Of all of the unheard-of manufacturers being resurrected on daily basis, here is one we’re fascinated about. Bertone is on the best way again after a few a long time of tough going. Giovanni Bertone based the Italian design home in 1912, nevertheless it was the postwar years whereas being run by Nuccio Bertone that the corporate penned one legend after one other. Lancia Stratos, Lamborghini Miura and Countach, Ferrari Dino 308 GT4, Fiat X1/9, and so forth. A 2014 chapter led to being purchased by Mauro and Jean-Frank Ricci, brothers who personal an auto business consultancy referred to as Akka that is labored with Aston Martin, Ford, and the Volkswagen Group. Their solely public showcase with Bertone thus far was the 2016 Sensible Bertone, an electrical two-seater with greater than thrice the horsepower of the usual Sensible Electrical Drive. We do not know what the Ricci brothers are planning, however a video at Bertone’s new web site and an Instagram account inform us, “The timeless icon is reborn.”
The Bertone Nuccio was the agency’s ultimate idea earlier than chapter, a one hundredth anniversary celebration that tried to mix Bertone’s hallmark prospers right into a wedgy berlinetta with out a lot success. This new effort seems to be extra promising. Based mostly on the coupe within the teased picture, we’ll anticipate one thing supercar-ish. Based mostly on the rear diffuser design within the teaser video and what may very well be two elongated exhaust ports, it is attainable there’s an inner combustion engine behind the cockpit. The arrowhead facet vent remembers the 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo and 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero ideas, each simply as vital as any of the roadgoing vehicles. And the video reveals a ton of detailing, particularly across the LED headlights and taillights and the wheels.
This yr being Bertone’s one hundred and tenth anniversary and “110” that includes prominently within the teasers, it should not be lengthy earlier than we discover out what “The daybreak of a brand new period for modern Bertone” means.
