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PGO Automobiles is noted for being a French automaker that specializes on small production cars that are designed to accommodate our longing for the cars of the past while also boasting of modern-day performance specs. Continuing in their trend of old-school meets new age, PGO decided to release a special edition model of one of it’s most popular models, the Cévennes.

PGO Cévennes Designed to be a modern sports car with a design that harkens, with neo-retro style, two-seater roadster with centrally mounted engine, PGO Cévennes offers a unique styling that combines traditional style with modern style and sporty. Choosing the 2011 PGO Sport Cars Cevennes Ultimate Black is affirming the desire for a classic car with resolutely dynamic aesthetics.

Called the Ultimate Black, the neo-retro two-seater sports car offers plenty of endearing traits to itself that makes it a very attractive car for young and old people alike. PGO decided to make the car look as fashionably sport as it can be by offering plenty of options and accessories so that customers can pretty much build the look of their car depending on their tastes and preferences.

Taking the wheel of 2011 PGO Sport Cars Cevennes Ultimate Black is an invitation to drive with complete freedom and safety. With 2011 PGO Sport Cars Cevennes Ultimate Black you can enjoy the interior where traditional instrumentation combined with full grain leather and paint varnish, creating an atmosphere to the “image” of the owners who will choose the color of the graph of many colors.

The 2011 PGO Sport Cars Cevennes Ultimate Black is powered by a normally aspirated four-cylinder 2-liter engine that is mounted at the back and puts out 138 hp at 6,000 rpm and 144 lb / ft of torque at 3000 rpm mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. Power is sent via a five-speed manual gearbox to the back wheels, but a four-speed auto-shifter is also available as an optional extra.

“Incited by its mechanical architecture, its lightness and its suggestive line, you will discover the handling precision of an authentic roadster. Taking the wheel of a Cévennes is an invitation to drive with complete freedom and safety. The sensations you will feel also come from this harmonious distribution between reconstructed past and assumed modernity. The position close to the road preserves every element of a pleasure that was thought to be no longer attainable,” PGO says.

The body is made up of composite molded bodyshell, while the suspension is a Mc Pherson system. Unlike the original Porsche 356, the 2011 PGO Sport Cars Cevennes Ultimate Black has four ventilated disks, which are hidden behind 17-inch black alloys, wrapped in 205/40 ZR 17 performance tires.

PGO Cévennes - Technical Specifications :

    * Engine

          o Position: transverse mid engine

          o Number of cylinders: 4 aligned

          o Cubic capacity: 1997 cm3

          o Bore x stroke: 85 x 88 mm

          o Number of valves: 16 (twin overhead camshaft)

          o Maximum power: 103 kW (140 PS; 138 hp) @ 6000 rpm

          o Maximum torque: 195 Nm @ 3000 rpm

          o Compression level: 10.8:1

    * Transmission

          o Gear box: manual, 5 speed + reverse (automatic gear box 4 speed in option)

    * Frame and body

          o Frame: multi-tubular and crash test structure

          o Body: composite moulded bodyshell

          o Suspension: Mc Pherson system

          o Brakes: 4 ventilated discs

          o Wheels: 7x17 alloy wheels

          o Tyres size: 205/40 ZR 17

          o Steering: assisted rack-and-pinion

          o Turning circle between kerbs: 9,40 m

    * Weight and dimensions

          o Kerb weight: 980 kg

          o Fuel tank capacity: 42 litres

          o Trunk capacity: 110 dm3

          o Length: 3700 mm

          o Width: 1735 mm

          o Height: 1320 mm

          o Wheelbase: 2261 mm

          o Front / rear track: 1440 mm / 1430 mm

    * Performance and consumption

          o Maximum speed on track: 215 km/h

          o Acceleration 0-100 km/h: less than 7 s

    * Fuel consumption (According to EEC directive 80/1268 modified 004/100/CE)

          o Manual gear box

                + Urban: 11.0 l/100km

                + Extra urban: 6.5 l/100km

                + Combined cycle: 8.2 l/100km

          o Automatic gear box

                + Urban: 11.5 l/100km

                + Extra urban: 6.6 l/100km

                + Combined cycle: 8.4 l/100km

    * CO2 emission (according to EEC directive 80/1268 modified 2004/3/CE)

          o Manual gear box: 185 g/km

          o Automatic gear box: 199 g/km