# Sleek Road-Ready Racecars
The Magnum MK5 Has All the Trappings of a Supercar Without the Price

By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2013-11-07 | Autos
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnum-mk5
References: [knstrct](http://knstrct.com/2013/11/06/the-track-warrior-magnums-mk5-supercar/) & [magnummk5](http://www.magnummk5.com/index.html)

The Magnum MK5 has recently been unveiled, describing itself as "the closest most people will get to experiencing a real racecar." Magnum vehicles have their roots in the 60s, when Jean-Pierre St-Jacques created the first formula race car and now this super light car is being brought to the streets.

The gorgeous Canadian supercar is street-legal and boasts incredible features like a power-to-weight ratio of 460 bhp per tonne and the agile handling ability of a racecar.

Although the car is luxurious, it is quite practical in several ways too. It features cargo compartments with ample space and as Bruno St-Jacques, the President and CTO of Magnum notes: "We built the MK5 to offer the speed and agility of a racecar combined with the stance and refinement of a supercar, without the high cost of either one.”