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The ultimate restomod test: Kimera vs Cyan vs Totem vs Amos

Four gorgeous recreations go head to head, and the winner is...

Published: 09 Jan 2025
20 minutes 4 seconds

Want fizzy, granular steering? You’ve got it. Two Lancias, an Alfa Romeo – or is it? – and a Volvo. They’re big on mechanical rattle and hum, rather less interested in lane assist. We live in a secular world but these are cars as the good Lord surely intended.

Time to enter a parallel dimension then, as we pit the Automobili Amos Integrale Futurista, Volvo P1800 Cyan GT, Kimera Evo37 and Totem GT Electric against each other. Four supermodels gathered together in Italy in a celebration of the past. Take in the stats below, and find out what they're like in our exclusive video.

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Automobili Amos Integrale Futurista

Price: £288,000 (plus donor car)
Powertrain: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo, 330bhp, 243lb ft
Transmission: 5spd manual, 4WD
Performance: 0–62mph in c5.0secs, 143mph
Weight: 1,250kg

Volvo P1800 Cyan GT

Price: £500k (approx)
Powertrain: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo, 345bhp, 316lb ft
Transmission: 5spd manual, RWD
Performance: 0–62mph in 5.0secs, 170mph
Weight: 990kg

Kimera Evo37

Price: £695,000
Powertrain: 2.1-litre 4cyl turbo and supercharged, 550bhp, 406lb ft
Transmission: 6spd manual, RWD
Performance: 0–62mph in 4.0secs (est), 190mph (est)
Weight: 1,000kg

Totem GT Electric

Price: £445,000
Powertrain: single electric motor, 582bhp, 663lb ft
Transmission: single speed, RWD
Performance: 0–62mph in 2.9secs, 130mph
Weight: 1,490kg

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