This year’s Villa d’Este event gave the world its first chance to see the 2023 BMW M4 CSL, plus the $28m Rolls Royce Boat Tail, and an incredible array of blue chip classic supercars.
But fans of modern supercar machinery also had plenty to drool over courtesy of the event’s Concept Cars and Prototypes display.
Bugatti Bolide
The star of the small collection was arguably the Bugatti Bolide, which shows Bugatti moving away from a focus on top speed to prove that it can do twisty circuit stuff too.
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And it really is going to prove it. Although the 1,824 hp (1,849 PS) Bolide was unveiled as a concept car in 2020, Bugatti confirmed last year that it would deliver the first of 40 units in 2024 to customers who’ve coughed up €4m ($4m) for the privilege.
SCG 004CS
The SCG 004CS from Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus was another supercar bringing a taste of Le Mans to the shores of Lake Como. The “CS” stands for Competizione Stradale, and denotes that this latest version of the 004 is at home on the street as it is on the circuit.
Previously, the American-built, but Italian-inspired supercar was available as a street-biased 004S or as an 004C racer, but the CS, which gets its 750 hp (760 PS) from a supercharged V8, can be easily converted from a road car to a fully homologated competition machine.
De Tomaso P72
Jim Glickenhaus’s love for vintage Ferraris means the 004CS has some unmistakable vintage vibes mixed in with the modern ones, but for those who prefer their supercars a little more retro, De Tomaso and Zagato were on hand with the P72 and Mostro B, respectively.
The P72 was first shown at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed painted a very sexy burnt orange color, but the Villa d’Este car was wearing a more restrained pale blue coat. De Tomaso says the carbon chassis has been substantially modified since the 2019 FoS, improving interior space without compromising the exterior design.
Production of the 700 hp (710 PS) supercharged 5.0-liter Ford V8-powered car is slated to begin at a new facility close to the Nürburgring later this year, but don’t bother trying to put your name down for one ahead of deliveries starting in 2023. All 72 of the $1 million machines have been snapped up.
Mostro B Zagato
Rocking a similar 1960s vibe was the Mostro B by Zagato. Essentially a roadster version of the Zagato Maserati Mostro revealed by the legendary design house at the same even seven years ago, the open-top version features the V8 engine from the Maserati GranTurismo. As with the earlier coupe, Zagato is building five examples, but, yes, you guessed it, they’re all sold.
Marc Philipp Gemballa Marsien
Equally unavailable, is the Porsche 911 Turbo-based Marsien from Marc Philipp Gemballa, son of legendary tuner Uwe Gemballa, but unconnected with the company pops left behind. The high-riding Dakar-themed supercar features a new suspension setup by KW that includes double wishbones at the front and hydraulic ride control.
Power comes from a 3.8-liter flat six tuned by RUF to produce 740 hp (750 PS) and 686 lb-ft (930 Nm), with the option to upgrade to 819 hp (830 PS) available to the most power-hungry of the 40 buyers lined up to take one home.
Other cars on display included the Touring Arese RH95, looking much uglier in pale blue than it does in the green we’ve seen before, and the Deus Vayenne, which looked as terrible as it did previously. Which one of these concepts and prototypes would you take home?
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