The Italdesign Zerouno is a sports car produced by Italian automotive styling house

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and was introduced in 2017. The Zerouno is the first car sold under the name of the

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design house and was created by their Italdesign Automobili Speciali division. The name means "Zero One", as it is the first production vehicle from Italdesign's low production sports car division, Italdesign Automobili Speciali.

Production

The Zerouno

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was introduced in 2017 at the

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and had a limited production run of 5 units, all of which, according to the company, have been sold. The coupé had a base price of US$1.69 million. The Zerouno Duerta (roadster) was introduced at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show and is also limited to 5 cars.

Specifications and performance

The car is powered by the mid-mounted 5.2 liter

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( used in the

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and

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) and produces 602 hp (449 kW; 610 PS) at 8,250 rpm and 520 Nm (383.5 lb-ft) of torque at 6,500 rpm, with power going to all four wheels through a seven-speed

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. The Zerouno uses a modular

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and aluminum chassis and has bodywork made of

. It has a top speed of and can accelerate from a standstill to 60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds.

Gallery

File:Italdesign Zerouno Duerta 2018.jpg, ZeroUno Duerta File:Italdesign Zerouno Duerta Back Genf 2018.jpg, ZeroUno Duerta (rear view) File:Italdesign Zerouno Duerta Cockpit Genf 2018.jpg, Interior

References

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