- Ken Okuyama unveiled the new Kode89 flagship hypercar.
- The mid-engine model gets a bespoke chassis and manual V12.
- Production is capped at eight units, with year one already sold out.
Ex-Pininfarina designer Ken Okuyama brought his latest car to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Kode89 is his flagship hypercar, built in a run of eight, with sharp bodywork and a V12 running through a manual gearbox. That last part tells you most of what you need to know about who it was built for.
The name points straight at the reference material, as Okuyama built the car as a homage to late-’80s supercar design, back when Ferrari was selling the F40 and Lamborghini was winding the Countach down while readying the Diablo to replace it.
Ken Okuyama Design / X
Proportions are classic mid-engine, with hard edges, clean surfacing and no roof. Flat front fenders run back from horizontally arranged headlights sitting low on either side of a front spoiler. In profile there is a strong dose of Enzo Ferrari in the greenhouse and the cooling intakes, which is no accident given that Okuyama penned the Enzo during his years at Pininfarina. Creases across the rear shoulders carry into a fixed wing, with triangular taillights tucked into the corners.
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This creation marks a departure for Okuyama’s independent outfit, which until now has reworked other company’s cars. The Lotus-based Kode9, the Ferrari-based Kode57 Enji and the Lamborghini-based Kode0 all started life elsewhere. The Kode89 sits on a bespoke aluminum spaceframe developed in-house.
Ken Okuyama Design / X
That architecture accepts a range of naturally aspirated V12s, each bolted to a six-speed manual. The standard 5.4-liter makes 540 hp. Step up to the 5.9-liter and the figure climbs to roughly 750 hp. The company has also been working on a hydrogen-burning combustion engine with a bi-fuel setup.
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Ken Okuyama Design / X
The Kode89 made its world premiere at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 16. However, prior to the event, it made a surprise appearance at the Tour d’Elegance in California with Okuyama behind the wheel.
Japanese outlet Response reports the Kode89 is capped at eight cars, and the first year’s allocation is already gone. Besides the glorious sound of the V12, Ken Okuyama can be heard saying: “perhaps it is more Italian than the cars from Italy itself”. Bold talk from a man standing in California, though he did design the Enzo, so he has earned the right to say it.
8月13日午前9時30分（現地時間）より開催予定のツアーデレガンスに、Ken Okuyama Cars Kode89がサプライズ参加します。
8月16日、ペブルビーチ・コンクールデレガンス コンセプトローンにてワールドプレミア予定のフラッグシップ・モデルを ぜひご覧ください。… pic.twitter.com/4Y2QyTzv8Q— KEN OKUYAMA DESIGN (@KenODesign) August 12, 2026
Ken Okuyama Cars『kode89』を世界初公開、限定8台、初年度分は売約済みhttps://t.co/DggGjM4Deo#新型車 #オープンカー pic.twitter.com/lTCCw82rZj
— レスポンス (@responsejp) August 17, 2026
