Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera revealed that it will be building a special car to celebrate its 95th anniversary. Although much is still unknown, the company has now revealed that its name will be the Arese RH95. The moniker carries some meaning in the Italian automaking world. Arese is a commune in the North of the country near Milan. The area became the location of Alfa Romeo‘s biggest plant in 1965. Although the plant closed in 2005, it remains the home of the brand’s museum, the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo.
Since Touring is a coachbuilder, the question of what car its upcoming Arese RH95 will be based on is one of great interest. The name would seem to suggest that it will be based on an Alfa Romeo. The one other piece of information we have is that the engine will be in the middle. That leaves only the 4C, which would be a little odd, since the 4C kicked the bucket last year. However, that didn’t stop Abarth from releasing a car based on it just a few days ago.
It was, however, limited to just one example, so it may not necessarily mean that there are a lot of 4Cs lying around to receive coachwork from Touring. No matter what the Arese RH95 is based on, Touring promises that it will share the “elegant flow and balance of proportions” of the rest of its line.
Touring has been around since 1926. Founded by Felice Bianchi Anderloni and Gaetano Ponzoni, it came to prominence in the mid-century as a result of its elegant designs. More recently, it was responsible for things like 2012’s Disco Volante and the Aero 3, which it currently produces and is based on a Ferrari F12.
Along with the name, Touring released a picture of a body panel that appears to be the engine cover. The company said previously that the car would be fully unveiled in June and showed around the world at events like the Quail, The Bridge, Salon Prive, and the Zoute GP.
