Let’s face it. Gone are the times when hybrids are thought-about uncool. Right now, you’ve received hybrid tech in all the things from grand-prix race vehicles to a few of the quickest supercars and hypercars on this planet. However for a rebellious few on the market, who had been by no means onboard with the concept of including complexity and felt that a lot (not all) of the supercar trade had misplaced the plot someplace, Italy’s motor valley has as soon as once more delivered one thing with nothing however the fundamentals. No electrification right here: a mid-engine V12, guide transmission, and rear wheel drive.
Meet the Giamaro Katla. Conceived by a father-son duo: Giacomo and Pierfrancesco Commendatore, in Modena, Italy’s newest supercar actually is the stuff of desires within the fashionable age. You’ve received all of the hallmarks of an Italian unique: timeless low-slung mid-ship type, gull-wing doorways, modern LED DRLs, aero parts like a large diffuser and deployable rear wing, that doubles as an air brake. Mix that with an aviation-inspired cockpit, that includes carbon-fiber, milled aluminium, and digital shows, and you’ve got a complete package deal.
However by far, the showstopper of the Giamaro Katla is what’s underneath the pores and skin. An all-aluminium 7.0-liter V12 with a 120-degree Sizzling-Vee structure that sounds the half and homes 4 turbochargers between the banks. Developed in-house, it options gear-driven cams and dry sump lubrication. Every turbo feeds three cylinders, which ought to present blistering throttle response. Whole energy output: 2,127 horsepower and 1,481 pound-feet of torque, all of that are despatched to the rear wheels by means of a 7-speed guide transmission.
However relying on which one of many three keys you have got within the ignition, the facility output ranges from 800 horsepower, 1647 horsepower, or the full-sen 2,127 horsepower. The chassis is a featherweight carbon-fiber monocoque with the automobile’s complete curb weight at simply shy of three,200 kilos, and a 42:52 weight distribution.
In a Motor1 unique, founder Giacomo Commendatore mentioned, “We tried to offer our automobile a particular id, and create a deep connection between driver and machine.” Son Pierfrancesco, added. “Emotion is the important thing to all of it.”
Giamaro Automobili has a few of the most influential personalities from the Italian supercar scene engaged on the Giamaro Katla undertaking. Loris Bicocchi, an engineer who has beforehand labored on world-famous fashions just like the Countach, Diablo, the Zonda, and Veyron, is enjoying a key function in all the things from fine-tuning the Katla’s double-wishbone CNC-milled suspension to testing the prototype with the elective 11-speed dual-clutch transmission.
In an period of hybridization and electrification, the Katla is one of many few outliers to defy electrification. No phrase on pricing but, however given the rising urge for food amongst lovers and collectors for analog guide V12 exotics, a market with sufficient demand actually exists. The boutique automaker plans to construct 30 items per 12 months at its upcoming facility in Astel Franco Emilia. The Katla shall be adopted up by a high-riding two-door mannequin dubbed the Albor.
Supply: Giamaro Automobili
