Venturi 400 GT
You’re excused if you don’t know about Venturi, a small French car company that was active in the ’90s. Using components from other car companies and producing its bodies and chassis, Venturi created several beautiful, fast cars. They left their mark in the history of obscure supercars with their magnificent 400 GT model from the mid-’90s. Visually similar to the Ferrari F40, the Venturi 400 GT also used a twin-turbocharged engine. But in the Venturi’s case, it was a 3.0-liter Peugeot V6 enhanced to produce 400 horsepower in street trim (via Car and Driver).
In racing trim, it was capable of over 600 hp. With all that firepower, the 400 GT could accelerate to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds and top out at over 180 mph. It was faster than Porsches or Ferraris of the day. Venturi participated in many races, including Le Mans. It even had its racing series where wealthy amateurs could race their Venturis in match races. Unfortunately, the cruel financial reality caught up with Venturi’s big ambitions. The company was closed, first in 1997 and then again in 2000. Venturi withdrew from racing before that and managed to produce less than 100 examples of the fantastic 400 GT, which has since been lost in corridors of time.