Obscure V12 supercar you've never heard of went from 0-60 in 4.4 seconds
- The Mega Monte Carlo GTB was an obscure V12 French supercar
- The GTB had a 0-60MPH time of just 4.4 seconds
- It faded into obscurity at the end of the 1990s
Published on Apr 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM (UTC+4)
by Henry Kelsall
Last updated on Apr 09, 2025 at 3:43 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
An obscure V12 supercar from France with the Monte Carlo name you’ve never heard of could do 0-60MPH in just over four seconds.
France might not be the first country you think of when you think of high-performance supercars.
But the crazy Mega Monte Carlo GTB was proof that the European country could take on rivals like Ferrari and Lamborghini.
With big V12 power under the hood and a striking design, the Monte Garlo GTB deserves to have its story told.
DISCOVER OUR SUPERCAR AUCTION SITE – View live auctions on SBX Cars
The Monte Carlo GTB has a very confusing story to tell
The development of the Mega Monte Carlo GTB supercar was not a straightforward affair.
Its roots can be traced back to the Monte Carlo Automobile company that Italian racer Fulvio Ballabio set up in the late 1980s.
Early versions of the car were known as MCA Centenaire, named after the 100th anniversary of the Automobile Club of Monaco.
Swiss-Italian company Guglielmo Bellasi then assisted in developing composite parts for the Monte Carlo GTB.
Ballabio then approached Lamborghini to strike a deal to use their V12 engines in the new supercar.
MCA made just five examples of the Centenaire, before a Georgian businessman invested in the company in 1993.
As a result, the company name changed to Migrelia & Georgia, or MIG, and it created the M100 race car.
Then, after the company twice changed hands, Mercedes-Benz V12s were selected to power the supercar.
Mercedes engines would power the Mega GTB
These were 6.0-liter engines that produced 492HP and 420lLB-FT of torque.
The car was rear-wheel drive, and drivers controlled that power via a six-speed manual transmission.
Despite its obscurity, the Monte Carlo was quite advanced for the time.
The French supercar had a carbon fiber chassis, baked in an autoclave, which for the 1990s was extremely rare.
Only the British Jaguar XJR-15 also had a carbon fiber chassis.
The car was also light, weighing just 3,307lbs and using a front and rear double wishbone suspension.
Sadly, the Monte Carlo was never able to achieve the success it deserved.
After a five-year development period, the production version was shown off at the 1996 Geneva Motor Show.
Following that, however, the car slipped into obscurity, with production finishing sometime around 1999.
Today, only a handful exist, and the Monte Carlo GTB is one of the rarest supercars ever produced.
DISCOVER SBX CARS: The global premium car auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie
Henry is a content writer with nearly ten years experience, having written for various publications since 2017. Qualifying with a Sports Journalism degree from Staffordshire University, Henry loves all things automotive but has a particular soft spot for classic Japanese cars and anything Lancia. He also has a curious passion for steam locomotives.
