Exclusive design, manual assembly, the German tradition — all this does not prevent bankruptcy. At least the company Wiesmann, known for its «stick» sports car.
Take at least one of the final development — Wiesmann MF5. Roadster, capable to overcome the first hundred in 3.9 seconds. FRP panels, aluminum monocoque. Under the hood — V-shaped «eight», and neither is any, and the most that neither is a BMW, 555 hp and 680 Nm.
But do not put on stream, it has a high cost. Hence, the ignominious finale.
However, recently expressed interest in the Wiesmann Rokhin Berry — Managing Director of software development Contec Global. The deal is nearing completion, a number of key documents have been signed, according to them the British investor of Indian origin — and the owner of the brand and the factory in Dülmen. Since insider sources say that the deal cost Berry is not less than 5–7 million euros, the desire of the new owner in the next year to resume production of sports cars is quite understandable.
Moreover, the process — optimization of the production and development of a new model (although it is possible that the return to MF4, presented in Geneva in 2013) — will proceed in parallel and lead to the same goal: increasing sales of sports cars at the expense not only of their exclusivity and availability, defined price barrier of 100 thousand euros (one and a half times cheaper than what it was). It is a top priority. The task of the second stage — withdrawal of right-hand drive models Wiesmann to the Indian market.
