Italdesign is celebrating its 50th anniversary in
style as the company will use the Geneva Motor Show to unveil the Zerouno
roadster. Based on the Zerouno coupe, the roadster has a familiar design but
features an open cockpit and two buttresses which reside behind the driver and
front passenger.
Little is known about the car but it will follow in
the footsteps of the coupe which featured a carbon fiber and aluminum chassis
as well as carbon fiber bodywork. The model was also outfitted with 20-inch
aluminum wheels which were backed by a carbon-ceramic braking system with eight
piston calipers up front.
Power was provided by a naturally aspirated
5.2-liter V10 engine that developed 610 PS and 560 Nm of
torque. It was connected to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and an
all-wheel drive system which enabled the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 3.2 seconds before hitting a top speed of 330 km/h.
In a statement, Italdesign CEO Jörg Astalosch said
the company “has always stood out for its ability to dare, to be ahead of its
time and anticipate the industry’s needs, working daily to raise the bar of
quality standards.”
Astalosch also hinted at the next 50 years by saying
“The automotive world, or more generally the world of mobility, is changing
rapidly.” He went on to say the company is evolving and has started “new
initiatives dedicated to future mobility in addition to the services that we
have always offered – styling, engineering, testing, validation, pre-series
construction and, more recently, the construction of ultra-limited series
vehicles under the Automobili Speciali brand.”
