Legendary Italian coachbuilder Bertone was responsible for shaping many of the world’s most famous supercars for other people, and now it’s finally built one of its own to celebrate its rebirth and 110th anniversary. Called the GB110, the mid-engined two-seater features styling cues that pay homage to Bertone’s past masters like the Alfa BAT cars of the 1950s, the Carabo of the late 1960s that went on to inspire the Lamborghini Countach, and particularly, the razor-edged Stratos Zero. Bertone says it will build 33 examples, but doesn’t reveal how much they’ll cost, or several other key details about its new creation.
We know it has butterfly doors, all-wheel
drive, and a seven-speed transmission. Bertone says the combustion engine
develops 1,085 hp and 1,100 Nm, can spin to 8,400 rpm
and is engineered to run on synthetic fuels made from plastic waste. The GB110
is claimed to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 2.79 seconds, from
zero to 200 km/h in 6.79 seconds and can hit 300 km/h from
rest in 14 seconds, making it only slightly slower than a Bugatti Chiron.
Bertone gives the top speed as “over” 380 km/h.
But the design house, which was
resurrected by two brothers after going bust in 2014, hasn’t detailed the
engine’s size and cylinder count, and refuses to say where the donor chassis
comes from, only mentioning that it’s “based on components from a German
manufacturer.” The 2,630 mm wheelbase is only 10 mm shorter
than that of a Lamborghini Huracan and the chassis is equipped with double
wishbone suspension, coil springs and four-way damping adjustment. The front
wheels are relatively large at 21-in, but the rears measure a massive 22-in and
are wrapped in 335/25 rubber.
