Katana
After the Genesis and Nemesis presented at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, Espera Montbéliard students set about designing and building two other prototypes in record time: the Katana and the Mulsanne.
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The Katana is a small
two-seater sports car built in record time (two months) by
students at Espera Montbéliard. The Katana is powered by a
1.6 l V-tec four-cylinder engine from a Honda Civic,
developing 160 hp. The chassis is of course Dual Frame. The
rear section can be detached and removed for easy
maintenance.
The front right-hand rim was damaged just before the presentation at the Paris Motor Show. The Team Dynamic team rebuilt one as a matter of urgency, in order to be on time for the show.
The Katana was sold at the beginning of summer 2011 and was located in the Paris region, where the current owner bought it in 2019 with the aim of homologating it. Unfortunately without success. It is now near Reims, France.
The front right-hand rim was damaged just before the presentation at the Paris Motor Show. The Team Dynamic team rebuilt one as a matter of urgency, in order to be on time for the show.
The Katana was sold at the beginning of summer 2011 and was located in the Paris region, where the current owner bought it in 2019 with the aim of homologating it. Unfortunately without success. It is now near Reims, France.
Partnership with Orange
Orange has teamed up with Espera Montbéliard to design the Katana's dashboard to integrate a smartphone and a Parrot RK 8200 Bluetooth hands-free car radio. Today, it may seem trivial, but in 2008, few cars could connect to a smartphone.
- Honda Civic four-cylinder engine
- Displacement 1600 cm3
- 160 horsepower
- Transverse rear mid-engine position
- Manual transmission
- Dual Frame chassis
- Rear-wheel drive
In brief
1- Honda Civic 160 hp engine
3- Dual frame chassis
3- Partnership with Orange for multimedia