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First Italdesign ZeroUno Delivered, Roadster Version Incoming

A name synonymous with exceptional automotive styling, Italdesign is no longer headed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Presently owned by Lamborghini, the Moncalieri-based company is now busy with re-skinning the Huracan into a limited-production body shell. This is how the ZeroUno was born, and the first of examples of the V10-engined model has been delivered to Steven Lismont.
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Automotive entrepreneur and car collector, the Belgian businessman first took chassis #0001 for a 100-kilometer drive around Italdesign’s headquarters. Steven’s first experience of the ZeroUno left him impressed, declaring: “It’s a car that provides amazing sensations during sporty driving, but it’s also suitable for everyday use.”

Defining “suitable for everyday use” isn’t easy, but then again, different people have different needs from their daily drivers. Even though Italdesign refused to say how large the trunk is, we can make an idea about what sort of daily driver the ZeroUno is by comparing the fuel tank’s capacity with that of the Lamborghini Huracan in LP610-4 specification. And boy, the difference is obvious, to say the least: 73 liters (19.3 gallons) versus 90 liters (23.7 gallons).

Chassis #0002, which is painted red, has been presented at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. After Italdesign’s Automobili Speciali division finishes and delivers the fifth example of the rarefied breed, word has it the Italian automaker will milk the cash cow with a roofless body shell.

In August at the Concours d’Elegance, head of innovation design Filippo Perini declared: “We are currently looking into the possibility to build a roadster version and we are in dialogue with customers worldwide to truly materialize their wishes into it.”

Similarly to the fixed-head coupe, the Italdesign ZeroUno Roadster will rely on a mid-mounted 5.2-liter V10. The naturally aspirated powerplant should be potent enough to thrust the supercar to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.2 seconds, and onto a top speed of 330 km/h (205 mph).

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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