The founder of Italian firm Mazzanti Automobili, Luca Mazzanti has teased its new and latest supercar called the EV-R.
The founder of Italian firm Mazzanti Automobili, Luca Mazzanti has teased its new and latest supercar called the EV-R. They releasing a series of videos teasing what they claim to be the most extreme street-legal car to be built in Italy. The supercar will be revealed at the Turin Motor Show on 8th June.
To be the most extreme supercar from Italy, the Mazzanti EV-R will have to be more powerful, faster and better in every way than the 950 bhp Ferrari LaFerrari. This is a huge mountain to climb for the small Italian firm. The car has been described as an “extreme version raised to the maximum”. No specifications or performance figures for the supercar are available. From the name, we feel that the car could be an all-electric supercar or at least a hybrid car like the LaFerrari. The Mazzanti EV-R will be produced alongside the Mazzanti Evantra.
The Mazzanti Evantra was unveiled at the 2013 Top Marques Show Monaco. It is powered by a 7.0-litre LS7 V8 engine producing 701 bhp at 6,600 rpm and 848 Nm of torque at 4500 rpm. The engine is paired to a 6-speed automatic gearbox. The supercar accelerates from a standstill to a 100 kmph in 3.2 seconds and goes on to a top speed of 350 kmph. The car is built in Pontedera, Tuscany, Italy and production is limited to a maximum of five units every year.
The Mazanti Evantra is powered by a 7.0-litre V8 engine
Even if the new hypercar is faster than the Evantra, it would be a monumental challenge for the company to make it quicker and better than the LaFerrari. Let us see how they go about the problem and come up with something spectacular. Production numbers of the EV-R are also expected to be very low.