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Update: Spada Codatronca supercar enters production

Update: Spada Codatronca supercar enters production

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The Spada Codatronca is the creation of designer Ercole Spada and his son Paolo as well Italian tuning shop UK Garage, and after months of testing the project has now officially entered the production phase. The first model will be the new Codatronca TS (Turismo Sportivo), which features a naturally aspirated V8 engine developing more than 600hp and is capable of reaching a top speed of more than 340km/h.

The car will make its world debut on April 24 at an auto show in Monaco, ahead of a sales launch planned for the middle of the year. Several other models will follow shortly, including a more powerful TSS version (Turismo Super Sportivo) that’s currently under testing.

Key features of the vehicle include an ultra-light structure, efficient aerodynamics and sharp agility. When setting out to design the new Codatronca, Spada’s goal was to create a supercar in the tradition of a true Italian classic. To keep costs low, the Codatronca was designed around the Corvette platform and includes enhanced versions of the powertrain and suspension systems used in the Chevy.

The new supercar will be manufactured in Turin by SpadaVettureSport, a company created and controlled by Spadaconcept in collaboration with a small team of technical, industrial and commercial partners.
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  1. By CK Posted: 3/18/2008 5:45pm PDT

    The front reminds me of the C3.
     
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  2. By chris Posted: 3/19/2008 7:37am PDT

    from the front, it looks like what people in the 60's would have thought the corvette would have looked like in 2020. plus wings.

    looks a little jetsonny to me, with the small and flimsy looking greenhouse
     
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  3. By Leland Posted: 5/14/2008 12:07pm PDT

    Let's see...I see '71 Buick Riviera "boatail", '83 Corvette, a tad of Lamborghini Revention, and Batmobile (Michael Keeton era)
     
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  4. By torpeau Posted: 5/14/2008 12:31pm PDT

    A Gallardo ran into a couple Corvettes.
     
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  5. By Roy Posted: 5/14/2008 12:40pm PDT

    Yeah! Try parallel parking *that* puppy!
     
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  6. By Minizzle Posted: 5/14/2008 5:35pm PDT

    Looks Horrible no one is gonna buy it
     
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  7. By MyWheelOnWalls.com Posted: 5/14/2008 5:55pm PDT

    Oh dear! Has Mr. Bangle been working a second job on the side?

    For once I'm speechless.......
     
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  8. By Layne Posted: 5/14/2008 6:56pm PDT

    I wonder if it can diffuse police radar? LOL. Seriously though, ya it's ugly but in a strangely cool sort of way. I'd drive one.
     
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  9. By C6R Posted: 5/14/2008 8:56pm PDT

    Very ugly rear...
     
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  10. By RB Posted: 5/15/2008 12:41am PDT

    wish they would paint the side window surround.

    There seem to be lots and lots of this type of vehcle being developed by people with a strong passion

    Unfortunatly who buys them? - Is there a market out there big enough for them?
     
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  11. By Mike Posted: 5/15/2008 7:04am PDT

    The Batmobile meets Frankenstein - to think somebody actually allowed this car to be built (never mind the waste of money) !!!!
     
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  12. By Burke Posted: 5/16/2008 7:37am PDT

    I agree Chris. The front resembles that of the Zora Arkus Duntov's Vette from the sixties, and the rear is like a mixt of Ferrari's "Milk Car" from the early sixties and the '67 Vette Stingray. Perhaps the "CodaTronca" has to do with the "truncated" look of the back. I personally do not like it; but the specs look amazing though.
     
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  13. ma_mburleigh8 avatar mburleigh8 Posted: 12/30/2008 9:11am PST

    OMG, I hope they don't plan on selling to many of these. UGLY
     
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