Few days ago we talked about Romeo Ferraris’ Cinquone, the street version of the race car conceived by the Italian tuning specialist, able to deliver a max power of 300 hp. Today, not only we are going to post a Romeo Ferraris Cinquone’s photo gallery but we will also take you through a brief description of the racing model of the Cinquone as well as of the history of Romeo Ferraris and his brand.

From a mechanical point of view, the Cinquone is defined by reinforced and increased axle-shafts, upgraded four pistons Brembo brakes, new blow-off valve, a larger turbocharger with rolling pads, a special cam-shafts, pressed pistons and an increased intercooler. It also features new exhaust manifolds, a down-pipe 200-cell cat converter and electronic mapping.

The Romeo Ferraris Cinquone is available in three different power steps where the turbochargers guarantee a max power of 300 hp. The vehicle’s stability is taken care of by Eibach springs and Bilstein shock abs while the Romeo Ferraris’ alloy wheels mount 215/35 tyres. Interiors feature Recaro seats with lozenge-shaped stitchings as well as a dashboard made of alcantara and carbon. Other changes in the body include air intakes on the hood, extension kit, a rear diffuser with central exhaust, spoiler and side skirts.

Our first impressions after the test drive are all on the positive side: great acceleration, reactive and precise when cornering except maybe when approaching bends on higher gears where the vehicle starts to feel more the road’s imperfections. The Cinquone’s sound is quite pleasant and when braking it feels like a proper sports car.

Cinquone: the racing version

The development of the Cinquone’s racing version began in 2008: a project strongly sought by Romeo Ferraris who wanted to go back to the racing track with a prototype completely made in his workshop. He started from an Abarth 500 readjusting its mechanical features as well as its bodywork and providing the vehicle with a 1.4 engine with 360 hp. The result is an outstanding car that, due to the use of carbon, only weights 970 kg.

Romeo Ferraris’ Bio

Romeo Ferraris was born in 1937 and his career began in 1959 when he started to gain popularity due to his role as tuner for Giancarlo Baghetti’s Lancia. Since then, he managed to accumulate 67 titles and more than a thousand victories that include Italian, European and World racing championship in all categories as well as Offshore races.

In 1962 Ferraris opened a workshop in Milan and he started souping-up car engines for racing contests. At the same time he started to grow fonder of the offshore world and shortly after - in 1966 - he began developing powerful 9000 cc diesel engines, becoming a popular winner on the Offshore circuit. In 1970 he started dealing with prototypes, at first making a 1000 cc engine featuring 136 hp and 11,300 rev derived from a Fiat 128 sporting a Romeo Ferraris’ Millino head.

His second attempt soon followed: the 2000 Prototipi which featured a 16 v 8 cylinder 350 hp engine mounted on a Lola-Ferraris, and which hit the racing track driven by the Italian Arturo Merzario. Half way through the 1970s, despite his numerous successes, Romeo decided to steer away from auto racing in favour of speedboat racing, where he will dominate the scene for the following ten years collecting 18 titles and breaking countless speed records.

On the Offshore circuit, Romeo Ferraris established himself souping IVECO engines up and in a later time entirely designing and developing the Seatek motor which was then mounted on the über-famous Gancia dei Gancia (owned by Stefano Casiraghi) and on the Cesa 1882. Since 2004 Romeo Ferraris has switched back to the auto racing sector, winning all the class titles in the E.T.C.S. for five years straight. More success followed in 2009 with the Sara GT title as well as the Abarth Preparatori Trophy in 2010.

The Workshop

The prestigious Romeo Ferraris workshop is today specialised in the development of racing vehicles as well as in exclusive interiors, custom-made aesthetic finishings and in solutions aimed at maximising the performance of cars of any make or model. And lets not forget the maintenance: Romeo Ferraris workshop is both an Abarth Racing Centre and an Alfa Romeo and Bosch official car service centre.

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