GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Touring Superleggera supercar revealed
Niche Italian coachbuilder unveils Prancing Horse specialItalian company Touring Superleggera has revealed its Berlinetta Lusso, a name that roughly translates to mean super luxury coupe. Based on the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, the new vehicle is still instantly recognisable as a Ferrari, but will be far more luxurious and exceedingly expensive too.
While the Berlinetta Lusso features new body work it carries over the underpinnings the 12-cylinder Ferrari. That means the Ferrari F12's high-strung 6.2-litre V12 bangs out 544kW and 690Nm and its dual-clutch gearbox ensures the car rips to 100km/h in just 3.1 seconds. The donor car has a top speed of 340km/h.
Hand-shaped cars are a rarity these days and as such Touring Superleggerra says it will convert just five Ferrari F12s provided by clients into the Berlinetta Lusso.
How much for the job? The Italian company is not saying and that the transformation takes around six months suggests it could cost a lot more than the donor car itself.
Clearly the coachbuilder thinks the F12 can be improved upon, cheekily referencing a quote from the late Gianni Agnelli, former Fiat President: "A well done thing can be made better."
The term 'coachbuilder' is not used extensively these days, but the Milanese firm, Touring Superleggera, continues the custom of hand-shaped car bodies that are traditionally placed on an existing chassis.
In the Berlinetta Lusso's case the body is aluminium.
Touring Superleggera has in the past based its hand-fettled designs on Bentley and Alfa Romeo sports cars.
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