Gillet
Sign in to saveGillet is a Belgian automobile manufacturer, started in 1992 by former racing driver Tony Gillet. The company produces the Vertigo sports coupé, an ultra-lightweight (990 kg) 'bespoke' and hand-built sportscar. The slogan of the company is "Supercar and work of art Pure Pleasure!". The first Vertigo was powered by a Ford Cosworth 2.0-litre 4-in-line, later evolutions are powered by more powerful engines: the 3.0-litre Alfa Romeo V6 engine and the 4.2-litre Ferrari/Maserati V8 in the Vertigo .5.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Gillet
- Company.logo
- Logo Gillet.png
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.foundation
- 1992
- Company.location
- Rue Saucin 84, 5032 Gembloux, Belgium
- Company.key_people
- Tony Gillet
- Company.industry
- Automotive
- Company.products
- Hand-built cars
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8 sectionsContents
- Company background and design of the Vertigo
- Racing
- Models
- Vertigo / Vertigo Mk 1 (1991–1997)
- Vertigo Streiff (2002–2007)
- Vertigo 5 / Vertigo.5 Spirit (2009–)
- References
- External links
Gillet is a Belgian automobile manufacturer, started in 1992 by former racing driver Tony Gillet. The company produces the Vertigo sports coupé, an ultra-lightweight (990 kg) 'bespoke' and hand-built sportscar. The slogan of the company is "Supercar and work of art Pure Pleasure!". The first Vertigo was powered by a Ford Cosworth 2.0-litre 4-in-line, later evolutions are powered by more powerful engines: the 3.0-litre Alfa Romeo V6 engine and the 4.2-litre Ferrari/Maserati V8 in the Vertigo .5.
==Company background and design of the Vertigo== right|thumb|1994 Gillet Vertigo Mk 1 thumb|right|2013 Vertigo .5 Spirit with the 4.2-litre Ferrari/Maserati V8