#bizzarrini

The Bizzarrini Kjara was a one-off hybrid-diesel concept car developed by automotive engineer Giotto Bizzarrini in collaboration with Leone Martellucci of the Technical University of Rome. Presented at the 2000 Turin Motor Show, the Kjara combined an aerodynamic wedge-style barchetta body with a 2.4-litre five-cylinder Lancia JTD turbodiesel engine in combination with four electric motors, one at each wheel. It was constructed purely as an experimental technical and design showcase and was never intended for production.

After Giotto Bizzarrini failed to make an impression on the Le Mans 24 Hours race with his P538 and a rule change rendered the car obsolete, he sold a tubular steel chassis complete with a 327ci Chevrolet V8 to his friend Giorgetto Giugiaro. Thus, the Bizzarrini Manta became Italdesign’s first concept when it was presented at the 1968 Turin Motor Show. The ultra-low wedge profile featured a 15º front windshield rake with an overall height of 1.05 metres (41.5 inches). The driver sat in the centre of the car with a passenger on each side. 

Bizzarrini 5300 Aperta Lusso. - source Moto Vitelloni Wheels n' wings

Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada. - source Rétro Passion Automobile.

Bizzarrini GT5300 Strada in Paris in 1970. - source Moto Vitelloni Wheels n' wings.

Bizzarrini 5300 GT 1968. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300 1966. - source Amazing Classic Cars.

Bizzarrini 5300 GT (produced 1965–1968). - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.