"The result of admiration for the late British sports and racing car designer and manufacturer. Colin Chapman (father of Lotus), an ultra-light, minimalist vehicle, the Be Twin, was created by Espera. It's [...] a car with a double cockpit - with a double steering wheel and pedals for driving instruction on the circuit, like the Formula Rhine, here too with the option of cancelling one steering wheel or the other. Because of its low weight, this machine is designed above all to provide lively reactions and the resulting driving pleasure, and is also powered by a Peugeot TU 16-valve 1.6-liter engine developing 140 HP. The engine is positioned centrally in the rear. The Be Twin weighs in at just 500 kg. Unlike the Berlinette Échappement 2, for which the construction site has not yet been definitively determined, this little circuit racer will also be manufactured in small series, in Pontarlier at the Espera workshops. What's more, it may be built as a kit, with 80% of the parts coming from a Peugeot 106 or Citroën Saxo. The advantage of this is that future budding builders could, if necessary, acquire what is not mass-produced, to build their own vehicle. Once again, the focus is on education and exposure to the trade. Thanks to its reduced weight, the Be Twin shouldn't be any slower to drive than its big sister, the Formule Rhin. The aim is the same: to teach driving skills on the racetrack. What's more, this Be Twin will undoubtedly be more accessible to young people wishing to learn."

"The Be-Twin appears to be the younger sister of the Formule Rhin. In reality, the two cars share only a few structural similarities, such as the hull. A polyester "shell" with hollowed-out anatomical seats and six-point seat belts. Some functional solutions are also common. The headlamps are particularly well done: two large removable electric torches, with white light in front and red behind. What distinguishes the two sisters is their spirit. Starting with the name: Be-Twin. Almost a phonetic transcription of the English between, i.e. between two elements....

"I chose the name of the car," explains Franco Sbarro, "after analyzing the suggestions made by Espera's teachers, mixing them up and trying to construct puns. We mustn't forget that this is a small car: the contact between the person in the car and the world around him is part of the pleasure of owning it, driving it and showing it off. The concept of between is therefore not accidental. But there's also another hidden meaning: the vehicle has a twin-cam engine. The pun thus implies a playful relationship with the sports car. On the other hand, lightness, understood as pleasant driving and contained power, was Colin Chapman's secret. In this respect, the Be-twin has a small, high-energy, multi-displacement engine, is built using production components from the PSA Group and, above all, is very light. At just over 450 kilos, it could be sold as a kit and assembled at home, just like the Lotus Super Seven. Eventually, the Be-twin could be fitted with dual controls. I like to think of a father teaching his son to drive on a track, and passing on his love and passion for cars... "