Touring Superleggera teases 95th anniversary model
3 May 2021 1:18 pm / 0 comments
Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera will celebrate its 95th anniversary this year, and the Italian coachbuilder has something rather special planned in the shape of a two-seat coupe that will make its debut next month. More than that, it will be the company’s first creation featuring a mid-engined supercar powertrain, deviating from its usual front-engined vehicles.
The company also noted that its upcoming celebratory model will share many design elements with its recent models, including the Disco Volante and its Spyder version, as well as the Aero 3. It added that the model is currently in the final stage of production and will be shown at its distributors as well as various public events like The Quail, The Bridge, Salon Prive and and the Zoute GP after its debut.
Expect it to use a Ferrari chassis.
The art of coachbuilding, taking a car and replacing the bodywork with a bespoke design, has mostly fallen to the wayside. Modern cars no longer feature a separate chassis, making it much tougher for a coachbuilder to come along and change the outer skin. Still, a few companies are left out there, like Italy s Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, that keep the art alive. Touring Superleggera is most famous for building the Alfa Romeo 8C-based Disco Volante, one of the prettiest cars of all time.
The Italian coachbuilder later built a Disco Volante Spyder variant to celebrate its 90th anniversary, and now the company is gearing up to celebrate its 95th birthday.
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