Hispano Suiza: A look at the future of sports cars
TRADITION COMMITTED Car manufacturer Hispano Suiza has launched a design project together with students from the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin to mark the upcoming 120th anniversary of the celebrated supercar brand.
For the brand's 120th birthday, which is coming up in 2024, students created design proposals for a reinterpretation of the 1911-1914 Hispano Suiza T45.
The car was designed by the Swiss engineer and brand founder Marc Birkigt on behalf of the Spanish king and car enthusiast Alfonso VIII. The sports car was equipped with 60-horsepower four-cylinder engine and reached 120 km/h as the top speed.
Innovation and passion for design
The task of the design students was to draw the interior and exterior of a Hispano Suiza Alfonso VIII of the future for the anniversary in two years.
Francesc Arenas, Design Director of Hispano Suiza: "Innovation and passion for design are the key elements of Hispano Suiza's past, present and future. For me, working with the young talents has been a very enriching experience."
Revived in 2000, the Hispano Suiza brand unveiled new all-electric Carmen and Carmen Boulogne models in 2019 and 2020 (AutoSprintCH reported).
