Is $500,000 too much to spend on a hot hatch? The folks at Italian coachbuilder Automobili Amos sincerely hope the answer to that question is no, given that's the asking price on its new Delta Futurista.
To be fair, the Futurista is no ordinary hot hatch. A rolling homage to one of the most iconic cars of all time, the Lancia Delta Integrale, the Futurista takes an already pretty wild package and dials it right up to 11.
For one, the main body is crafted from aluminium, and every panel that could be removed has been replaced with carbon-fibre, including the bumpers, bonnet, and boot lid. The result is a car that's 90kg lighter than the Lanica on which it is based, tipping the scales at 1250kg.
Under the bonnet? Well, we don't know much, other than that power has been bumped up to around 250kW. Full specifications are yet to be confirmed, but light weight plus heavy power rarely equals slow.
In the meantime, just look at it. It is a thing of restored beauty, not unlike a Singer-fettled Porsche 911. Automobili Amos is planning to make around 15 of its Futurista tribute cars, and each will be priced from around 300,000 euros - or $480,000.