Michel Gitano - The Philippines' First Ever Hybrid Sports Car

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hey fellas,

this is about to be the philippines' first even entry to the SEMA show as a fully in-house designed car. hope you like it!





more pics and info here: http://pinoypetrolheads.blogspot.com/

[Jand3rson]

Looks like a TVR crossed with an Aston Martin. I see some Ferrari styling in there, too. Meh.

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my thoughts were actually maserati up front, datsun 240Z sillhouette, and a TVR rear. :)

though the most important thing for me is that it's the first time a filipino-made car has even attempted to be something that can be exported. and just for that, i'm really excited

on the other hand, some constructive criticism always helps, so any comments that any of the community may have, i'd love to hear.

(note: i'm not part of the company that built the car. i did, however, supply the custom glass panels for the build, so obviously i'm biased. but nonetheless, i am looking forward to better and better cars to come out of the philippines)

[Killacortes]

Pinoy pride!!

[James Crivellone]

I think it is fantastic how the Philippines is designing a car. They certainly have some car enthusiasts over there, hell look at the damn Jeepneys and modded corollas running around!

I attended the 2007 Philippine International Auto Show (first one in fact) TONS of people were there, quite the showing!

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Killacortes: yeah baby!

James Crivellone: the car culture has grown in leaps and bounds since then. hopefully we can catch up to the US even more!

A few more pics of the Gitano here:
More Pics of the Gitano

[MikeDE]

Nice...s52 swap would be cooler though.

[shiftbmw]

my thoughts were actually maserati up front, datsun 240Z sillhouette, and a TVR rear. :)

First thing I saw was Datsun 240z.

[masayahin]

hey fellas,

this is about to be the philippines' first even entry to the SEMA show as a fully in-house designed car. hope you like it!





more pics and info here: http://pinoypetrolheads.blogspot.com/

Amazing.... I like what you did there :up:

once available, can you please upload some hi-res video/pic of the car and more details on everything.

Mabuhay ang Pinoy!

[Kershaw]

looks beast!

[IminDiegoTriick]

Looks pretty cool! can it perform? Just curious..

More power to you guys!

[Cletonius]

Looks awesome, would gladly drive that.

[SimplyDope]

Looks sweet!

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MikeDE: a lot of guys have been saying that they'd be more interested if it just had a V8 gas engine! i think the hybrid thing is commendable, but i might go for the normal petrol engine, myself :)

masayahin: thanks bro! i didn't really do much - just do glass. the guys at michel motorsport did the hard work

IminDiegoTriick: i honestly don't know. the prototype's powerplant is still untested, but the engine tech is american, and the car is headed for US soil as we speak. hopefully by the time SEMA rolls around, the car will show signs of life!

[sweet6e30]

Looks pretty cool! can it perform? Just curious..

we'll soon see when the stig gets in this thing,.....some say....




yep, a mix between mazerati,austin martin Db series, and 240z, with a spec of tvr.


in fact i would love to see a retro upgraded version of the 240z much like gm and dodge did with their classics