GTO Engineering has revealed the final production look and the name of its new sports car. Called the Squalo, which means shark in Italian, it pays tribute to the Ferrari 250 GTO while using modern hardware. Formerly known as ‘Project Moderna’, GTO’s new sports car decided to use Squalo instead due to the similarly named COVID-19 vaccine.
On paper, the new GTO Squalo looks like a
thrilling driving machine, with a sub-1,000 kg target weight, a quad-cam
naturally aspirated V12 engine, and a manual gearbox. The car will ride on
bespoke 18-inch alloy wheels shod in model-specific tires that are currently in
development.
The final drawings of the engine were also
released by GTO Engineering, which will employ several weight-saving engineering
upgrades and quite pleasing aesthetics. For instance, the company removed the
surround of the carbs to ensure you get to see the open trumpets every time the
bonnet is opened. Final specs, including the engine’s size, output figures, and
the target weight for the engine will be released next month.
GTO Engineering has already received
customer orders for the Squalo and will deliver the first examples to their
owners in 2023.
