Evoluzione

Presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011, the Evoluzione is the result of just four months' work by students at Franco Sbarro's school. Four months to design a kind of evolution from motorcycle to car.

 
Despite its Lamborghini look, the Evoluzione has a very personal style.

From motorcycle to car

The aggressive lines and sharp edges are reminiscent of the Lamborghini Reventon. The design is not about harmony, but about visual shock. Especially in this matte gray color. The car is in two parts, like a motorcycle of which it is a sort of evolution. The front, with its huge, detached, ground-level spoiler that forms a gaping air intake, is reminiscent of the Speed'R presented in Paris in 2010. The rear shows off the engine block, visible as if on a motorcycle. The red-painted tubular chassis seems to link these two parts.

The Audi engine is displayed like a motorcycle (photo by Christian Schuett)

Limited power

The engine might appear to be the Evoluzione's weak point: only 180 hp, whereas sports cars with more than 500 hp were already commonplace at the time. But the car's weight of just 800 kg is sufficiently restrained to ensure that driving sensations are very much in evidence.

The steering wheel is in the center of the car, with the two passengers on either side.

For three occupants

The Evoluzione can accommodate three people. The driver sits in a Recaro bucket seat in the center of the car, with passengers on either side of the rear, as in a McLaren F1. Facing the driver is a minimalist dashboard, with a central rev counter like on a Porsche.

The Audi engine in a rear mid-position in the red-painted chassis

Four-wheeled motorcycle

No roof, center-mounted rider, exposed engine, high-mounted exhaust, aggressive design: the Evoluzione evokes a sporty four-wheeled motorcycle. Together with the Speed'R, presented alongside it, it's a magnificent demonstration of the quality of the Espera school's work. Espera students divided into two groups to create this car: one group worked on the mechanical part, the other on the design. For the next concept car, the roles will be reversed.

In brief
1- Exuberant sports roadster
2- Audi engine with only 180 hp
3- Magnificent, highly personal design