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Digital Trends
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- Digital Trends
Take a look at this gorgeous Italian 60s-inspired carbon roadster, powered by a US V8
Watch out, sports car fans, as there's a new automaker on the block: Italian company Automobili Mignatta has unveiled the Rina, its first car and a gorgeous roadster with 1960s styling and a modern V8 to power it. The Rina chassis is made from a material called carbon monocoque, which a frame created from individual strands of carbon fiber that is most often seen in high-end road bikes, and which makes the car highly rigid while still being lightweight. Recommended Videos With a weight of just 2,205 lbs, the Rina should move at quite a clip, though the exact details of the naturally aspirated 5.0 liter US V8 engine haven't been announced yet. It has rear-wheel drive, and an option for carbon ceramic brakes, with 19 inch wheels at the front and 20 inches at the rear. The monocoque material is formed into a tub shape which integrates the driver and passenger seats, and the company says it has been optimized for both easy access to the passenger compartment and safety in the case of an accident. And the striking exterior recalls the classic Italian sports cars of the 60s, with its elongated headlights and open-top design. The interior has similar classic styling to the exterior, and though it's all very neat you won't find any modern infotainment systems here. Instead, there's a stripped down but elegant analog look, with no digital screens or support for modern conveniences like CarPlay. There are old-fashioned gauges with a speedometer in the center and a tachometer in an elliptical look, with aluminum and carbon materials in abundance. And to continue the interior materials theme, the seats are made of — what else — branded brown leather. As you'd expect from a niche car hand built in Italy, the Rina doesn't come cheap, with just 30 units to be built each year and a reported price starting at $290,000.
Top Gear
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
The AM Rina is a lightweight Italian speedster with a 500bhp American V8
The AM Rina is a lightweight Italian speedster with a 500bhp American V8 Carbon-tubbed supercar arrives to celebrate the 1960s with a proper open-gate six-speed manual gearbox Skip 18 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 18 It's been a good week or so for the manual gearbox. Just a few days ago we discovered the Yugo was making a comeback as a small, affordable hatchback with a dinky petrol engine and a DIY gearbox. Exactly as a Yugo should be. Here's another new manual motor, although this one won't be quite as affordable, and its engine is a little more… substantial. What you're looking at is the Automobili Mignatta (or AM for short) Rina. And no, the name isn't supposed to be a nautical nod to Riva – we're told it was inspired by the founder of AM's grandmother, Caterina. Advertisement - Page continues below Quite the tribute, too. It's a carbon-tubbed speedster that'll be handbuilt in Piedmont and celebrates the Italian sportscars of the 1960s. Looks rather special too with its long bonnet, individual aeroscreens and protruding roll hoops. Oh, and that engine. Like lots of niche Italian supercars of the past, the Rina uses a proper naturally aspirated American V8. AM doesn't explicitly say this, but it's fairly obvious that it's the 5.0-litre Coyote engine from a Ford Mustang connected to a six-speed manual gearbox and a limited slip diff. The engine isn't just plugged straight into that Kevlar-reinforced carbon monocoque though, it's first sent to Italtecnica Engineering for tuning and there's a bespoke exhaust system to ensure it sounds mighty. We're told 'maximum power and torque values will be made official at a later date', but AM has said it's aiming for a 1,000kg kerbweight and that it'll have one bhp for every two kilos of mass. Yep, that sounds like a 500bhp V8 to us then. Rear-wheel drive, too, with carbon ceramic brakes optional and 19/20in wheels front and rear. Excellent. Just 30 of these will be built each year, and the 'interior' features no infotainment at all. Probably wise not to ask the driver to jab at a touchscreen while piloting a windscreenless muscle car. Instead, you get leather-clad seats bolted directly to the chassis, elliptical dials, lots of aluminium and even more exposed carbon. There's even a special spot inside the door panel to store your helmet. Advertisement - Page continues below 'Rina is proudly linked to Piedmont, the homeland of many milestones in the international automotive industry,' says AM founder Josè Mignatta. 'It is a sports car that celebrates Italian style and conveys the feeling of driving 'for real', perhaps on the hills of Monferrato or the Langhe, enjoying the evocative Piedmontese landscapes and the inebriating sound of its powerful V8 engine. "With Rina we aspire to make the art of making cars coincide with pure grace, creating a beauty characterised by noble simplicity and quiet grandeur.' Top Gear Newsletter Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Success Your Email*
Motor 1
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
Of Course This Retro Italian Roadster Has a Cigarette Lighter
A new Italian automaker has revealed its first car, and it's a throwback to a different era. The Rina is a small, lightweight barchetta built by Automobili Mignatta. We don't know all the details just yet, but Mignatta did provide a few tidbits of information that make the car sound promising. Under the hood is an unspecified, naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V-8 engine. Mignatta will announce official output later, but it'll power the rear wheels through a six-speed gated manual transmission. Best of all, the H-pattern is gated—a sign of any truly great exotic sports car. When the Rina goes into production, it'll be one of just two gated manual cars on sale (the other being the Pagani Utopia ). Photo by: Automobili Mignatta Photo by: Automobili Mignatta It's light, too, weighing about 2,205 pounds—not having a roof and windshield will do that. The Rina has 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels. They help hide the six-piston front and four-piston rear Brembo brake calipers. The Rina is all about providing an analog experience, and you won't find any fancy screens spanning the dash or crammed behind the steering wheel. The Rina lacks those digitized goodies, instead featuring a big, Porsche -like tachometer in the center with a 6,200-rpm redline and four smaller dials around it. The speedometer is in the center of the dashboard between the seats, above the aluminum switches for the various vehicle functions and the HVAC. The cabin has dark brown leather accents and exposed carbon fiber throughout. There's even a cigarette lighter and what appears to be an ashtray next to the shifter. The car starts at €290,000 ($322,000 at today's exchange rate). There's no word right now on how many will be built, or if any will make it to the US. Italian Auto Outlook: Maserati Sales Aren't Doing Great The World's Coolest Design House Is For Sale: Report Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Source: Automobili Mignatta via Car and Driver Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Motor 1
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
Of Course This Retro Italian Roadster Has a Cigarette Lighter
A new Italian automaker has revealed its first car, and it's a throwback to a different era. The Rina is a small, lightweight barchetta built by Automobili Mignatta. We don't know all the details just yet, but Mignatta did provide a few tidbits of information that make the car sound promising. Under the hood is an unspecified, naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V-8 engine. Mignatta will announce official output later, but it'll power the rear wheels through a six-speed gated manual transmission. Best of all, the H-pattern is gated—a sign of any truly great exotic sports car. When the Rina goes into production, it'll be one of just two gated manual cars on sale (the other being the Pagani Utopia ). Photo by: Automobili Mignatta Photo by: Automobili Mignatta It's light, too, weighing about 2,205 pounds—not having a roof and windshield will do that. The Rina has 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels. They help hide the six-piston front and four-piston rear Brembo brake calipers. The Rina is all about providing an analog experience, and you won't find any fancy screens spanning the dash or crammed behind the steering wheel. The Rina lacks those digitized goodies, instead featuring a big, Porsche -like tachometer in the center with a 6,200-rpm redline and four smaller dials around it. The speedometer is in the center of the dashboard between the seats, above the aluminum switches for the various vehicle functions and the HVAC. The cabin has dark brown leather accents and exposed carbon fiber throughout. There's even a cigarette lighter and what appears to be an ashtray next to the shifter. The car starts at €290,000 ($322,000 at today's exchange rate). There's no word right now on how many will be built, or if any will make it to the US. Italian Auto Outlook: Maserati Sales Aren't Doing Great The World's Coolest Design House Is For Sale: Report Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Source: Automobili Mignatta via Car and Driver Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Car and Driver
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
This New Italian Sports Car Has a Free-Breathing V-8 and a Manual
Automobili Mignatta, a new Italian automaker, has debuted the Rina—a sports car with no windshield and a sleek carbon-fiber body. Under the hood lies a naturally aspirated V-8 that feeds the rear wheels via a six-speed manual. The cockpit is devoid of screens, instead boasting aluminum and carbon-fiber trim, analog gauges, and brown leather. Between Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani, and countless others, Italy has a rich history of producing jaw-dropping sports cars. Now there's another name to add to the list: Automobili Mignatta, a new startup that is based out of Valfenera d'Asti in Piedmont, around 25 miles outside of Turin. The company's first car, the Rina, was revealed this week and pairs classically beautiful bodywork with the equally classic combination of a naturally aspirated V-8 engine and a manual transmission. The Rina's monocoque is made from carbon fiber, as is the handcrafted barchetta-style body, which draws inspiration from Italian sports cars of the 1960s. The curvature of the fenders, oval-shaped headlights, and lack of a windshield call to mind classics like the Shelby Cobra or Maserati 450S. The Rina has an athletic stance and perfect proportions, and small visors sprout up in front of each occupant to divert the air flowing over the long hood. Automobili Mignatta Automobili Mignatta Automobili Mignatta Caleb Miller Associate News Editor Caleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.
