This Six-Wheeled Supercar Is A Rare Italian Engineering Marvel

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ITALIANS are known for their supercars, from Lamborghini to Ferrari, Maserati to Bugatti – but one you probably haven’t heard of is the Covini 6SW. In 1974, Ferruccio Covini first conceived the original idea of manufacturing a six-wheeled supercar. Low-profile tyres were unavailable at the time, so the project was abandoned at its inception and was left until the 1980s, when hydro-pneumatic suspensions were developed. High costs and various other hindrances further delayed the project until the 1990s, when new technologies and airbags encouraged investors. The car has a starting price of €600,000/$651,000 USD but can be much more expensive if customised. And the family say that the public response to their creation is incredible. Federico said: “Generally the people who see this car for the first time are amazed - they simply can’t believe what they’re seeing.”  Video Credits: Videographer / director: Matteo Terzaghi Producer: Kalina Van Vlack, Ruby Coote  Editor: Ethan Edwards

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00:18the italians are known for their epic supercars the ferrari the maserati the lamborghini to name

00:26a few and one that you might not have heard much about until now no other manufacturer has this

00:35technology the car is very drivable with our power steering this is the covini six-wheeled supercar

00:51covini six-wheeled is the first supercar street legal in the world

01:07my name is federico covini i'm the elder son of ferruccio

01:12our goal at first was not to sell these kind of cars but we just build them for passion

01:22and then we try to find the right investor in order to reach our target

01:32the covini six-wheeled supercar has been equipped with everything it needs to make the drive a unique

01:39experience this car is equipped with a 4.2 liters engine positioned in the middle with a transaxle

01:47gearbox and we have the rear wheel drive with approximate 500 horsepower so the speed is

01:57roughly 300 kilometers per hour it's very powerful very strong and when you enter in the corner you

02:09feel at the front of the car that is pushing in pushing inside so it's very different from a four

02:15wheeled car this sensation is different the noise of the engine that is so gorgeous

02:23it's so exciting it's really nice

02:30it is not understeer and you can enjoy a lot when you exit because we have a lot of power

02:36without any

02:36traction control so it's very very enjoyable to ride the car inside looks very simple we have a manual

02:45gearbox and a rear view camera and then you can customize all starting from the colors to the

02:54materials of the leather only just you need to drive and to enjoy the car

03:01the base cost of this car is around 600 000 euros but then of course you can customize it and

03:12you can

03:12choose other components and increase of course the value with such a unique vehicle driving it around

03:21the streets of milan always picks up new admirers generally the people who see this car for the first time

03:30is amazed and they simply can't believe what they're seeing

03:37covini is the first unique and incredible supercar

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