Wiesmann GT MF5 news - Wies guy, eh? - 2008

This is the Wiesmann GT MF5. We presume 'MF' refers to something rather naughty because this car offers insane performance. How does 0-60mph in around 3.9seconds and 193mph flat-out grab you?

The MF5 is the latest Wiesmann - a German-made sports car with Austin Healey-esque styling and BMW engines. Following on from the six-cylinder M3-powered MF3, the MF5 has a whacking-great BMW V10 from the M5 under the bonnet.

Wiesmann has wiesely (sorry) resisted the urge to tune this motor, meaning 507bhp and 383lb/ft of torque. In a car weighing just 1,380kg, no wonder the acceleration is of the eyeball-spinning variety...

Underneath, the Wiesmann's is pretty high-tech. There's an aluminium monocoque chassis, proper energy absorbing crumple zones and ABS and DSC. The M5's seven-speed fancy-pants paddle-shift gearbox is standard.

How much for all this long-bonnet lunacy? Around £150,000.