Friday, March 15, 2013

Meet Belgium’s Wiesmann GT, the Imperia GP Hybrid Sports Car


Imperia is a Belgian car brand that built motorcycles and automobiles from 1904 to 1958. It was resurrected 50 years later by Green Propulsion, a company that spent only €400 (US$523 at today's exchange rates) to acquire the brand.

It did so in order to build a hybrid sports car under the name of Imperia GP. Fast-forward to 2013 and the concept car is ready for production. While it may be dubbed the Belgian Wiesmann due to its resemblance to the German manufacturer’s GT model, the retro-styled GP uses design cues from past Imperia models.

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