Hommell was a French Automobile manufacturer, started in 1990 by Michel Hommell, a former racing driver and the owner of Échappement, a French car magazine. The company is based in Lohéac, near Rennes, Brittany. A prototype of the kind of sports car he would like to be produced was shown at the 1990 Paris Salon, where it was well received, encouraging him to go ahead with a production version. This was shown at the 1994 Geneva Motor Show. The 2 seat sports coupe is powered by a mid-mounted 2.0lt Peugeot engine and 6 speed gearbox in a tubular steel chassis with all-round independent suspension.
In 1998, the Barquette, an open-top version was announced, and at the same time the Berlinette RS, as the original model was now called, had a more powerful Citroën engine fitted.
The brand has produced three models under the direction of Gilles Dupré:
In December 2003, the production was stopped for financial reasons.[citation needed]
In 2005, Chinese investors wanted to buy the plans for the Berlinetta Hommell to be produced near Shanghai for the local market, but no agreement was reached.[citation needed]
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^"Essais de la Hommell Barquette Echappement BVM6 2p". Essais.autoplus.fr. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
^"2000 Hommell Berlinette RS Images, Information and History". Conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
hommell, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2010, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hommell news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hommell was a French Automobile manufacturer started in 1990 by Michel Hommell a former racing driver and the owner of Echappement a French car magazine The company is based in Loheac near Rennes Brittany A prototype of the kind of sports car he would like to be produced was shown at the 1990 Paris Salon where it was well received encouraging him to go ahead with a production version This was shown at the 1994 Geneva Motor Show The 2 seat sports coupe is powered by a mid mounted 2 0lt Peugeot engine and 6 speed gearbox in a tubular steel chassis with all round independent suspension HommellIndustryAutomotiveFoundedLoheac Ille et Vilaine France 1990 FounderMichel HommellDefunct2003FateFinancial reasonsHeadquartersLoheac Ille et Vilaine FranceKey peopleGilles DupreProductsHommell Berlinette EchappementHommell BarquetteHommell Berlinette RS CoupeHommell Berlinette RS2WebsitePassion HommellLa BerlinetteIn 1998 the Barquette an open top version was announced and at the same time the Berlinette RS as the original model was now called had a more powerful Citroen engine fitted The brand has produced three models under the direction of Gilles Dupre In 1994 Berlinette Echappement 1 Engine 1998 cc in line 4 cylinder DOHC 16 valve Power 155 bhp 116 kW 157 PS 6500 rpm Torque 137 lb ft 186 N m 3500 rpm Weight 980 kg 2 161 lb Top Speed 138 mph 222 km h Barquette 2 Engine 1998 cc in line 4 cylinder DOHC 16 valve Power 155 bhp 116 kW 157 PS 6500 rpm Torque 145 lb ft 197 N m 5500 rpm Weight 940 kg 2 072 lb Top Speed 130 mph 210 km h In 1999 Berlinette RS coupe 3 Engine 1998 cc in line 4 cylinder DOHC 16 valve Power 167 bhp 125 kW 169 PS 6500 rpm Torque 147 lb ft 199 N m 5500 rpm Weight 950 kg 2 094 lb Top Speed 143 mph 230 km h In 2001 Berlinette RS2 4 Engine 1998 cc in line 4 cylinder DOHC 16 valve Power 195 bhp 145 kW 198 PS 6750 rpm Torque 159 lb ft 216 N m 5500 rpm Weight 950 kg 2 094 lb Top Speed 143 mph 230 km h In December 2003 the production was stopped for financial reasons citation needed In 2005 Chinese investors wanted to buy the plans for the Berlinetta Hommell to be produced near Shanghai for the local market but no agreement was reached citation needed References Edit Hommell Berlinette Echappement 155 PS Specs amp Perfs Zeperfs com Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2010 04 19 Essais de la Hommell Barquette Echappement BVM6 2p Essais autoplus fr 2009 12 30 Retrieved 2010 04 19 2000 Hommell Berlinette RS Images Information and History Conceptcarz com Retrieved 2010 04 19 HOMMELL BERLINETTE RS2 2000 2003 Automobile sportive com Retrieved 2010 04 19 External links EditMichel Hommell s Manoir de l Automobile nbsp This article about an automotive industry corporation or company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hommell amp oldid 1088097290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
