Garagisti & Co., which – despite the name – is a British company and not an Italian one, has just launched a new V12 supercar called the GP1.
It gets better because this supercar was built using 2025 tech but following 1990s principles.
Translated, it is not electric, and it’s lightweight.
But the price tag is wild.
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What makes this new V12 supercar special
Modern supercars have a lot of horsepower but generally weigh too much.
The Garagisti (which is actually Italian for garage owners, by the way) had a different idea in mind and made the car lightweight.
It only weighs 1,000 kilograms – or around 2,200 pounds.
The engine is a 6.6-liter V12 with 790 horsepower, with no turbos and no electric aid.
It’s just an old-school naturally aspirated V12.
And the transmission is manual.
It all sounds great, except for the price tag.
Only 25 units will be built, with prices starting at around $4 million.
Well, what did you expect?
Why so companies are building cars like the GP1
In a world full of overpowered and overweight hypercars, several automakers, including legacy ones, are going back to basics and building simple, lightweight and often manual supercars.
That’s because this may be a niche market, but it’s a very lively niche market.
Small-batch manufacturers are ready to cash in on this trend – like Bertone, for example – but bigger automakers are also joining the fun.
The Hennessey Venom F5-M Roadster, for example, is the world’s most powerful manual.
Then there’s Pagani Huayra, which is also available as a manual, and the ultra-expensive Aston Martin Valiant.
Last but definitely not least, we also need to mention the Nilu27.
Designed by a former Koenigsegg engineer, the Nilu27 is a 1,000-horsepower manual supercar with a beautifully simple idea behind it.
Sasha Selipanov, the man behind this project, told supercarblondie.com why he made this car.
“I made a 1,000 horsepower car with a manual gearbox because that’s how I wanted it,” he told supercarblondie.com.
Amazing.
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