{"id":1333,"date":"2005-06-14T04:09:21","date_gmt":"2005-06-14T04:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/14\/new-marcos-tso\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:47:25","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T13:47:25","slug":"new-marcos-tso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/14\/new-marcos-tso\/","title":{"rendered":"New Marcos TSO GT2 Coupe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/frontviewshot1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"156\" alt=\"Frontviewshot\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/frontviewshot.jpg\" width=\"250\"  \/><\/a> On June 13, Marcos released its new TSO GT2, at <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">London<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>\u2019s Canary wharf Autoexpo. This light sports car (1150kg) receives a GM 5.7 V8 engine delivering up to 475bhp. A dreadful power-to-weight ratio indeed! Thus, the new Marcos accelerates to 60mph in 4 seconds, to 100mph in 9 second and hits a top speed of 185mph, on track needless to say. Thanks to its 50\/50 weight ratio, Marcos claims it remains quite easy to drive. Besides, with its impressive torque, it can accelerate from 50 to 70mph in\u2026 2 seconds! <br \/>The customer can choose between two packages:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Sports Package, including the 475bhp V8, sports suspensions and racing brakes.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Tourer Package, with a softer suspension and comfort fittings.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">Prices start at \u00a349,995. This is not so costly for a car that can humiliate a <a href=\"http:\/\/pccians95.blogspot.com\/2005\/03\/feature-car-of-week-tvr-sagaris.html\">TVR Tuscan<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/fromhawksnest.blogspot.com\/2005\/05\/2005-porsche-rinspeed-carrera.html\">Porsche 911<\/a> or a Ferrari F430.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smgenglish.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/interiorshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"282\" alt=\"Interiorshot\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/interiorshot.jpg\" width=\"450\"  \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 13, Marcos released its new TSO GT2, at London\u2019s Canary wharf Autoexpo. This light sports car (1150kg) receives a GM 5.7 V8 engine delivering up to 475bhp. A dreadful power-to-weight ratio indeed! Thus, the new Marcos accelerates to 60mph in 4 seconds, to 100mph in 9 second and hits a top speed of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":353,"featured_media":1497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-models"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Marcos TSO GT2 Coupe - Petrol Head<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/14\/new-marcos-tso\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"New Marcos TSO GT2 Coupe - Petrol Head\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"On June 13, Marcos released its new TSO GT2, at London\u2019s Canary wharf Autoexpo. 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