All-new Hispano Suiza Carmen at the Geneva Motor Show
The Carmen is inspired by the unique style and elegance of Carmen Mateu (1936-2018), granddaughter of the company’s founder, and mother of the President. The ‘Carmen’ script featured on the car is a direct representation of her signature.
Carmen was inspired on one and iconic designs in the 1930’s Hispano Suiza called Dubonnet Xenia. André Dubonnet launches a new improved version of the Xenia in 1938, more powerful and with a more aerodynamic bodywork. Sliding doors, enveloping windscreen, futuristic lines. The Carmen will be a modern representation of how the brand would’ve evolved through time.
The Carm boasts exceptional aerodynamic properties of boost performance and handling, the carbon fibre monocoque and body panels keep weight under 1,690 kg, it’s custom-made electric powertrain employs two motors to deliver 750kW (1019 PS) to rear wheels. The torque vectoring adapts rear wheel torque according to the driver inputs and levels of grip available. The double wishbone suspension and adaptive damping control deliver engaging handling
The Carmen combines hypercar-rivalling performance with exquisite luxury, painstaking craftsmanship and meticulous attention to technical and engineering details. The level of luxury, comfort and character that Hispano Suiza had in the 20th century, and combine it with the powerful, safety and technological parts and materials of the modern days. All of that without losing what Hispano Suiza really is.
Built with motorsport-sourced engineering expertise, the Carmen boasts hypercar-rivalling performance from a technologically-superior chassis and advanced powertrain.
The all-new fully-electric Carmen has been created from the ground-up to deliver an exceptional and luxurious driving experience. The hyperlux grand tourer features motorsport-derived technologies to achieve superb handling, a 0 – 100 km/h time of under three seconds, and an electronically-limited top speed of 250 km/h.
