Here are more pictures of the other* Hispano Suiza

Remember the heady days of the 2019 Geneva Motor Show? A time where lots of sweaty car people could wander the halls of a giant convention centre, safe in the knowledge that all they could catch was an accidental glimpse of a Rolls-Royce that had been ruined by a rogue tuner. Good times. 

That particular year was a little confusing, though, chiefly because two newly-formed companies both turned up claiming to be called Hispano Suiza. You can read the full tale by clicking these blue words. 

Now, you might be aware of the Hispano Suiza Carmen. That’s the Spanish 1,098bhp hyper-EV that’s being pushed by the original Hispano Suiza founder Damián Mateu’s grandson. It’s not just vapourware either. Amazingly, the company actually delivered its first car a couple of weeks ago. 

You might not be aware of the thing you see above, though. We’ve barely heard a peep since that day at Geneva three years ago, but this is the latest iteration of Austrian car designer Erwin Leo Himmel’s take on a modern-day Hispano Suiza.

It’s called the Maguari HS1 Gran Turismo Sport, and these new renders show what will become the final production car when the Munich factory gets going in the next couple of months. The car will then be privately shown to potential customers over the next year, before deliveries start in 2023. Always good to be ambitious, isn’t it?

Apparently a limited run of 300 will be built over the next six years, with the thing powered by a mid-mounted 5.5-litre twin-turbo that’ll send 1,183bhp to the rear wheels alone. Top speed will be somewhere north of 249mph without a limiter, and the 0-62mph sprint will apparently be dealt with in less than 2.8 seconds. 

Worth noting that the other Hispano Suiza – the electric one – claims 0-62mph in 2.6 seconds, so this really could be a battle for the ages on track as well as in the courtrooms.