Kimera is done playing dress-up with old Lancia rally cars.
At the 2024 Villa d’Este concours—though the specs point to a 2026 launch timeline that suggests we are looking at a near-future reality—Luca Betti’s company unveiled the K39. This is not a restomod. It is a clean-sheet hypercar, built from the ground up to punch its way into an elite club that barely opens its door.
The K39 marks the pivot point for the Piedmont brand.
They wanted respect. They wanted to stand next to the biggest names in horsepower.
Throwback Styling With Real Aero
It looks like 1986 dreamed it.
Long hood. Short tail. Sculpted sheets of metal that remember when Group B and Sportscars ruled the tarmac. But the resemblance stops at the silhouette. The front end isn’t just pretty. It breathes.
An S-duct manages airflow. The rear uses extraction surfaces plus a wing that nods to endurance racing without mocking it. Even the lights are embedded into the aerodynamic structure, not just bolted on.
Kimera showed a “Pikes Peak” configuration too. Dedicated aero. Track setup. Still street-legal. A weird hybrid, but exactly who this customer wants to buy.
The Heartbeat
Here is the headline.
A twin-turbo V8 from Koenigsegg.
It makes 972 horsepower. It twists with 885 pound-feet of torque. The redline sits at a dizzying 8,250 RPM.
Why borrow Swedish thunder? Kimera says they tweaked the forced induction. Less lag than in Koenigsegg’s own cars. Better throttle response. Better driving. It even meets emissions laws. The engine talks to the cloud, receives over-the-air updates. A classic sound. Modern brains.
Dallara helped too. The Italian chassis wizards provided consulting. The goal was simple but brutal. Keep weight low—under 2,400 lbs—and keep the drive analog. No electric assists ruining the feeling. Just physics.
Rare And Expensive
Do not expect one down the street.
Orders are already closed. More than 20 units have buyers. The first ten get that Pikes Peak kit. That is a very small room.
After Lake Como, the K39 hits the global circuit. Goodwood. Monterey. Le Mans.
At Le Mans, Betti will drive the historic car that inspired this beast. A loop. A symbol.
Does it work?
It’s an identity shift. Kimera stops looking back. They step into the modern arena, wearing a very expensive Swedish shirt. If the price is north of two million dollars, so what.
If you don’t want that… I guess that’s fine too.
