Capricorn unveils a $3.4 million limited-edition hypercar with a cabin made almost entirely from carbon fiber

This is the Capricorn 01 Zagato, a hypercar designed in Italy and built in Germany, which is quite possibly the best combination for a supercar.

It’s a supercharged V8 and uses an old-school manual gearbox, and unusually, will only ever be made as a manual.

It’s also incredibly light, with a curb weight under 1200kg.

Considering all of this, it should come as no surprise that prices start at around $3.4 million.

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The new Capricorn 01 Zagato does performance the old-fashioned way, but with modern tech

Capricorn is an engineering firm from Germany that usually collaborates on other cars.

For example, it’s responsible for making the entire rear wing on the Porsche GT3 RS.

It’s also the oldest crankshaft manufacturer in the world.

With deep ties to motorsport, including Formula 1 and Le Man, it’s now decided to go solo to create a seriously powerful driving machine.

And the Capricorn 01 Zagato is just that.

It has an incredible power-to-weight ratio, and a brilliant engine.

The 5.2-liter V8 that powers it develops over 900hp, but the car only weighs 1,200kg.

This explains the 0-60mph time of just under three seconds, and also the 224mph (360kmh) top speed.

The engine is in the middle, and power is sent to the rear wheels courtesy of a 5-speed manual transmission.

The engine bay is also a work of art (you can have a closer look in the video at the top of this story).

It checks all the analog boxes collectors love.

The interior is a triumph of carbon fiber

The entire monocoque is carbon fiber, from front to back, which is how they managed to achieve a total weight of under 1200kg.

Also, unlike other equivalent hypercars, it features real side mirrors – not cameras – and is fitted with gullwing doors for added drama, which never hurts.

The interior follows the same analog-first philosophy, with no big screens, no distractions – just the things you actually need to drive.

Carbon fiber was also used extensively for the interior, with race-track-inspired gauges, a three-unit analog instrument cluster, and a massive rev counter.

As you can imagine, this hypercar won’t be cheap.

Production is limited to 19 units, and pricing starts at USD $3.4 million before taxes.

But that’s just the base price, and obviously, the car is fully customizable, which means you can very easily add a few more dollars to that price tag.