Welcome back to the Wiesmann experience. After <a href="http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/09/10/road-test-wiesmann-roadster-mf5/">our road test</a> in the Summer of 2010 we were amazed and stunned by the sheer driving experience of the Roadster MF5 with its V10 engine and ecstatic sound track. A super sports car with the agility of a ballerina, and a retro-styled gecko with the ability to tell you clearly what driving fun means. It asked for more, a lot more than we initialed experienced. Wiesmann immediately entered the upper levels of our wish list.

So we went to Dulmen, Germany. The city where the German sports car manufacturer has its headquarters. The most remarkable thing about the production facility is the giant Gecko, the company logo of Wiesmann, that has become part of the building. The gecko, 110 meters long and 15 meters high, is completely made from wood and inside, you will find the showroom with space for at least twenty cars, a large amount of office space and the production line.

Our ride for the morning was the brand new Wiesmann GT MF5 Second Generation. Like its predecessor the GT MF5 features all the ingredients known to Wiesmann, but due to changes within supplier and technology partner BMW's model line-up, the Germans had to install a brand new power train. Wiesmann cars have always been based on BMW technology, like the engine and the gearbox. The first gen GT MF5 was powered by the E60 M5 V10 engine, but when this car went out of production Wiesmann had to come up with a plan. They decided, instead, to install a twin-scroll twin-turbocharged V8 engine in the front of the retro coupe. The same engine used in the X6 M and X5 M.

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