In case you weren’t lucky enough to be at the Shanghai motor show yesterday, you will have missed the unveiling of famed Italian coachbuilder Bertone’s latest supercar project, the Mantide. But never fear, a video detailing the production stages of the unusually-proportioned coupe has been released.
Based on the Corvette ZR1, the Mantide gets a lightweight carbon fibre body to help shave 100kgs off the 'Vette's kerb weight and increase the car’s already potent performance.
Bertone says the car takes its inspiration from the aerospace industry and the F1 field, and claims to have produced a car with 30 per cent more downforce than the ZR1 and a lower drag coefficient of 0.298.
The Mantide won’t make production. Instead the company will use the car to showcase the company’s design skills, and will send it on a world tour where it will no doubt feature at every motor show for the foreseeable future.
Watch the video below to see the full production process of this exclusive concept.