Hispano Suiza

In recent years the Geneva show has seen several attempts to revive great automotive names of the past - last year's Frazer-Nash by Guigiaro comes to mind, and this year sees the return of Hispano-Suiza - a legendary name from the 10s and 20s, but a name we've seen in Geneva as recently as 2004, with the HS21. Or does it? Developed by former Volkswagen designer Erwin Leo Himmel, the team behind the car are in fact keen to point out that this car and name bears no relation to Hispano-Suiza's of the past (a name owned by a French aerospace group), a point emphatically emphasized by the new, non-hyphenated name plate.
Essentially a rebodied Audi R8, the Hispano Suiza is a clearly aimed at people who look at the V10 version of Audi's supercar and think it's underpowered. The mid-mounted V10 therefore has ha Read More...