Makes › Aixam › Mega Track · Specialist manufacturer · 1992–1999
Aixam
Mega Track
V12 off-road supercar
Photo: CarSpotter · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1992–1999
- Engine
- V12 (60 degrees), mid/rear longitudinal · 5,987 cc / 6.0 LFactory: 5,987 cc
- Power
- 291 kW / 395 PSFactory: 395 PS
- Top speed
- 250 km/hFactory: 250 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Mega Track was a large two-door coupe with off-road ability, built by the Mega division of the French microcar maker Aixam. Its combination of a Mercedes V12, 20-inch wheels and an adjustable ride height anticipated the later SUV-coupe idea, but at a very high price it sold in tiny numbers.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Aixam Mega Track (Wikipedia article: Mega Track)
Photo: CarSpotter · CC BY-SA 2.0
Aixam Mega Track (Wikipedia article: Mega Track)
Photo: CarSpotter · CC BY-SA 2.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Mega presented the Track in the early 1990s; Aixam dates its production to 1992-1999 and describes it as a grand-touring off-road coupe with a 395 hp Mercedes V12. The magazine account says Michelin made tyres specially for the 20-inch wheels, and that the ride height could be raised to give 34 cm of ground clearance.
The base price is given as the equivalent of about 300,000 euros, and the car is called a financial failure. The same article says only five or six were built, two of them still at the Aixam headquarters.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Mega Track.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz1 |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V12 (60 degrees), mid/rear longitudinal2 Registry reported |
| Displacement | 5,987 cc / 6.0 LFactory: 5,987 cc2 Registry reported |
| Bore | 89 mmFactory: 89 mm2 Registry reported |
| Stroke | 80.2 mmFactory: 80.2 mm2 Registry reported |
| Compression ratio | 10.0:12 Registry reported |
| Valvetrain | DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder2 Registry reported |
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic engine management2 Registry reported |
| Power | 291 kW / 395 PSFactory: 395 PS1French "cv" as stated by the manufacturer page; the data sheet says 395 chevaux at 5200 rpm. |
| Power at | 5,200 rpm2 Registry reported |
| Torque | 579 Nm / 59 kgmFactory: 59 kgm2 Registry reported |
| Torque at | 3,800 rpm2 Registry reported |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Automatic2 Registry reported |
|---|---|
| Gears | 42,3 Registry reported |
| Driven wheels | 4WD1,2 DisputedAixam and the data sheet say four-wheel drive; the motorline article says rear wheels only. |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Double wishbones2 Registry reported |
| Rear suspension | Double wishbones2 Registry reported |
| Brakes | Ventilated discs, 376 mm, front and rear, ABS2 Registry reported |
| Steering | Power-assisted rack and pinion2 Registry reported |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | 508 cmFactory: 508 cm2 Registry reported |
| Width | 225 cmFactory: 225 cm2 Registry reportedMotorline gives about 2.3 m. |
| Height | 140 cmFactory: 140 cm2 Registry reported |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 2,280 kgFactory: 2,280 kg2 Registry reportedMotorline: more than 2 tonnes. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 250 km/hFactory: 250 km/h2,3 Registry reportedElectronically limited per the data sheet. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | 110 LFactory: 110 L2 Independently researched |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Reference dimensions from the magazine and the data sheet: about 5.1 m long, 2.3 m wide and 1.4 m high, with 20-inch wheels (285/55 ZR20 front, 325/50 ZR20 rear), ventilated discs of 376 mm and a 6.0-litre Mercedes V12 in the middle-rear position.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
La fabuleuse histoire MEGA by Aixam Level A Aixam
- moteur V12 Mercedes
- moteur V12 Mercedes de 395 cv
- V12 Mercedes de 395 cv et de 4 roues motrices
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2
Fiche technique Mega Track Level C Autotitre
- V12 a 60 degres (Mercedes); Longitudinal central arriere
- Cylindree 5987 cc
- Alesage & Course 89.0 x 80.2 mm
- Compression 10.0
- 2 doubles arbres a cames en tete; 4 par cylindre
- Gestion integrale Bosch Motronic
- 395 chevaux a 5200 tr/min
- Couple 59.0 mkg a 3800 tr/min
- 59.0 mkg a 3800 tr/min
- Boite de vitesse Auto 4 rapports
- Auto 4 rapports
- Transmission: Integrale
- Suspensions Av: Triangles superposes
- Suspensions Ar: Triangles superposes
- Disques ventiles (376mm) ... ABS Serie
- Direction: Cremaillere, assistee
- Longueur 508 cm
- Largeur 225 cm
- Hauteur 140 cm
- Poids 2280 kg
- Vitesse max 250 (bridee) km/h
- Reservoir | 110 L
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3
Helden auf Rädern: Mega Track Level C motorline.cc · 2022-05-16
- Automatikgetriebe ... vier Gaenge
- Hoechstgeschwindigkeit von 250 km/h angab
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