Italian design agency Italdesign Giugiaro has announced a new “Italdesign Automobili Speciali” brand, and its first ultra-limited series car to be premiered at Geneva Motor Show next month.
The first car from the brand is limited to just 5 units, and is intended for “collectors and visionary enthusiasts”. All 5 units will be built by the end of 2017. Developed around a modular chassis in carbon fibre and aluminium, the ‘special car’ boasts a naturally aspirated 5.2 litre V10 engine enabling 0-100 km/h acceleration in just 3.2 seconds, together with a top speed in excess of 330 km/h. The bodywork is entirely carbon fibre. The car measures 4847 mm in length, 1970 mm in width, and 1204 mm in height. Power and torque figures are yet to be revealed.
“The exterior is characterised by the two sides of the same medal,” said Filippo Perini, Head of Innovation Design. “Above the tornado line, outlines are distinctly softer and smoother in keeping with the Italian Gran Turismo tradition. The lower part is modelled from aerodynamics. To achieve the performances we had in mind, we had to dare beyond all limits from styling and even purely technical points of view. The outcome ensures extremely high impact without ever being design for design’s sake”. he added.
“The development of the one-off was based on the know-how achieved in the designing of hundreds of cars in our 49-years history – Italdesign Chief Technical Officer Antonio Casu, said. “To reach the timing target we applied the latest CAx and Simulation Technologies. Styling has been integrated since the very beginning with early engineering and production processes. All this allowed us to produce a state-of-the-art car in terms of performance and safety.”
“We put it our best skills into the production of the first car – Massimo Bovi, Head of PreSeries Center added – using some of the finest productions methods and engaging our high skilled workers. At the same time we engaged deeply in the latest technologies in electric and electronics. Therefore this first car is showcasing our expertise gained in our history. It is also an invitation to all of our clients to see us in our facility”.
Customers will be able to customize their cars to the utmost, thanks to finishing and performance packages.
“Important for us was to run this project based on our development and production process for Ultra Low Series Cars – Massimo Martinotti, Head of Project Management and Business Development, stated. With this and a precise milestone tracking we achieve an outstanding quality and a very short time to market. We think that we can set with this process as a benchmark that we are looking forward to repeating for all current or future OEM customers”.
The world premiere of the car signs also a collaboration between Italdesign and Geneva watchmaker Roger Dubuis to create an exclusive eight-piece, the brand’s iconic Excalibur Spider wristwatch.
The car will be built in Italy at the Italdesign factory in Moncalieri (Turin), and is expected to cost €1.5M ($1.6M) a piece.
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