A mix of the opposite worlds of traditional automobile hand craftmanship and modern technology, F&M Auto's exclusive new Vulca sports car has received its world première at the Luxury & Yachts show in Vicenza.

A perfect mix of the diametrically opposite worlds of the long tradition of exquisite hand craftmanship in creating automobiles and the thrust of modern technology, F&M Auto's exclusive new Vulca S sports car has received its world première at the Luxury & Yachts show in Vicenza.

This is the first car to be entirely designed and developed in-house by F&M and it classically reinterprets the typical concept of the "all Italian GT". With its lightweight, hand beaten all aluminium bodywork, the Vulca S is a 2+2 coupé with sinuous and modern, elegant yet aggressive style. Under the hood pulsates a powerful, reliable, latest generation engine which provides in all its guises exhilarating performance.

The Vulca S is designed by young Hungarian designer Zsolt Tárnok who is a graduate of the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan, Italy, and has a number of innovative design projects already under his belt. It is 4.83m long, 2.00m wide and 1.34m high, totally hand made in aluminium, complete with a sophisticated data acquisition system that can accurately monitor driving skills while inside a fully hand-stitched leather trim creates a sophisticated, luxurious environment for the occupants: the Vulca S is a true beast disguised in a gorgeous dress. The car has the option of two engines: either a 7.0-litre V12 which produces 520 bhp or a 5.8-litre V10 with 630hp.

For the new Vulca S project, which is F&M Auto's second self-built car after the Anstas V8 GT, the Italian firm has developed strategic partnerships with OZ Racing (wheels), Continental Italia (tyres) and Black srl (interior finish), AIM Sportline (Data Acquisition System), Delta Sigma (bespoke Video/HiFi system). F&M Auto has a long tradition of carrying out restoration work in the finest of Italian traditions.

The Vulca S will be produced in very limited numbers: only 10, each one individually numbered, will be built. This - says F&M - will ensure its exclusivity and an unbelievable attention to detail. The Vulca S was officially unveiled to the public this month for the first time at the Salone Internazionale del Lusso (Luxury & Yachts) in Vicenza on the 6-7-8 and 13-14-15 March.