It has two names. Institutional, so to speak, ritual: Totem GT Super. The other instead caters to the needs of any enthusiast who feels the need to name their favorite vehicle as if it had a soul. In this case, this Annabelle the name chosen for the restomod, if you can call it that, is Giulia GT, the iconic Biscione model that ignited the hearts of Italians at the turn of the 60s and 70s. And we’re willing to bet that even a Totem GT Super or Annabel will set a lot of them on fire.
After all in front of similar lines, so sinuous and true to the original features Giorgetto Giugiaro, hard to remain indifferent. This is the first production car of Totem Automobili, which was presented at Quail during Monterey Car Week, In California. To pay homage to one of the most iconic grand tourers ever created, the same Italian team led by Riccardo Quaggio increased the size of the original Giulia GT by 10%. “not only to provide more comfort, but also to emphasize the elegance and proportions of this unforgettable silhouette”explain.
If stylistic principles are a thing of the past, then mechanics is largely based on fifty years and goes through the evolution of technology. which separate the original model from respecting Totem. Under the hood, therefore, is a 2.8-litre twin-turbocharged V6 engine, not to be confused with the 2.9-litre, always twin-turbocharged and always V6-powered Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio car of the year 2019. Made by Piedmontese from Italtecnica, it develops 600 HP at 7200 rpm and an impressive 700 Nm of torque.. Transmission – 6-speed rear transmission, sending power to the rear wheels 265/40/R18 (225/40 in front).
Annabelle’s engine is the pride of Totem Automobili and for this reason, like the car, it has a name: Gloria engraved on a highly visible metal plate as soon as the hood is lifted. The choice of name should not be random.: Unity let Totem know thank you not even 180kg on the scale it is the lightest (and most compact) twin-turbocharged V6 engine ever made.. The verdict of the scales almost converged obsession for Venetian designers, a secondary parameter for the automotive world main stream today, but which once, as the engineer Materazzi confirmed, had an absolute priority in the development of a sports car.
Despite the six-cylinder engine instead of four and the large dimensions (4.27 meters long and 1.86 meters wide), The Totem GT Super, thanks to its carbon fiber construction, only weighs 160kg more (1180kg) than the Giulia Sprint GT Veloce. (1020 kg). Featherweight by today’s canons, which in all likelihood would have allowed the GT Super to go far beyond the production model’s electronically limited 250 km/h. However, the “reincarnation” of the Alfa Romeo Giulia GT it will be for the few, really for the very fewrather for an extremely limited series than for a six-figure price: 30 Totem GT Super units will be produced, each costing from 460 thousand euros.
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Source: HD Motori
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