Designed by Tom Tjaarda and revealed at the Geneva Motorshow in 1996, the new Isotta-Fraschini T8 was a 2+2 Spider with a hard-top. It used Audi A8 mechanicals, including four-wheel-drive and the same 4172cc 32-valve V8 engine, while the body was all new and made of aluminum. Production was due to be pursued at an an-ex military weapons factory in Southern Italy, but nothing appeared, and in late 2000 the remaining hardware was sold.
Source: Wheels Magazine, No. 94 August 2005; motorbase.com
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