Kimera Automobili, the Italian restomod specialist responsible for the Kimera EVO37, a fashion edition of the Lancia 037, has released the first photographs of a new logo to be revealed later this month, called the EVO38.
The significance of this call is not only that it digitally follows the EVO37, but that it recalls the internal code call of a Group B AWD rally prototype that Lancia was developing in an attempt to compete with the Audi Quattro. The SE038 eventually Although in its beginnings the prototypes were all-wheel drive versions of the Lancia Rallye (037), a road and rally car very far from fashionable rally-inspired creations such as the Toyota GR Corolla, in its beginnings the prototypes were versions with all-wheel drive.
So what could the Kimera EVO38 be? We suspect it will be an evolution of the EVO37 with updated styling and, most importantly, all-wheel drive, but it will also be more than just a transmission change. . .
The SE038 would likely have the Delta S4, but Kimera’s teaser in particular talks about a “Group B [racer] that everyone would have looked for and never seen the light of day,” also referring to a prototype called the “Mazinga. “
The third prototype of the SE038 was named Mazinga, named after a Japanese super robot manga of the time due to its wild style. Kimera describes it as “a crude first experiment in evolution to test and this winning car that was the best in terms of balance. “, balance and drivability, but it simply lacked all-wheel drive. “Does this mean that Kimera is going to create raw, unfinished paintings of rally art?Far from it.
The restomcoder promises that the EVO38 “will have shapes of this approximate prototype but will take up the philosophy and spirit of a mythical team that brought Italian technical excellence to the world. “
As for the mechanical details, we have a few. The front trim will feature a revised design to accommodate the mechanical layout of the driven front axles, with new aerodynamics to compensate for this. These trims will come with a new S-shaped front duct for cooling purposes. It will also feature new air intake ducts and a larger turbo than the EVO37, which Kimera says will cool and generate power.
The EVO37 is not lacking in the latter department, generating 500 horsepower from a 2. 1-liter dual-fuel (turbocharged and supercharged) four-cylinder engine. Mazinga is known to make 700 horsepower as a prototype, so maybe that’s the purpose of the EVO38. . . .
The exhaust gases from this tough engine will be impressive exhaust elements that will feed the rear spoiler and fluid dynamics of the restomod.
We don’t want to wait too long to see the EVO38 in all its glory, as everything will be revealed on February 22. Other assignments are also in the pipeline, as EVO38 will be followed by a new assignment called K-39.