Wild V12 Bizzarrini Giotto supercar coming
Reborn Italian marque aims at Pagani with striking Giugiaro-designed, Lamborghini-powered hypercarA famous Italian car brand from the 1960s, Bizzarrini, is preparing to launch a wild new Lamborghini V12 hypercar – the 2024 Bizzarrini Giotto – later this year that will pay tribute to the brand’s founder.
Giotto Bizzarrini was the legendary engineer and test driver who helped create not only the Ferrari 250 GTO but also the original Lamborghini V12 engine.
Said to have been inspired by the 1964 Bizzarrini 5300GT, the all-new Bizzarrini Giotto is, fittingly, once again styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro, who helped design the original when he worked for Bertone.
Claimed to look both “recognisably Bizzarrini” and “totally relevant for an entirely new era”, the new hypercar features a sculpted full carbon-fibre body, a pair of narrow LED headlights, a wraparound ‘visor’ windscreen and an F1-inspired aero-blade front-end.
Along its flanks there’s a huge triangular intake that feeds cold air directly to the V12, while at the rear there looks to be an aerodynamically-optimised teardrop shape.
Bizzarrini has not released any more information, but the new Giotto is widely believed to be powered by a naturally-aspirated V12 based on the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ’s 6.5-litre that produces 566kW and 720Nm without modifications.
Instead of the big Lambo’s primitive single-clutch automated manual, the Giotto comes with a more sophisticated eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Said to comply with the latest standards, there’s no word on whether Bizzarrini has adapted the V12 for electrification to lower its emissions.
In charge of the Giotto’s development is industry veteran Chris Porritt, who has worked for Aston Martin, Tesla and, most recently, Rimac.
“We have a very clear vision for the Giotto, defined ultimately by how it makes a driver feel,” said Porritt, adding that he and his team had chosen not to focus on setting a lap record at the Nurburgring or aim for a record-breaking top speed.
“[We are] choosing not to chase acceleration times or lap records, but to develop a car that appeals to those experienced drivers seeking purity, authenticity and rarity. This is vocal and emotive, it’s mechanical and it’s tactile.”
Following its full reveal later this year, Bizzarrini has confirmed it will begin testing the Giotto in 2024 but has not provided dates for production.
Primed to be a natural rival for the incoming Pagani Utopia, the Bizzarrini Giotto is expected to be priced above $2.5 million ($A3.6m).
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