega claimed that the GT can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 5 seconds and with a top speed of more than 270 km/h. The Artega GT Coupe borrows styling from both Porsche and Ferrari. Artega Motors has a close relationship with Volkswagen, Europe's largest automobile producer and the worlds fourth producer behind Toyota, General Motors, and Ford (March 2008). Artega currently has two base models set for production, the Artega GT, and the GT Coupe. The first Artega GT was reportedly sold to a New Yorker named Steve Gregory Balboa for an undisclosed sum.

Technical specification of the Artega GT (According to revmods.com september 2007).

Frame: Aluminum spaceframe. Rear module tubular space frame of high-tensile stainless steel

Bodywork: Carbon fiber reinforced compound material

Dimensions (L X B X H): 3950 x 1880 x 1180 mm

Empty weight: About 1100 kg

Kg/PS: About 3.6 kg/PS

Engine: V6 direct-injection engine in the rear

Displacement: 3597 ccm

Performance: 221 kW (300 PS) at 6600/min

Torque: 350 Nm at 2400/min

Drive: Rear-wheel-drive

Transmission: Six-speed direct-shift with Artega inverting stage (pat.appl.)

Acceleration 0 - 100 km/h: less than 5 sec

Speed: more than 270 km/h

[edit] References ^ Artega - Inspiration in Bewegung | Preliminary technical data

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