The Matra 530 is a French sports car created and built by Matra. It was in production from 1967 to 1973. It was Matra's first 'true' sports car. It was named after Matra's R.530 missile. It was designed by former Simca designer Philippe Guédon. It used a steel platform chassis with perforations for lightness. It used a 1699 cc Ford Taunus V4 engine and transaxle. It featured a targa top roof.
The Matra Djet is the world's first rear mid-engined production road car. It began as the René Bonnet Djet in June 1962. It used a 1,108 cc Renault 8 engine mounted mid-ship. Its fiberglass body was bonded to a steel chassis. Production ran from 1962 to 1967 across both makers. Total units: 1,689.
The Matra Murena is a mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive hatchback sports car produced from 1980 to 1983. It inherited the Bagheera's layout but introduced a new galvanised steel chassis—the first production car to do so—and used fibreglass-epoxy for its twelve major body panels. It featured three separate seats in one row and a 5-speed manual transaxle. Total production was 10,680 units.