Inside, there is hand-made leather, finished in dark and light browns with braided sections at the edges of the cabin, made by Poltrona Frau – a famed Italian leather maker. In the back, there is a fitted set of soft leather and fabric weekend bags, made by the Schedoni leather workshop in Modena, the same Italian town in which Ferraris are made.
“Perhaps the fastback was more elegant, but it was the Z3 shooting brake that became the collectors’ item. That’s the car that people have grown more attached to, and that was the form we used to create the Touring Coupe. It’s a one-off for now, but we hope that one day we can have something new to contribute to the passion that people share here at the Concorso. If we, maybe, made 50 pieces, that could becoming something that would be rare and collectible, and strong in character.
With two electric motors, the Spectre will have 585hp, but, according to Rhodri Good, project manager for the Spectre, the point is not to snap your neck with acceleration. “It’s a true Rolls-Royce, not only in how it looks, but also in its character. We’ve got a lot of traits from the V12-engined cars in here. So, of course, the acceleration is good. It’s in line with the V12 cars, but we haven’t given in to the gimmicks that some people might associate with electric cars.
Müller-Ötvös defends the Spectre’s avoirdupois, though. “Just to be crystal clear, we are not saying – bingo – this is our sustainability job done. This is a long-term journey. When it comes to sustainability, we also look at how we build our cars, the materials we use, the whole CO2 footprint.” Sadly, the Pony Concept Coupe never made it to production. Hyundai, at the time, was far more focused on building cars that people could afford and couldn’t spare the development cash to get a low-volume coupe into production, no matter how gorgeous it was. Even more sadly, the car was not added to a museum collection, but was simply abandoned in a corner. At some point, it must have been scrapped because Hyundai was later able to find no trace of it.
Luc Donckerwolke, Hyundai’s chief creative officer, added: “The restoration of this unique vehicle is a milestone in Hyundai’s history. It represents our beginnings and our commitment to the future. It serves as a legacy for generations to come. It virtually symbolises the mobile relay baton we are passing from the past to the future of the company.”
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