Garagisti & Co GP1 Is a New V12 Analogue Supercar

Garagisti & Co, a British company, has revealed its first creation: the GP1. Its name may sound as though it belongs on a straight-to-DVD racing film, but this car is intended to revive the unhinged supercars of earlier decades.

Garagisti & Co GP1 V12 powertrain

The reason is largely found beneath its dramatic bodywork, where there is an all-new, bespoke 6.6-litre naturally aspirated V12. A new V12 in 2025.

Developed from the ground up by Italian firm Italtecnica, the engine produces a muscular 789bhp and 516lb ft (700Nm) of torque. So, that is a new Italian V12 in 2025. Garagisti & Co says it will provide “a mechanical soundtrack reminiscent of motorsports engines from a bygone era”.

Those lively Italian horses reach the rear wheels through a six-speed manual transmission, producing... performance. Garagisti & Co has not yet disclosed precisely how much, but with a targeted dry mass of 1,000kg, the answer will probably be ‘lots’.

Carbon construction and 1980s-inspired styling

A carbon-fibre monocoque forms the core of the GP1 and helps explain some of that weight reduction. Other notable hardware includes Brembo brakes, Öhlins suspension and bodywork created by Angel Guerra, formerly a designer at Bugatti and Rimac.

Guerra’s Rimac background is most apparent at the GP1’s nose. From the A-pillar rearwards, however, via the rear vents and ending at the four exhaust outlets, it is pure 1980s supercar theatre.

Garagisti & Co said Guerra’s work led “customers and ambassadors” to spot “echoes of the Lancia Stratos Zero, Countach and other Gandini masterpieces” in the GP1’s shape. There is plenty of aerodynamic work involved as well, naturally, including sizeable rear diffusers said to give the V12 hypercar genuine ‘ground-effect’ performance.

GP1 interior, production and price

Inside, the layout is fairly straightforward: a driver display, a raised centre tunnel creating a ‘twin-cockpit’ arrangement and carrying the gear lever, plus a handful of buttons and little else. Even conventional air vents have disappeared, with ventilation instead apparently handled through witchcraft.

Every GP1 will, as expected, be tailored to its owner. Just 25 examples are planned, which accounts for the £2.94m asking price per car. We say ‘will be’ because the images are only renders; the actual car is currently “in the advanced stages of engineering and production”.

Garagisti & Co chief Mario Escudero said: “What if the golden age of analogue supercars never ended? What if icons like the Countach Evoluzione had sparked a lineage rather than a dead-end? What would the great cars of the ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s look like today if they’d evolved with new technology but kept their analogue soul?

“We brought together some of the best minds in the world and answered that question with our hands, our hearts, and our passion. The GP1 is our answer.”