The Bizzarrini Giotto is a carbon-fibre-wrapped V12-powered celebration of the best of Italian supercar engineering. The Bizzarrini Giotto celebrates the speed, glamour, and engineering prowess we usually associate with Ferrari and Lamborghini; in fact, Giotto Bizzarrini was once associated with both brands as building cars under his name. And this new model honours these traditions, as well as his formidable reputation as a designer, engineer, and driver; all reimagined into a dramatic and exclusive modern supercar powered by a V12 engine.
A brief history lesson is required to understand why this will appeal to the type of people who spend seven-figure sums on cars like this.
Giotto Bizzarrini left Ferrari to design his car, the 5300 GT, which was styled by legendary Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro and raced to a class win against his former employers at Le Mans in the mid-1960s. From there, Bizzarrini moved on to Lamborghini, where he designed the legendary V12 engine that would power the company’s cars for decades.
Bizzarrini, the brand, was recently reborn, beginning with new-build versions of the legendary 5300 GT for well-heeled fans to enjoy on the road or race track. Meanwhile, the new Giotto weaves all these threads into a modern hypercar to honour this incredible history.
Facts and statistics are currently scarce, but Bizzarrini has revealed the design, which revives the old relationship with Giugiaro and employs swooping, aerodynamically honed bodywork made of lightweight carbon fibre,
We’re promised an ‘exclusive’ V12 engine beneath it to commemorate Bizzarrini’s role in designing the same for Lamborghini all those years ago. We’ll have to wait and see how much power it has and how fast the Giotto will go. Still, the British engineering team behind it brings formidable expertise. The chief technical officer previously worked on Aston Martin’s incredible One-77 hypercar before stints at Tesla and then at electric hypercar specialists Rimac.
Given the promise of that traditional V12 petrol engine, we’d guess the Giotto will compete against cars like Aston Martin’s F1-inspired Valkyrie and Gordon Murray’s ultra-minimalist T.50, On that, we’ll have to wait and see. However, combining Bizzarrini’s formidable legacy and cutting-edge technology could be a winning combination.
