The one off barchetta version of the Codatronca, penned by Paolo and Ercole Spada and Domiziano Boschi of Spadaconcept, and built by Spadavetturesport, has been created especially for Aznom, the Monza-based niche luxury specialist and a partner of Spadavetturesport, it has been revealled today.

Aznom fitted out the interior design of the new sports car. The company wanted a unique showcase vehicle which was dedicated to the Monza circuit to present at luxury events and to strengthen the connection between the world of car design and the world of luxury.

The one off Codatronca Monza is based on the line of the Corvette Z06-based Codatronca coupé which was first shown in public at Top Marques Monaco three years ago but has much more extreme characteristics: its design and racing interiors aim bring back to memory the spyders of the 1960s according to Spadaconcept.

Aznom chose Monza due its attachment with the city that is home to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, which recently was the main stage of the Cars 2 presentation. On that occasion Codatronca Monza was chosen as a VipCar for its uniqueness. The Codatronca Monza will be only a one off, but Spadaconcept says it will produce a spyder (barchetta) version of the Codatronca on customer demand.

The Codatronca Monza has a tubular chassis made of aluminium that has been coated with a mix light carbon fibre and composite materials body. The engine was developed by Italtecnica starting from a from the donor Corvette's 7-litre V8 engine. Now two Rotrex centrifugal superchargers deliver a claimed 720 CV with over 90 kgm of torque. The open-topped sports car is able to reach 100 km/h in a claimed 3 seconds (in first gear) thanks to the 6 speed transmission with a very short gear ratio, and to reach a claimed top speed of 335 km/h.

The weight of the car is only of 1,180 kg, thanks to the racing interior requested by Aznom which features Sabelt-supplied seats and belts, and an Aim steering wheel that integrates the instruments with data acquisition (can, GPS). The on board camera, Aim Smartycam, records HD videos with the overlay of the telemetry and data captured by the steering wheel. The technical package is completed with Pirelli PZero Corsa tyres mounted on lightweight Oz Ultra-leggera wheels, and Brembo brakes as used for cars in FIA GT3 racing with ABS and a fully adjustable suspension system also derived from the FIA GT3 class Corvette.

The Italian comppany hopes that the Monza Codatronca will inspire a new stock model for street use for all the spyder lovers and says that the Barchetta Codatronca, as well as the Codatronca Monza, are now available on demand from Spadaconcept Srl and Aznom Srl.

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