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A Look at Today’s Concept Cars

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One of the highlights of this year's Geneva Auto Show is the 2013 Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio Concept, a design exercise built to pay tribute to the to late Sergio Pininfarina, who passed away last year. The 2013 Pininfarina Sergio is a realistic concept that could easily be produced in limited series, It is only 1,140 m high, 1,94 m wide, 4,55 m long and weighs 1280 kg. It offers real sports performance, with acceleration from 0-100 km/h estimated at below 3.4 seconds and a top speed of around 320 km. Click for YouTube.

By Gijsbert-Paul Berk

Ferrari Sergio Concept Car

The Ferrari Sergio Concept is a windscreen-less open two-seater sports car (Barchetta). Its mechanicals are those of a Ferrari 458 Spider. Thus the concept car has the same wheelbase and tracks and is also powered by a 4.5L V8, mated to a seven-speed sequential gear box.
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Back to the Drawing Board

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The recent introduction of the Bertone Nuccio and its obvious (and striking) connection with the 1970 Bertone Stratos caused our Italian Editor to recall driving the famed Lancia Stratos Zero (see last week’s article) but also to dig through his archives, where he found these remarkable drawings from the Archive Bertone. We now present them with the sketches of the new Nuccio for your pleasure.

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Nuccio Unveiled

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Top, the Stratos Zero, bottom, the new Nuccio.

On February 10th, Bertone released the first images of the Nuccio, a dramatic showcar that will have its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show (March 8-18th 2012) to celebrate the centenary of Bertone.

As one can see, the Nuccio is an “extreme” sport design which represents the ultimate evolution of the concept of the central rear engine automobile. Do you feel a sense of deja vu? The new Nuccio was, you guessed it, inspired by the Stratos Zero created by Nuccio Bertone in 1970.

Nuccio Bertone

If anything, son of a legend is even more dramatic than the father.

The new concept car from Turin was designed by Michael Robinson at Bertone Style and has much of the flair and drama of the legendary Stratos. Like the Stratos, the Nuccio has a strong emotional impact; it is short, low, wide and powerful. It would be both difficult and a real thrill if one were to drive it on the streets.

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