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Re:A 17k sport car made in France on Monday July 08, 2019 @09:01AM (#20382326)
the design is 100% Korean, the first project was produced at the Ukrainian border for 4 months in factories rented to the Tagaz group, then the group closed and the project was forgotten until we bought back the rights
Re:A 17k sport car made in France on Monday July 08, 2019 @03:28AM (#20380633)
the link of your video was made by an amateur journalist who had a pre-series (11 490 € full options) this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTJ90CMqMDM shows the tests of one of our cars that came out of the production line 6 months ago, you can see the difference, and this difference is remarkable at this point, every 6 months around in function of the progress that we do
Re:A 17k sport car made in France on Monday July 08, 2019 @03:24AM (#20380610)
it was true 10 years ago, they are now among the top 5 most reliable in europe
Re:A 17k sport car made in France on Monday July 08, 2019 @03:22AM (#20380603)
To dispel all misunderstandings, NO, it is not a sports and obviously not a super car (130hp 1.2Turbo for 16 490 € ... obviously not :) - The goal of this car is to have a relatively inexpensive leisure vehicle with a "sporty" design (that we like or not) and feelings of "fun" driving (due in particular to the standard bucket seats, in the center low gravity, tubular black currant fairly rigid, the sound of the engine well present in the cabin, the weight / power ratio that remains correct for a car of 4.68m (1240kg) and the side "gross" and "without filter" which will delight some and will scare others. - So NO, it's not a sports, we do not even communicate on the 0/100 so it's the opposite of what we wanted to do. - Yes the road behavior is excellent (proportionately kept and useless comparison with sports). - The car on loan for this test was just coming out of the assembly line (we are in constant flow) and we asked the testers not to force too hard on the engine. - Yes it is about finishes constantly being improved and no it is not a luxury car, far from it (it's a car made by hand in the 78, the only robot there is at home is the coffee machine). - We are an SME with all that implies and compare us to major manufacturers, their unlimited means, their finish, their equipment, would not necessarily be wise. (same for comparisons with cars of big brands in occasion)
Re:A 17k sport car made in France on Monday July 08, 2019 @03:21AM (#20380592)
We started by selling the "pre-series" (something that is not done at major manufacturers who destroy the pre-series normally.

We started selling the first at 8500 € and the price to evolve at the same time as the progress on the car (car assembled 100% by hand)

Re:A 17k sport car made in France on Monday July 08, 2019 @03:19AM (#20380578)
We have not yet introduced the new models, they are currently in development and should come out one by one from the end of 2020, there are two SUVs, a sedan (and its wagon version) and a small electric city car.
Re:A 17k sport car made in France on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:50AM (#20363447)
the project (a Korean / German / Russian project, which had never been able to afford its potential) was bought by his son (who grew up in France) to serve as a "starter pack" and later develop a range completely new
Re:A 17k sport car made in France on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:19AM (#20363155)
Hello everyone, A customer sent us this link, I see a lot of questions and sometimes misunderstanding too :)

Have a look on our faceBook page instagram, you will see more things

To quickly summarize our young company:

MPM Motors is a young French car manufacturer founded in 2015 in the 78. The goal is simple, to offer vehicles with a sporty look for a reasonable budget, to a public who often remains dreamy in front of cars inaccessible to the common people.

The PS160 and its evolution ERELIS are the first models of a range of vehicles developed by MPM MOTORS. We manually assemble our vehicles in our factory in Saint Quentin en Yvelines (near Paris). Thus creating a hundred jobs in the region since 2016.

The combination of space frame and composite body, inspired by motorsport, allows us a unique design for a production car, providing exceptional handling and sports sensations for a limited cost.

= To dispel all misunderstandings, NO, it is not a sports and obviously not a super car (130hp 1.2Turbo for 16 490 € ... obviously not :) - The goal of this car is to have a relatively inexpensive leisure vehicle with a "sporty" design (that we like or not) and feelings of "fun" driving (due in particular to the standard bucket seats, in the center low gravity, tubular black currant fairly rigid, the sound of the engine well present in the cabin, the weight / power ratio that remains correct for a car of 4.68m (1240kg) and the side "gross" and "without filter" which will delight some and will scare others. - So NO, it's not a sports, we do not even communicate on the 0/100 so it's the opposite of what we wanted to do. - Yes the road behavior is excellent (proportionately kept and useless comparison with sports). - The car on loan for this test was just coming out of the assembly line (we are in constant flow) and we asked the testers not to force too hard on the engine. - Yes it is about finishes constantly being improved and no it is not a luxury car, far from it (it's a car made by hand in the 78, the only robot there is at home is the coffee machine). - We are an SME with all that implies and compare us to major manufacturers, their unlimited means, their finish, their equipment, would not necessarily be wise. (same for comparisons with cars of big brands in occasion) - We remain at your disposal to answer all your questions without language as usual.

(sorry for my aproximative english :))

Guillaume de Berry MPM Motors France