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20 Italian Sports Cars With American V8 Engines

14. Qvale Mangusta

The late ‘90s brought Qvale as a new player on the international sports car scene. The project started as a De Tomaso concept. However, it continued as a Qvale since De Tomaso went out of business. Under the sleek and modern design, there were quite a few Ford Mustang parts, including a 4.6-liter V8 engine and dashboard.

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Photo Credit: Car Domain

But the most interesting feature of this car was the roof. Each Mangusta was also a coupe, Targa and a convertible thanks to an interesting retractable hardtop system that allowed several positions. Unfortunately, the car wasn’t so well received, so they discontinued it in 2002 after producing just 284 of them.

Written by
Vukasin Herbez
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