Sbarro, another vision of car

Issima (1996)

Thirty years ago, students from Espace Sbarro in Grandson, Switzerland, presented Issima at the Geneva Motor Show, at the request of Walter De Silva and Mario Flavilla from the Alfa Romeo Style Center (Centro Stile Alfa).
This roadster has the distinction of being powered by a unique twelve-cylinder engine, created by combining two Alfa Romeo six-cylinder engines and developing 500 horsepower. (read more...)

GT C1 (2006)

Twenty years ago, students at Espera Montbéliard presented a Citroën C1 measuring 2 meters wide and 3.50 meters long. The style was influenced by the Picasso Cup presented four years earlier, from which the C1 notably borrowed its butterfly doors. The engine came from a Citroën C2 VTS and developed 125 horsepower. This may seem low, but the car weighed only 900 kg. Roughly speaking, this gave it the same power-to-weight ratio as a Peugeot 205 GTI. (read more...)

Arcad' (2016)

The Arcad' is the second prototype created by Espera students in 2016. It's a little crazy on their part: it's an off-road vehicle inspired by Dakar buggies and powered by an unexpected Cadillac engine! Stripped down, spartan, with no windshield or doors, the Arcad' is an extraordinary toy for adults. (read more...)

Haze (2016)

28 students and 68 days to design and build a real prototype inspired by LMP endurance racing models. A real feat. The multi-tubular steel chassis was designed by the students. The bodywork was made from composite materials to limit the weight to just 900 kilograms. The 5-cylinder engine comes from an Audi S4 and develops 300 horsepower. (read more...)

Sbarro 300 SL (1986)

In 1986, a Japanese customer asked Franco Sbarro to build him a replica of the 1950s Mercedes 300 SL roadster. Starting with a 1985 Mercedes 500 SL, Franco Sbarro took just three months to deliver this stunning car, which has rarely been seen since it was delivered to Japan after a single photo shoot. (lire la suite...)

GT8 (2006)

The GT8 was commissioned from Franco Sbarro by a customer who wanted to customize his Ferrari 360 Modena Spider. The modifications are purely cosmetic and remain fairly faithful to the original model at the front. However, the rear has been significantly redesigned, incorporating four exhaust pipes. Far from being unanimously acclaimed, only two GT8s were produced, the second one sporting a pink color that made Ferrari enthusiasts scream. (read more...)

Ginevra (2016)

Based on the Ferrari 550 Maranello, the Ginevra (Geneva in Italian) is a one-off model approved and registered in Switzerland. Among other features, it has a trunk that opens like a drawer, similar to Sbarro's 1969 Lola T70. (read more...)

Sbarro 328

It was at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show that Sbarro presented the replica BMW 328, which would become the most widely sold Sbarro in ten years. This model played a major role in establishing Franco Sbarro's reputation. (read more...)