In a world obsessed with hybrid hyper monsters and soulless paddle-shift gearboxes, the Capricorn 01 bucks the trend hard. This German-engineered, Italian-penned beast ditches flappy paddles for the raw, unfiltered thrill of a proper stick shift.
Capricorn Group, the shadowy geniuses behind parts for Bugatti, Porsche, and F1 machines, finally stepped out of the wings to drop their own bombshell: a twin-turbocharged Ford V-8 heart wrapped in Zagato’s signature curves. Not just any engine, either. They tore apart Ford’s 5.2-liter unit, stuffed it with forged guts, slapped on a supercharger, then tweaked the brains with custom software. Now it’s belting out a ludicrous 887 horses and 737 lb-ft of torque, all shoved through a five-speed dogleg ‘box that’ll give your left leg a proper workout.
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At a featherlight 2,645 pounds, it blitzes 0-60 in under three ticks before charging to a face-melting 223 MPH. The bones? Borrowed from Le Mans prototype racers, with Brembo’s carbon-ceramic anchors and suspension tuned by Bilstein. Zagato’s touch? Razor-sharp lines, that iconic double-bubble roof, and gullwing doors that flip open like a spaceship’s.
Inside, no touchscreen nonsense just physical dials, cold metal toggles, and butter-soft leather. The fixed seats and four-point harnesses scream “shut up and drive.” Only 19 will exist, each priced at a cool £2.5 mil, rolling out next year to collectors with deep pockets.
For folks who still think driving should feel alive, the 01 isn’t just a car—it’s a rebellion on wheels.
Shawn Henry