Automobili Mignatta Rina Coupe: Italian body, Ford 5.0L V8, from $290,000

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The Automobili Mignatta Rina will soon get a sexy new Coupe version.

Power comes from a Ford-sourced 5.0-liter V8 paired to a manual.

Found in the cabin is forged carbon fiber, stainless steel, and aluminum.

Last year, small Italian outfit Automobili Mignatta arrived out of nowhere with its Rina Barchetta, an evocative carbon-fiber sports car packing American V8 power and a starting price of $290,000. The company has now confirmed the car will make its debut at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed , and it has revealed that a Coupe is on the way as well.

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The Rina Barchetta bound for Goodwood has a gorgeous silver paint scheme with green undertones, and several forged carbon fiber parts. These include the headlight clusters, panels behind the front wheels and side skirts, paired with several forged carbon fiber parts throughout the car’s interior.

For example, the door panels are clad in the lightweight material, as are the rollover hoops, parts of the dashboard and the steering wheel. Contrasting with the carbon fiber are deep green and white leather pieces, including on the seats. Perhaps the highlight of Rina’s interior is the gated shifter and the exposed mechanism, made of a combination of solid stainless steel and composite materials.

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The premium materials don’t stop there, as Mignatta has crafted the speedometer bezel, center console, and climate control panel from billet-machined aluminum.

While the company is not yet ready to showcase the Rina Coupe to the world, it has previewed it through a series of sketches, which will also be displayed at Goodwood. For as nice as the Barchetta looks, we think the hardtop model is shaping up to be even more stunning, calling to mind 1960s Italian sports cars like the Ferrari 250 GTO. It rocks a flowing, double-bubble roof that complements the rest of the exterior design perfectly.

Both the Rina Barchetta and the upcoming Coupe will use a Ford-sourced 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated V8 that has been tweaked by Italtecnica Engineering, allowing it to deliver approximately 500 hp. This brutish engine is mated to a six-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential. As you’d expect, all of the power is routed through the rear wheels, which should make for an exciting drive.

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