The late 80s and early 90s saw an explosion of supercars, bringing us such legends as the Porsche 959, Ferrari F40 and Bugatti EB110. Some startups have attempted to enter this market, such as Vector and Cizeta.
Vector is long gone, but Cizeta hung on a little longer. The latter’s only car was the V16T, and it was one of the most extreme cars of its day. For starters, there was a 16-cylinder, 64-valve, over 500 horsepower (373 kilowatts) engine and four pop-up headlights. Only 12 of these V16Ts were produced by Cizeta, one of which landed in the hands of the Sultan of Brunei.
There is a company that wants to revive the supercar. He says he is waiting for Marcello Gandini’s approval before moving forward. This company is the EMA Group GmbH owned by the Italian Antonio Mandelli based in Germany. There’s even an official website for the car, although there isn’t much information as all it says is “The dream is back” for now.
Not only that, Mandelli plans to use the original 6.0-liter V16 engine for the revived V16T. In addition to this, the group also wants to install four turbochargers on the car. If this car gets its original designer’s blessing, we can expect it to go much faster than the original model. For reference, factory numbers call for a 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) time of 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 204 mph (328 km/h). Those are impressive numbers for 1991, but they’re now surpassed by an “entry-level” Lamborghini Huracan Evo.
According to the company, there has been continuous development for the car. The body is constructed from a carbon fiber monocoque, and there are also trial mules running throughout. The engine is supplied by “a local Formula 1 supplier” and paired with a five-speed manual transmission.
That said, it seems that music producer and Euro Disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder is not part of the new project. Moroder was one of the partners of the firm’s namesake in 1988.
