The Geneva Motor Show wouldn’t be the Geneva Motor
Show if it didn’t have some new European automaker promising the world with a
new hypercar. And this year it’ll be Corbellati’s turn.
Corbellati. And no, we haven’t
heard of them, either. But they’re shooting for the moon. Building upon a
decades-old fine art and jewelry business, the family is now preparing to
unveil the Corbellati Missile.
The design is highly evocative of classic
mid-engined Italian sports cars like the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale and Ferrari 330
P4, with a low-slung and rounded form. But its spec sheet is the stuff of pure
fantasy.
The parameters boast of a 9.0-liter twin-turbo V8,
with an aluminum-alloy block, four valves per cylinder, a four overhead
camshafts. It targets an output of 1,800 horsepower – all of it channeled to
the rear wheels through a six-speed transaxle and thankfully a limited slip
differential.
With that much power in a carbon-fiber chassis and
carbon-fiber bodywork, Corbellati wants the Missile to exceed 500 kilometers
per hour – or more than 310 miles per hour. An adaptive suspension and
carbon-ceramic brakes aim to keep it all in check.
That speed would be significantly faster than the
Hennessey Venom GT and Koenigsegg Agera RS – cars that have been clocked at
over 270 mph. Will Corbellati prove up to the task? We have our doubts, but
finding out won’t be a simple matter.
