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(Thread Starter) |  Los Angeles: Mastretta MXT hits SoCal like hot salsa, gets ready for North American sales  This yellow hottie from down Mexico way is the Mastretta MXT - you may remember it from the racially charged Top Gear kerfuffle earlier this year. Built on a bonded aluminum chassis very similar in concept to that of the Lotus Exige and Elise, it is a rare home-produced and conceived sports car from the heart of Latin America. Mastretta is located about a quarter-hour outside of Mexico City limits in Ocoyoacac. Currently on sale in Mexico and Europe, the edgy package is based on said British bonded alloy chassis with a carbon fiber floor panel and rear engine cradle. The body is all composite construction and the MXT hugs the earth on 17-inch Toyo tires. The MXT's current powertrain is a 2.0-liter turbocharged affair mounted transversely in back, good for 247 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 257 pound-feet of torque peaking at 3,950 rpm. Sourced from Ford, it's the formerly Mazda-engineered pre-EcoBoost unit that was used in hotter Focus and Fiesta units worldwide until recently. At just 2,100 pounds, the 0-60 time is quoted at 4.9 seconds. Click through to the jump to continue reading.Continue reading Mastretta MXT hits SoCal like hot salsa, gets ready for North American sales Mastretta MXT hits SoCal like hot salsa, gets ready for North American sales originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments More... |
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