A Parisian coachbuilder that constructed our bodies for probably the most luxurious automotive manufacturers within the first half of the twentieth century has been revived, and the trendy firm’s first venture is a homage to the enduring Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.
The coachbuilder is Saoutchik, the unique incarnation of which was based in 1906 by Jacques Saoutchik, born Iakov Savtchuk. The corporate folded in 1955, simply three years after Saoutchik’s son, Pierre, took over the reins.
The trendy Saoutchik was based in 2016, within the Netherlands, and makes a speciality of automotive design and engineering, though it additionally dabbles in industrial design outdoors the automotive world. The corporate says it will possibly deal with full builds, from the design sketch to manufacturing in restricted collection.
The corporate’s 300 SL homage known as the 300 GTC, and the “GT” within the identify is a nod to the chassis coming from a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, particularly the previous-generation GT Roadster. The giveaway is the structure of the automobile’s inside, which is a match with the previous-generation AMG GT.
Revived coachbuilder Saoutchik conjures a contemporary 300 SL
Ugur Sahin Design, which just a few years again penned a homage to the Ferrari F50, is accountable for the outside design. The 300 GTC shares a lot of its traces with the 300 SL, and combines this with fashionable touches.
The physique panels are all carbon fiber, equipped by Germany’s Pogea Racing, and constructing the automobile from begin to end takes round 4,000 hours, in keeping with Saoutchik.
No mechanical particulars have been talked about, however the automobile presumably shares the donor AMG GT’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 and rear-mounted 7-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission.
Saoutchik mentioned it plans to restrict manufacturing to simply 15 items. A price ticket hasn’t been introduced.
