German sports car maker to unveil two new offerings at Top Marques show
It might sound more like cough remedy than a German sports car maker, but Melkus is definitely into cars rather than pharmaceuticals and to prove the point it is bringing two new versions of its RS2000 coupe (first seen at the Frankfurt show in 2009) to the Top Marques show in Monaco this weekend.
The RS2000 GT and GTS both get a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine from a 'well-known German manufacturer' (if that doesn't mean Audi we'd be surprised) giving 296bhp in GT form and 345bhp in GTS form.
That's enough to propel the faster of the two to a top speed of 186mph and a 0-62mph sprint off 3.9secs (the GT does the same in 4.5secs.
Both the GT and GTS come with adjustable dampers and AP performance brakes. Meanwhile, Melkus makes substantial use of carbon-fibre for the front spoiler, rear wing, rear diffuser and side air intakes in order to help keep the kerb weight down to just 975kg.
If its priced anything like Wisemanns and those other two german superlight sportscars PH reported on, it will be mega pricey.
If its competitively priced, its a massive kick in the teeth to Noble, Lotus et al - another example of the Germans looking to beat us at our own game!
186mph of 345hp sounds a bit ambitious though.
