The Birth

In the early 2000s, while European brands dominated the exotic car market, a radical new contender emerged from the United States—the MT900. Designed and engineered by Rod Trenne, the MT900 was a bold vision: a street-legal supercar that borrowed directly from the racetrack. It wasn't about luxury or flash. It was about pure performance, extreme weight reduction, and obsessive engineering.

The Prototype: A Road Car with Racing DNA
The original MT900 prototype debuted in 2001 and stunned enthusiasts with its minimalist, performance-first design. Constructed with a carbon-fiber monocoque chassis and powered by a mid-mounted LS1 V8 engine sourced from the Corvette, the MT900 weighed just 2,400 pounds—several hundred pounds lighter than most supercars of the era.

This prototype wasn't a watered-down version of a race car. It was essentially a race car with license plates, designed to bring track performance to the street. With a 0–60 mph time of under 3.5 seconds and razor-sharp handling, it was ahead of its time in nearly every measurable way.

Early Street Versions and the Evolution
After the initial prototype, produced a handful of road cars—each one hand-built and highly bespoke. These early MT900s were rare, with production numbers rumored to be in the single digits, making them some of the most exclusive American supercars ever built.

The first models were dubbed MT900S, where "S" stood for street. These versions retained the car's ultra-lightweight ethos but introduced slightly more creature comforts, such as a finished interior, improved climate controls, and minor aerodynamic revisions. Despite these changes, the MT900S still felt like a thoroughbred—no power steering, no traction control, no nonsense. Just a raw, visceral driving experience.

In 2006, the MT900S set a record at Laguna Seca, outpacing cars from Ferrari and Porsche in independent testing, proving that this small American company had built something truly world-class.

Today, with the rebirth of the Trenne MT900, that same spirit lives on—modernized but true to its roots. A machine born on the racetrack, engineered for the street, and built for those who understand what a real driver's car should be.