Technology works wonders. And today it makes it possible to revive the old car myths. This is what happens in Cuneo where Kimera Automobili revives the Lancia 0387, the last car in the world to win a World Rally with rear-wheel drive only. Baptized Kimera EVO37, in fact, this supercar is not the usual replica but is the daughter of a hi-tech process that has made it possible to send into production a model that aims at the maximum possible performance development, as if the car of the time had been conceived today. , with the knowledge and technologies of our days.
Kimera EVO37, hi-tech brings the myth of rallies back to life
The result of this chrono-cultural fusion is an authentic road “custom-built” that is inspired by the ancient Italian sporting glory, created with a contemporary design and construction process, with excellent methodologies typical of the automotive industry and the best of offered by modern technology in the motor industry: 3D scanning, reverse engineering, CAD, CAE, rapid prototyping, CNC milling, sintering, electronics and the ultimate in available technological solutions.
In short, if the style is that of the 037, its soul is very different, created by top technicians, who have often played in F1 for years, such as Franco Innocenti, Claudio Lombardi, Sergio Limone, Vittorio Roberti and the World Champion. rally Miki Biasion for tuning. The beauty of this technological process is the fact that technicians and companies from the Turin hinterland, specialized in the production of cars, were involved. Historic companies that are part of that Piedmontese automotive supply chain, which still has a lot to say: Italtecnica, Bonetto CV, Maps, LAM Stile, Bellasi, CiElle Tronics, Sparco. To which are added those of other Italian excellences: Goodwool, Pakelo, Andreani – Ohlins, Brembo and Pirelli.
From a technical point of view, the starting point of the EVO37, as at the time for the original car, is the central cell of the chassis of the production Lancia Beta Montecarlo, to which two tubular structures are anchored, on the front and on the rear. Bonetto CV defined the car set-up and vehicle dynamics on this frame structure. In this “evolution” the tubular structure is self-supporting, as in the Delta S4, in which the airframe is only the “shell” of the passenger compartment frame / roll-bar.
The car has “oversized” Pirelli tires, both in the radius and in the size of the tread, 18 “for the front and 19” in the rear with a lowered shoulder. The suspensions have been completely redesigned, even if they maintain the same layout of the time but evolved, and use components machined from solid and Öhlins adjustable shock absorbers. The braking system is Brembo branded and traditional or carbon ceramic braking bands are available. Massive use of carbon, kevlar, titanium, steel and aluminum machined from solid, to keep the engine’s 500 horsepower at bay.
The car, made in only 37 units of which 11 have already been assigned to important collectors, will be built and delivered to buyers from countries all over the world at a base price of 480,000 euros.
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