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Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar Vuhl 05Vuhl is Mexico's first supercar manufacturer. Brothers Iker and Guillermo Echevarría unveiled their first model, the Vuhl 05, in 2013 Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar Vuhl 05They officially started accepting orders for the Vuhl 05 in 2016. Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar Vuhl 05 Italian design agency Esiste was brought in to help create the finished shape. Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar Vuhl 05Iker lived in Italy for six months while establishing the final design. Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar Vuhl 05The tub holding everything together is Mexican, but around 50 per cent of the components are British. The engine, meanwhile, is American and various body panels come from Canada.
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Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar Vuhl 05The standard Vuhl 05 has 400bhp per tonne. Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar Vuhl 05RRGo for the Vuhl 05RR, revealed this year, and that increases to 600bhp per tonne, making it on a par with the Bugatti Veyron. Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar 05RRThe kerb weight of the Vuhl 05RR is 725kg, making it half the weight of a BMW M2. Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar 05RRNo automatic transmission here, instead the 05 and 05RR feature a six-speed manual.
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Photos: Behind the wheel of Mexico's first supercar 05RR"It will age well through time," said Iker. "We intend the Vuhl 05 and it successors to be renowned for their effective simplicity and aesthetics guided by a purity of function."