Ramusa by CAMAL design
Turin-based CAMAL design center has revealed its latest project, the Ramusa all-wheel drive hybrid
hypercar.
The Ramusa (“lizard” in Piedmontese
dialect) has been envisioned as a performance vehicle with off-road
capabilities thanks to AWD and an increased ground clearance. It’s powered by a
3.5-liter V12 quad-turbo engine borrowed from the Bugatti EB110 from where the
vehicle has sourced the chassis and other components. It sends power to the
rear wheels through a 6-speed gearbox, while a central electric motor propels
the front axle to enable an AWD layout.
This hardware arrangement ensures a
combined output of more than 800 hp, but there’s no word just yet
about performances. The Ramusa has an overall length of 4,320 mm and its 2,020 mm wide. Despite the 250-mm ground
clearance, it remains relatively low at 1,300 mm and comes with
plastic body cladding and many exposed carbon body parts, including the wheel
arches.
It’s interesting that CAMAL used as
foundation a model that went out of production more than 20 years ago and
combined it with an entirely new and original design. Overall, the philosophy
behind this concept is similar to the Italdesign Giugiaro Parcour, a hybrid
between a supercar and an off-roader.
