The Frangivento GT65 is an Italian supercar to pay tribute of Loris Capirossi

New BEAST For those of you who are true automotive fans, especially those who like world motorcycle racing such as MotoGP, of course you know Loris Capirossi, a reliable racer who has held the MotoGP world title 3 times in the year of 1990, 1991 and 1998; so that many feel respect and admiration for his achievements. 

The FV Frangivento GT65 is built on the basis of FV Frangivento Sorpasso to honor the legendary Italian racer Loris Capirossi. (Picture from: Crisalidepress.it)

It's not surprising that recently an Italian premium car manufacturer Frangivento Automobili presented a special supercar named the FV Frangivento GT65 to honor the legendary Italian racer. As quoted from Motor1, this Turin-based manufacturer presents just three special supercar units as homage to those MotoGP world champion. Uniquely those three super sports cars are named respectively 90, 91 and 98 as a tribute to the years Capirossi won the world title. 

Loris Cappirosi, a former three times MotoGP World champion posed along with the FV Frangivento GT65. (Picture from: 4Troxoi.gr)

The automaker further said that those GT65 super sports cars were built on the basis of FV Frangivento Sorpasso according to the results of design development carried out by Giorgio Pirolo and Paolo Mancini, who have worked with Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, Zagato and Fiat in the past. Its development was also supervised by Loris Capirossi himself. Thus the GT65 super sports car is expected to take aesthetics and aerodynamics to extreme levels while keeping the spirit and high performance unchanged.

The FV Frangivento GT65 seen to have many references to the GT3 sports car equipped with very prominent carbon fiber aerodynamic features. (Picture from: 4Troxoi.gr)

If we've viewed from its appearance, the GT65 seen to have many references to the GT3 sports car equipped with very prominent carbon fiber aerodynamic features coupled with center fins that extend from the roof to the wings then there is also a splitter and front lighting units that have been revised to be more aerodynamic. Meanwhile, on the legs, this super sports car uses 20-inch OZ wheels wrapped in Pirelli PZero Trofeo tires.

The automaker Frangivento Auto was founded in 2016 by Giorgio Pirolo and Paolo Mancini, who have worked with Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, Zagato and Fiat in the past. (Picture from: 4Troxoi.gr)

Then its interior is made neat and minimalist. As you can see, all set in such a way that given the sports seats covered in Alcantara and continued with black leather (supplied by Mario Levi Group) are developed around driver ergonomics, while the 'GAS GAS' ignition switch is intended to be another homage to Capirossi.

The FV Frangivento GT65 which weighs around 1,480 kg is able to display pure supercar performance, with acceleration from zero to 100 kph only in 3 seconds and run up to a top speed of over 330 kph. (Picture from: 4Troxoi.gr)

Under the hood, there is a 5.2-liter Surpasso V10 engine with 650 horsepower which is equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission system, so that the FV Frangivento GT65 which weighs around 1,480 kg is able to display pure supercar performance, with acceleration from zero to 100 kph only in 3 seconds and run up to a top speed of over 330 kph.

Under the hood of the FV Frangivento GT65, there is a 5.2-liter 650 horsepower Surpasso V10 engine coupled with a 6-speed manual transmission system. (Picture from: 4Troxoi.gr)

For now, the Italian premium car maker remains tight-lipped, although the company says that sales negotiations have started, while track tests will be held privately in Imola. Meanwhile, those who want to drive it will be able to do so virtually starting in March by playing Asphalt 9: Legends, the video game for Mobile, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One.

In addition, February 6 to 11, 2023, the GT65 will be exhibited in the waiting room of the Casa Sanremo in Palafiori in conjunction with the festival. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | FV FRANGIVENTO | ID.MOTOR1 | GPONE | 4TROXOI.GR ]

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