johnei
03-15-2006, 02:12 PM
Swedish lightweight supercar at half price, otherwise not much info out on it but seems like an interesting idea.
http://www.bebi.se/img/start02.jpg
Another article at
http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/other/bizzarrini/03/quercianella/1503.html
From the corporate website:
We believe there is a niche for a baby supercar. A car with all the performance and all the looks of any supercar, but at half the weight. And therefore also a lot cheaper. Pricing is an important part of the branding process. The people behind Zonda, Koenigsegg, Enzo etc knows that. To set a price at 300.000 pounds + is an effective way of differentiating. It will limit the volume which is part of their strategy. The profit marginal is high enough and they will not have to sell many cars to make a good business.
We have a different way of thinking. Let´s say that you want something more high-tech than a Caterham and more of a roadcar than a Radical. You want a carbonfibre chassis, great design, a multi cylinder engine and a sekvential gearbox and you believe AC, stereo, leather upholstery etc has nothing to do with advanced driving. Basically you want a high tech formula car made for two but with the looks of a fantastic supercar. You start looking and you find …nothing. At 50K Euro you get a Caterham, Elise or a Radical. Double that and you get a Porsche 911, a Noble or a TVR. Not what you are looking for. Double that and you get a Gallardo. Nice car but not a racer. So double that and you are getting close to a Carrera GT, an Enzo or a Zonda. Pay up or step back.
At Laboratorio BEBI we are offering you a very special tool of a car that still looks like a car. A great looking supercar with that very special feather weight feature that makes it very fast and very nice to drive. 525 Hp and 525 Kg. Supercarperfomance, supercarlooks and supercarhandling – at half the price. This is our mission.
It is named Quercianella as a tribute to the man who once helped to transform the idea in to reality. His name is Ing. Giotto Bizzarrini and Quercianella is the place where he once grew up and where he is living today. He is a very special friend and he has inspired us to make this a very special car.
The Quercianella is what we call a baby supercar. It will have all the performance and all the looks of a stunning supercar, but it is slightly smaller and half the weight.
The Quercianella has the looks of a roadcar but there the recemblance ends. Beneath the surface it is pure racing. The Quercianella will outperform basically everything on any trackday and yet it will take you back home without even changing tyres.
The car is in it´s second and final prototype stage and is expected to be on sale in the second half of 2006.
Facts:
Bodywork: All painted carbonfibre.
Chassis: Carbonfibre semi monocoque with steel subframes and composite crash structures
Suspension: Double wishbone, pushrod activated Öhlins coilovers
Engine: V8 2.4 litre. 380-525 Hp at 10.500 Rpm.
Transmission: 6 speed sequential transaxel
Length: 4230 mm
With: 1920 mm
Height: 1038 mm
Wheelbase: 2600 mm
Weight: 525 kg
Wheels: Dymag Carbonfibre/magnesium. Front 9x18, rear 10x18
Tyres: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup. Front
Brakesystem: AP Racing
Performance: Acc 0-100 km/h. 3 sek Top speed. 300 km/h ++
http://www.bebi.se/img/start02.jpg
Another article at
http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/other/bizzarrini/03/quercianella/1503.html
From the corporate website:
We believe there is a niche for a baby supercar. A car with all the performance and all the looks of any supercar, but at half the weight. And therefore also a lot cheaper. Pricing is an important part of the branding process. The people behind Zonda, Koenigsegg, Enzo etc knows that. To set a price at 300.000 pounds + is an effective way of differentiating. It will limit the volume which is part of their strategy. The profit marginal is high enough and they will not have to sell many cars to make a good business.
We have a different way of thinking. Let´s say that you want something more high-tech than a Caterham and more of a roadcar than a Radical. You want a carbonfibre chassis, great design, a multi cylinder engine and a sekvential gearbox and you believe AC, stereo, leather upholstery etc has nothing to do with advanced driving. Basically you want a high tech formula car made for two but with the looks of a fantastic supercar. You start looking and you find …nothing. At 50K Euro you get a Caterham, Elise or a Radical. Double that and you get a Porsche 911, a Noble or a TVR. Not what you are looking for. Double that and you get a Gallardo. Nice car but not a racer. So double that and you are getting close to a Carrera GT, an Enzo or a Zonda. Pay up or step back.
At Laboratorio BEBI we are offering you a very special tool of a car that still looks like a car. A great looking supercar with that very special feather weight feature that makes it very fast and very nice to drive. 525 Hp and 525 Kg. Supercarperfomance, supercarlooks and supercarhandling – at half the price. This is our mission.
It is named Quercianella as a tribute to the man who once helped to transform the idea in to reality. His name is Ing. Giotto Bizzarrini and Quercianella is the place where he once grew up and where he is living today. He is a very special friend and he has inspired us to make this a very special car.
The Quercianella is what we call a baby supercar. It will have all the performance and all the looks of a stunning supercar, but it is slightly smaller and half the weight.
The Quercianella has the looks of a roadcar but there the recemblance ends. Beneath the surface it is pure racing. The Quercianella will outperform basically everything on any trackday and yet it will take you back home without even changing tyres.
The car is in it´s second and final prototype stage and is expected to be on sale in the second half of 2006.
Facts:
Bodywork: All painted carbonfibre.
Chassis: Carbonfibre semi monocoque with steel subframes and composite crash structures
Suspension: Double wishbone, pushrod activated Öhlins coilovers
Engine: V8 2.4 litre. 380-525 Hp at 10.500 Rpm.
Transmission: 6 speed sequential transaxel
Length: 4230 mm
With: 1920 mm
Height: 1038 mm
Wheelbase: 2600 mm
Weight: 525 kg
Wheels: Dymag Carbonfibre/magnesium. Front 9x18, rear 10x18
Tyres: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup. Front
Brakesystem: AP Racing
Performance: Acc 0-100 km/h. 3 sek Top speed. 300 km/h ++