Capricorn and Zagato’s Analog Hypercar Takes a Different Turn
Most new hypercars are packed with hybrid tech, screens everywhere, and more computers than you’ll ever need. The Capricorn 01 Zagato does the opposite. Built by Capricorn Group with Zagato, it’s all about old-school driving feel instead of digital overload.
Capricorn isn’t new to motorsport. They’ve worked on everything from Porsche’s LMP1 cars to Volkswagen’s WRC program, Peugeot’s Dakar trucks, and even F1 teams like Lotus and Caterham. The 01 Zagato is the company’s first road-going hypercar, and it’s built to be light and intentionally analog.
Now there’s a new version called the Tutto Rosso, set to debut at the 2026 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. This isn’t just a special paint job on a prototype. It’s a customer-commissioned one-off where nearly every part of the car is red. Capricorn says the idea comes from classic 1930s Zagato-bodied Italian endurance racers, especially those all-red Alfa Romeos that helped define the brand’s racing history.
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Nearly Everything on the Car Is Red
The Tutto Rosso isn’t just about red paint. Capricorn says about 95% of what you see is finished in the same deep red, from the body panels to the cockpit and interior trim. Only a few parts, like the pedals and the exposed shift gate, are left in a different finish.
That choice made things tricky for the engineers. Capricorn builds about 85% of the car in-house, so they had to rethink materials and how they put the car together. The hardest part was making a red-tinted exposed carbon fiber monocoque that still looked right and stayed as strong as a proper hypercar chassis should.
Inside, it’s the same story. Red Connolly leather and Alcantara cover almost everything, so the cabin feels more like a concept than a regular hypercar. Still, Capricorn says this Tutto Rosso is a working development car, with extra technical tweaks compared to the earlier green and yellow prototypes.
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Manual Gearbox, Supercharged V8, and Only 19 Cars
Under all that red, the hardware is the same as before. There’s a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 based on Ford’s design, tuned to make over 888 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque, spinning up to 9,000 rpm.
Instead of a dual-clutch or hybrid setup, Capricorn went with a five-speed dogleg manual that drives only the rear wheels. The car uses a full carbon structure, pushrod suspension with Bilstein dampers, Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, and weighs in at under 2,700 pounds dry. It’ll do 0-62 mph in under three seconds and tops out around 224 mph.
Production remains capped at just 19 coupes globally, a nod to Zagato’s 1919 founding year. Only 19 coupes will be built worldwide, a nod to Zagato’s 1919 founding. Prices start at about €2.95 million ($3.4 million before taxes), and deliveries are scheduled for the second half of 2026. Capricorn says there are just a few build slots left.
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