Icona Vulcano brings "Nationality" China but is designed and built in Italy.
One of the most impressive debut at the Shanghai Auto Show 2013 Icona Vulcano hybrid supercar, a car is considered promising in the supercar segment "weird".
The car was designed by Icona, a design studio founded in Italy in early 2010, and currently based in Shanghai, China. Vulcano designed by Cecomp, one of the founding members Icona, in Torino, Italy.
Initially Icona confirmed Vulcano is the only car, but the latest information is drawn from the Icona release position, "there will be no more than five units under construction", this is clearly contrary information backward compared to its previous statement.
The head of the design team Vulcano young French designers Samuel Chuffart, who previously worked for Nissan and Jaguar-Land Rover.
"When you're trying to create a car that aesthetic harmony, you risk creating too much softness, reduces the look tough, the power of the car," Chuffart said. "On the other hand, if you put in too many car lines need to be strong in a super sports car, such as the inlet cavity large, wide front bumper ... the car will become tangled and coarse. However, this is still better than a supercar. But it would be best if we combine a balance between simplicity and difference. "
According to Carscoop, Icona Vulcano offered two options propulsion systems and various drive. The first is the H-Turismo Vulcano V12, with a 6.0-liter V12 engine with a capacity of 790 horsepower, combined with an electric motor with a capacity of 160 horsepower and six-speed gearbox, transmission to the rear wheels of motion car. Vulcano version with a capacity of 950 kW can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in 3.0 seconds, top speed 350 km / h. The car takes just 9.7 seconds to complete the quarter mile distance - the equivalent of 402 meters.
The second option is the H-Competizione Vulcano, with Twin-Turbocharged V6 3.8 liter, with a maximum capacity of 550 horsepower, combined with the electric motor, the combined output of this version was 870 hp . The car is equipped with four-wheel drive system and can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in 2.9 seconds, and reach a maximum speed of 350 km / h. The car also just 9.2 seconds to complete the quarter mile distance.
Icona Vulcano Both variants are developed and designed under the direction of Claudio Lombardi, who was the director of the Lancia racing department in the period 1981-1991, technical director of powertrain team Ferrari Formula 1 racing, and project leader of Aprilia.
Vulcano Supercar Icona length 4,450 mm, width 1,940 mm, height 1,265 mm, wheelbase distance of this car is 2,698 mm. Hybrid version uses a V6 engine that weighs 1,595 kg, while the version using the V12 that weighs 1,635 kg.
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