Startup's electric supercars to be shown at Miami Grand Prix

GFG Style, founded by Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro, has designed the cars for Bruno Laffitte, the grandson of French Formula One driver Jacques Laffite.

April 06, 2023 05:13 AM

Staff report

The five electric cars will be built on three different architectures, GFG Style said.

GFG Style, the design company created by Giorgetto Giugiaro and his son Fabrizio, has created five electric supercars for Laffite Automobili, a company created by the grandson of ex-Formula One driver Jacques Laffite.

The cars will be shown May 3 at the Miami Grand Prix, GFG and Laffite said in a news release.

Fabrizio Giugiaro described the cars as “racing cars homologated for road driving.” They will be built on three specific architectures, the release said, without providing other details. Photos with the release included five silhouettes and a detail of the Laffite logo.

Laffite Automobili was founded by Bruno Laffite, the grandson of the Formula One driver Jacques Laffite.

GFG Style, based in Turin, was founded in 2015. It provides services and consultancy for the auto industry, centred on the conception, design and development of new vehicles and products, including styling, feasibility, modelling, prototyping and the construction of show cars.

Laffite was founded by Bruno Laffite, the grandson of the Formula One driver. Laffite in 2020 showed a prototype of an off-road focused supercar, the X-Road, that could be powered by a V8 or an electric drivetrain.