The Mega Monte Carlo #BlogPost

Many of you may be familiar with the fairly outrageous Mega Track. A 394-horsepower V12 powered, all wheel drive supercar which had the capability to drive over almost anything thanks to its 13’’ ground clearance. What you may not be familiar with though is the car that came after; the Mega Monte Carlo.

The Monte Carlo first appeared in 1996, around the same time as the Ferrari F50 and the Lamborghini Diablo SV. The aim for the Monte Carlo was for it to be able to compete with the large supercar brands at the time, meaning that timing couldn’t have been better. It featured the exact same engine as the Track; a Mercedes S600 derived 6.0 V12, producing around 495 bhp (100 more than you would get in the Track). This helped the car reach 60mph in around 4 seconds and continue going up to the 190mph mark.

It had all the right characteristics for an all-round fast supercar; rear while drive, a large engine situated in the centre and a complete carbon fibre body and tub. Weighing in at around 1500 kg, the car was around a quarter of a tonne heavier than an F50 but 100 kg lighter than a Diablo.

It’s unclear as to how many Monte Carlos were produced, but I’m going to take a guess at four (which includes the GT1 version).

The Monte Carlo GT1

There was only ever 1 race-ready Monte Carlo built, which is just as well as its racing career was short lived. It debuted during the 1998 Le Mans, and was supposed to race the following year in GT1 class, but never did for reasons which aren’t actually known. The GT1 was supposedly fitted with the same engine from a 1997 CLK GTR and produced somewhere in the region of 600 bhp. Apart from this there is almost no more information on the Monte Carlo GT1, which is a shame really as it looks amazing and one assumes it wasn’t too sluggish either.

What went wrong?

By the looks of things, the Monte Carlo was just overshadowed by other supercars available at the time; its performance wasn’t as impressive as people would have hoped and its looks were debated. Before 1999 Mega scrapped the whole supercar idea and went back to making small city cars and vans; one of which you can see above.