HONOURING SUPREME MINDS

Giotto is the second limited-run supercar by the Bizzarrini brand, scheduled to be launched in 2024

“To have the opportunity to design an entirely new car from Bizzarrini is a privilege,” says Giorgetto Giugiaro, the legendary Italian designer and co-founder of Italdesign. “Our two names are united in nearly six decades of history and a series of now iconic designs.”

The “entirely new car “ Giorgetto has designed is the Giotto, a limited-run super sports car by the Bizzarrini automotive brand. This is the second incarnation of the Bizzarrini name. The initial company was founded in the 1960s by the celebrated Italian automotive engineer and professor Giotto Bizzarrini.

The new Giotto supercar is the second model to emerge from the reborn brand. The first model was the 5300 GT Corsa Revival launched in 2022. This 24-unit limited-edition racer is a revival of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada, produced between 1965-1968. The Strada was styled by none other than Giorgetto, while he was working at Bertone. Given this historical connection between the brand and the designer, Giorgetto was the natural choice to establish the design language of an all-new Bizzarrini model.

“With the Giotto, we honour the past but we focus wholly on the future,” says Giorgetto. “Designed for purpose, and incorporating active aerodynamic technologies, we have created something that is both recognisably Bizzarrini and totally relevant for an entirely new era of this cherished Italian brand.”

The new Giotto has an intricately sculpted carbon fibre body with classic low-slung supercar proportions, a core design element of a Bizzarrini car. The prominent dual bonnet-mounted vents of the original Bizzarrinis have evolved into a new frontal visual character for the Giotto, and incorporate ultra-slimline LED headlights. As the lines slope down towards the centre of the bonnet, they cradle a prominent centre-mounted Bizzarrini badge, just as it was framed on the 5300 GT.

In profile, the Giotto reimagines the 5300GT’s triangular B-pillar and a rear windscreen that wraps so far around the rear it almost seems to cascade onto the wheel arches. Rear-mid-engined, rather than front-mid-engined like the 5300 GT, the Giotto has a predatorial forward stance. The tail gently tapers and curves away gracefully, creating an aerodynamic teardrop shape.

Given Giotto Bizzarrini’s connection to the Lamborghini V12, the powertrain of choice is reported to be a naturally aspirated V12 engine. it will be exclusively tuned to meet “Bizzarrini-specific performance, drivability, emissions compliance and emotional targets.” The V12 will be paired with an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.

The rebirth of the Bizzarrini brand occurred in 2020 as a subsidiary of the Pegasus Automotive Group - an international company representing some of the world’s leading luxury automotive and retail brands with operations in London, Geneva, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, USA, and the Far East. The Group’s Sports Classics subsidiary provides classic car buying, servicing, restoration, and consultancy services. Pegasus also manages its UAE-based Pegasus Prestige Service Center, which caters to luxury vehicles.

Testing of the Giotto is scheduled to begin in 2024. The company has announced that it will be releasing technical details throughout 2023.