The Story Behind Estrema’s 2,000 Horsepower Electric Hypercar

Cars can be an absolute money pit, but the automotive world isn’t exactly normal. The truly expensive vehicles tend to be the daily drivers you get every last mile out of despite the fact that repair bills are piling up every month. Limited-run, ultra-high-end vehicles are on another level entirely. They’re ridiculously expensive to buy new, and even more expensive second-hand. The McLaren F1 is an ideal example, and Pizzuto sees the Fulminea, another car McLaren is involved with, as a comfortable member of that club.

“You buy a Picasso, it’s a painting. You can buy a poster for $50 and have a Picasso in your house, it’s a copy. Someone that has the money wants to have the original and not just pretend to have something. I think it’s very similar in our case with our car, they want it because it’s a collectible. It’s not something that’s going to lose value over time, on the contrary, it will gain value because there are so few of them.”

The Fulminea certainly has all of the key ingredients. Its run will be limited, its specs are staggering, and it will offer a class-leading amount of horsepower. It also has the right balance of looks, unique while still keeping within the ruleset that made classic Italian sports cars so beautiful. Either way, its creator seems content chasing his dream. When asked what made him roll the dice with Estrema, Pizzuto says: “My wife. After 15 years of working on different car projects, she convinced me that it was about time that I do “my” car company telling me that I have all the skills to make it happen. Without her, Automobili Estrema would not exist today. She is the most important person in my life.”