Montecarlo Rascasse

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Montecarlo Rascasse
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Manufacturer Monte Carlo Automobile
Production2013-[ when? ]
Body and chassis
Class Super car

The Montecarlo Rascasse (or just Rascasse) is a sports car manufactured By Monte Carlo Automobile.

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The Monte Carlo Rascasse has a 5.4-liter V-12 5500cc engine capable of producing 500  horsepower which was manufactured by BMW and featured in the Rolls Royce Silver Seraph. [1] The engine can run both gasoline and petroleum.

The Rascasse price is rumored to be about €500,000 (or US$655,000) and there are only 15 cars currently produced.[ when? ][ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Andrea Cittadini (28 September 2013), "Montecarlo Automobile Rascasse". Automoto.it. (in Italian)