MOTOR Magazine Australia

ARESE RH95 SUPERLEGGERA

10. 2021 NEW. FAST. FIRST 05 PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Rating 4.5

ENGINE 3902cc V8, DOHC, 32v, twin turbo

POWER 500kW @ 6200-8000rpm

TORQUE 760Nm @ 3000rpm

0-100KM/H 3.0sec (claimed)

WEIGHT N/A • PRICE $1.75m (est.)

LIKE: Unique performance experience; high build quality; distinctive design

DISLIKE: Heavy scissor doors; hugely expensive; limited build run; unique looks

PULLING A HANDLE marked ‘eject’ is generally not a good idea, unless you happen to be a jet fighter pilot faced with a sudden need to depart your aircraft’s cockpit. In the case of the Touring Superleggera Arese RH95, pulling the handle so marked is likely to bring on a tinge of regret rather than an otherwise doomed pilot’s gushing relief, because the opening of this car’s door signals journey’s end. And journeying in this car is the thrill and delight you’d have every right to hope for from a car offering 493kW, a beautifully wrought carbon-fibre skin, gullwing doors and the mild sculptural drama of a so-called dorsal scoop.

It’s a novel pleasure to

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