📍 ‘Italy has produced some wonderfully eccentric supercar manufacturers. Angelelli Automobili, based in Rome, may be among the most ambitious.’
Its latest creation, the Tipo 829, takes inspiration from the legendary Lancia Stratos, promises 500 horsepower and embraces 3D-printed engineering.
Three versions are proposed: road, track and rally.
The ambition is enormous. The remaining challenge? Building the cars.
♔ Full Story
▪️Italy has never suffered from a shortage of automotive imagination. Occasionally, however, imagination gets rather ahead of production.
▪️Founded by designer and engineer Davide Angelelli, the Roman venture has spent years developing exotic machinery using advanced materials, generative design and 3D printing.
▪️Its latest proposition, the Tipo 829, pays homage to the magnificent Lancia Stratos.
♔ The essentials:
▪️The engine: A proposed 3.2-litre V6 producing approximately 500 horsepower, with all-wheel drive.
▪️Three personalities: Terra for rally-inspired adventures, Strada for the road and Pista for circuit enthusiasts.
▪️The technology: Sophisticated 3D-printed structures, reflecting the company’s expertise in additive manufacturing.
▪️The pedigree: The project reportedly benefited from collaboration with the late Nicola Materazzi, whose engineering achievements included the Ferrari F40.
▪️Angelelli has previously proposed the extraordinary 1,350-horsepower D-One hybrid hypercar. Yet production remains the critical unanswered question.
▪️The Tipo 829 currently exists as a proposed model rather than an established production success.
♔ The Fisherley View
The engineering ambition deserves attention.
But in the rarefied world of collectable motor cars, beautifully rendered promises are not quite the same as beautifully engineered reality.
📍 ‘Even in Italy, eventually someone must turn the computer off and start the engine.’
