Italian design
house Umberto Palermo Design and their brand, Mole Automobile, have dropped a
selection of teaser images showing a new concept that will premiere at next
month’s Geneva Motor Show.
The company offers
a selection of upgrade packages for various production vehicles, including the
Tesla Model S. However, based on the teasers released of its new model, we seem
to be looking at a bespoke vehicle dubbed the Mole Contruzione Artigianale
Almas.
Images of the new
Mole Automobile depict a sleek two-seater painted in a bright shade of red. At
the front, the car includes a large grille with a huge chrome emblem or logo in
the center. On either side of the grille are small air intakes and just above
them sit intriguing LED headlights. Spin around to the side of the sports car
and there’s angular windows, large sports wheels, and thick B-pillars.
The rear of the new
sports car incorporates a sleek engine cover, taillights somewhat similar in
shape to those of the Lexus LC, quad tailpipes, and a prominent diffuser. Few
details about the vehicle are known other than what is shown in these teasers.
However, a look around at various Italian publications indicates that the car’s
chassis is made entirely from carbon fiber and that powering the concept is
some form of hydrogen system.
A look at the
hashtags used in the Facebook description for the vehicle includes one that
says #oneoff, suggesting that the design house won’t put the vehicle into
limited production, no matter how popular it may prove. There’s also a #tesla
in there but we’re not reading too much into that.
