The concept sports car Sergio, created by the studio Pinifarina in honor of its creator Sergio Pinifarina will be put into production. This was announced by the publication Òhe Supercar Kids, which published photos of the future model. Prices of unique machine not reported, but mentioned amounts between 1.5 and 3 million EUR. At the heart of the concept are Sergio chassis and power unit from inside the Ferrari 458 Italia. For speedster engineers plan to use the same model but in its version Speciale. This means that the open car will get a 4.5-liter V8 engine with 605 hp and electronic system Side Slip Angle Control, which prevents loss of traction using a traction-control and active rear differential.
The original Sergio (second picture) was changed from the windows, and the driver was provided a special helmet. The production version will still receive glazing, and also changed somewhat front, in order to comply with the rules for pedestrian protection.
Sergio Pinifarina headed the design studio bearing his name, in the period 1961-2001, Among his works are the Fiat 124 Spider, Peugeot 406 Coupe, Ferrari Testarossa and the Ferrari Enzo. The legendary designer died in the summer of 2012 at 85 years of age.
