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Name: Matra-Simca Bagheera U8 1973
Brand: Matra-Simca

In 1973, the sports car company Matra-Simca demonstrated with the Bagheera U8 that the pretty plastic sports car could also handle more power than the 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine was capable of delivering. The engineers assembled two four-cylinder engines together with all auxiliary units, resulting in a so-called U8 engine with a displacement of 2.6 liters and over 160 hp. This report describes the unusual development and why it was not successful.

Matra-Simca Bagheera U8 (1973) - front view with the custom-made nameplate

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Matra-Simca Bagheera U8 (1973) - zusätzliche Kühlöffnungen in den Flanken und spezielle Felgen (© Archiv Automobil Revue)

Matra-Simca Bagheera (1974) - Silhouette (© Archiv Automobil Revue)

Matra-Simca Bagheera U8 (1973) - der U8-Motor mit acht Zylindern und zwei verbundenen Kurbelwellen (© Archiv Automobil Revue)

Matra-Simca Bagheera U8 (1973) - Funktionsweise des Motors (Skizze) (© Archiv Automobil Revue)

Matra Simca Bagheera (1974) - Werbung aus dem Jahre 1974 - (Source: Archive)