Bertone Nuccio concept to be unveiled in Geneva

Bertone Nuccio concept to be unveiled in Geneva

Stile Bertone is set to debut its radical Nuccio concept in Geneva, and the design derives its inspiration from the Lancia Stratos Zero concept from 1970.

Penned by the styling house’s design director, Mike Robinson, the mid-engine concept takes its name from Guiseppe Bertone’s nickname. The latter, who was the son of company founder Giovanni Bertone, took over the running of the company after the Second World War, and along the way helped establish the business into a world-renowned one.

Bertone Nuccio concept to be unveiled in Geneva

The concept isn’t just a wild take on things as to how a modernised, reintepreted Stratos Zero shapes up – apparently, the basis of it is very much a working one. Robinson was quoted as saying that the Nuccio is designed around a very modern, two-seat, mid-engined donor sports car.

Technical innovations include a tensile steel roof that offers a low weight but a high structural resistance. As for the powertrain, the Nuccio is reported to wear a 483 hp 4.3 litre V8 mill. More on the car when Geneva comes, undoubtedly.

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Comments

  • aizat on Feb 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    not my cup of tea…..n italdesign make our proton tuah ugly…

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  • do not want.

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  • Jerry on Feb 27, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    I don’t see the purpose of doing concepts when first of all, they don’t make a lot sense to the average car buyers (me!) and second of all, by the time the design had reached production, all that is left – if you are lucky – would be those rubbers to bear any semblance to the concept.

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  • Simon on Feb 27, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    Too much 70s spaceship design going on.

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  • Donkey Kong on Feb 28, 2012 at 12:08 am

    Time to make a “Black Moon Rising” remake?

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  • xperia on Feb 28, 2012 at 9:16 am

    that front headlight/strip reminds me of sony xperia s transparent strip ^^

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  • Looks like Tron

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  • kadajawi on Feb 28, 2012 at 11:58 am

    Look, they stole the rear lights from the Tuah!

    (Just kidding).

    Front reminds me of Geordi La Forge. It’s nice, although the Stratos Zero is even better. Make it so!

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