Italdesign Zerouno Coupé - 2018
Chassis n° ZA9EC1012HTM09001(01)
- One of only five coupés made
- Chassis n° 001
- An icon of exclusivity and performance
- Only 1,238 kilometres recorded from new
- Belgian registration
Bonhams : The Zoute Sale
Important Collectors' Motor Cars
The Zoute Grand Prix Gallery
Estimated : € 800.000 - 1.200.000
Not sold
Zoute Grand Prix Car Week 2025
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2025
"The Zerouno project, developed by Italdesign Automobili Speciali, is a prime example of the division's focus on limited edition vehicles for collectors and visionary enthusiasts. With only five units produced, Zerouno blends race car performance with road-legal practicality, featuring lightweight materials and a powerful V10 engine. Designed for ultimate customization, it offers unparalleled driving experience." - Italdesign Automobili Speciali.
The sensation of the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Italdesign's Zerouno 'concept car' still looks futuristic today. One of the most influential carrozzeria of recent decades, although the company is far more than a mere coachbuilder, Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign had made its name designing volume-selling production cars such as the Volkswagen Golf and Sirocco, Citroën BX and Lancia Delta. Giugiaro had founded Italdesign in 1968 in partnership with ex-FIAT design engineer, Aldo Mantovani, and remained at the helm until Volkswagen took control in 2010. In 2015 he left to set up the GFG Style design studio in Turin with his son, Fabrizio Giugiaro, where he works to this day.
Italdesign's formidable reputation had been funded on its work for mainstream manufacturers, which makes the Zerouno historically significant as the first supercar to be launched under the company's own brand: Italdesign Automobili Speciali. Designed by Italdesign's Filippo Perini, the Zerouno is an ultra-limited-production supercar powered by the 5.2-litre Audi Sport V10 engine found in the Lamborghini Huracán and Audi R8 Plus. According to Perini, the brief "was to design a car not overlapping with anybody else's, with a look that was sexy and mean."
The Zerouno features an aggressive-looking carbon-fibre body and a modular carbon-fibre and aluminium chassis. The mid-mounted, naturally aspirated V10 engine produced 602bhp and 413lb/ft of torque, outputs good enough for a top speed of 205mph (330km/h) and a 0-60mph (0-100km/h) acceleration time of 3.2 seconds. Power reached the ground via a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and Audi quattro all-wheel drive transmission.
Autocar magazine got to test a Zerouno in November 2018: "It's eruptively fast, of course, dramatically noisy, unhesitatingly responsive and rich with physical communication. It also feels terrifically well developed – its handling, grip, drivability and aura of rigidity confirming the results of extensive testing that included the necessary homologation with the super-strict German TUV."
As is the case with the current generation of super/hypercars, their outward appearance is largely determined by the need to generate enormous downforce. In the Zerouno's case this is achieved by means of a double-decker venturi system at the rear, plus sill extensions and ventilation slats in the wing tops, exhausting air from the brakes, while at the front there is a titanium diffuser, carbon sill extensions, and a Y-shaped duct channelling air from under the bonnet.
According to Autocar: "You can feel the results on the road too, the car feeling wonderfully secure at speed, and not without delicacy either. This manifests itself in the ride, which while firm remains supple enough to provide satisfying feedback over rougher roads, and ensures decent comfort too... the result is a whole heap of addictive entertainment."
Only five Zerouno coupés and five Zerouno Duerta roadsters were produced. Despite them being priced at €1.5 million +taxes each at launch, Italdesign had no trouble in selling every last one.
This pristine example of one of the most exclusive automobiles ever made has covered a mere 1,238 kilometres from new and is presented effectively in 'as new' condition. Belgian registered, it represents a possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a car more exclusive than almost any Ferrari and more attention grabbing than a Bugatti Veyron.
Italdesign Zerouno Coupé - 2018
Chassis n° ZA9EC1012HTM09001(01)
- One of only five coupés made
- Chassis n° 001
- An icon of exclusivity and performance
- Only 1,238 kilometres recorded from new
- Belgian registration
Bonhams : The Zoute Sale
Important Collectors' Motor Cars
The Zoute Grand Prix Gallery
Estimated : € 800.000 - 1.200.000
Not sold
Zoute Grand Prix Car Week 2025
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2025
"The Zerouno project, developed by Italdesign Automobili Speciali, is a prime example of the division's focus on limited edition vehicles for collectors and visionary enthusiasts. With only five units produced, Zerouno blends race car performance with road-legal practicality, featuring lightweight materials and a powerful V10 engine. Designed for ultimate customization, it offers unparalleled driving experience." - Italdesign Automobili Speciali.
The sensation of the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Italdesign's Zerouno 'concept car' still looks futuristic today. One of the most influential carrozzeria of recent decades, although the company is far more than a mere coachbuilder, Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign had made its name designing volume-selling production cars such as the Volkswagen Golf and Sirocco, Citroën BX and Lancia Delta. Giugiaro had founded Italdesign in 1968 in partnership with ex-FIAT design engineer, Aldo Mantovani, and remained at the helm until Volkswagen took control in 2010. In 2015 he left to set up the GFG Style design studio in Turin with his son, Fabrizio Giugiaro, where he works to this day.
Italdesign's formidable reputation had been funded on its work for mainstream manufacturers, which makes the Zerouno historically significant as the first supercar to be launched under the company's own brand: Italdesign Automobili Speciali. Designed by Italdesign's Filippo Perini, the Zerouno is an ultra-limited-production supercar powered by the 5.2-litre Audi Sport V10 engine found in the Lamborghini Huracán and Audi R8 Plus. According to Perini, the brief "was to design a car not overlapping with anybody else's, with a look that was sexy and mean."
The Zerouno features an aggressive-looking carbon-fibre body and a modular carbon-fibre and aluminium chassis. The mid-mounted, naturally aspirated V10 engine produced 602bhp and 413lb/ft of torque, outputs good enough for a top speed of 205mph (330km/h) and a 0-60mph (0-100km/h) acceleration time of 3.2 seconds. Power reached the ground via a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and Audi quattro all-wheel drive transmission.
Autocar magazine got to test a Zerouno in November 2018: "It's eruptively fast, of course, dramatically noisy, unhesitatingly responsive and rich with physical communication. It also feels terrifically well developed – its handling, grip, drivability and aura of rigidity confirming the results of extensive testing that included the necessary homologation with the super-strict German TUV."
As is the case with the current generation of super/hypercars, their outward appearance is largely determined by the need to generate enormous downforce. In the Zerouno's case this is achieved by means of a double-decker venturi system at the rear, plus sill extensions and ventilation slats in the wing tops, exhausting air from the brakes, while at the front there is a titanium diffuser, carbon sill extensions, and a Y-shaped duct channelling air from under the bonnet.
According to Autocar: "You can feel the results on the road too, the car feeling wonderfully secure at speed, and not without delicacy either. This manifests itself in the ride, which while firm remains supple enough to provide satisfying feedback over rougher roads, and ensures decent comfort too... the result is a whole heap of addictive entertainment."
Only five Zerouno coupés and five Zerouno Duerta roadsters were produced. Despite them being priced at €1.5 million +taxes each at launch, Italdesign had no trouble in selling every last one.
This pristine example of one of the most exclusive automobiles ever made has covered a mere 1,238 kilometres from new and is presented effectively in 'as new' condition. Belgian registered, it represents a possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a car more exclusive than almost any Ferrari and more attention grabbing than a Bugatti Veyron.