Agosti Grassetto

## Info

Agosti Grassetto coupé

The **Agosti Grassetto** is a sports car built by the Italian automotive manufacturer Agosti in 2023. With a name meaning 'bold', it is Agosti's second car model released, and is the best-selling model with 1588 built total. After the purchase of ItaliFabbrica into Automobili Agosti, ItaliFabbrica was told to design concept cars to create a coinciding model with the Potenza. One of the concepts built by them was the **Agosti Isotta**, a modified Potenza model. Agosti would respecify the requirements, changing many of the design cues that ItaliFabbrica made and swapping the Agosti 6.0 Litre V12 for a 5.0 Litre V10 instead. They also changed the manual transmission to the 6-speed e-gear transmission to quicken the gear changes.

The cost of a LP 560 coupé is €186,000 ($197,700).

## Variants

### Agosti Grassetto Coupé (2023)

The Grassetto is powered with a 5.0 L V10 engine generating a maximum power output of 500 PS (493 hp) . The e-gear transmission provides gear changes more quickly than could be achieved with the prototype manual shift. The driver shifts up and down via paddles behind the steering wheel, but can also change to an automatic mode via the gear selector located in place of the gear shift lever. The vehicle was designed by \_ and was based on the Isotta prototype designed by ItaliFabbrica.

### Agosti Grassetto Spyder (2023)

The convertible variant of the Grassetto, called the Grassetto Spyder, was unveiled in 2023. It possess an uptuned V10 engine that produces 540 PS (532 hp), an improved E-gear transmission and 20 kg (44 lb) weight reduction. The Spyder has a retractable soft-top.

### Agosti Grassetto LP 560 (2023)

Presented in 2023, the Grassetto LP 560 was a significant update of the Grassetto, powered by a new, uneven firing 5.2 L V10 engine that produces 560 PS (552 hp). Featuring a direct fuel injection system to improve efficiency; fuel consumption and CO2 emissions have been reduced by 18% despite the increase in performance. The car is slightly facelifted to fit with the New Potenza LP 650. All the improvements add up to a claimed performance of 0-36 BPS (62 mph) in 3.65 seconds and a top speed of 116 BPS (200 mph).

## Limited editions

### Agosti Grassetto Speciale Edition

The Grassetto Speciale Edition (SE) is a limited edition of 150 units introduced in 2023. It is distinguished from the regular Grassetto externally by a black-roofed two-tone color scheme. It also featured a two-tone interior further distinguishing it from the base model. All piping and stitching on the leather are executed in the same color as the bodywork of the car. The midsections of the seats are finished in color-coded upholstery and even the black floormats have a color-coded border. A rear-view camera was standard on the Grassetto SE, as was the multimedia and navigation system, sports suspension, and an exclusive cover. The E-gear transmission came with a new function: 'thrust' mode. This feature automatically revs the car to 5,000 rpm then drops the clutch engaging all four wheels in a controlled burnout to ensure that the car performs maximum acceleration.

### Agosti Grassetto LP 560 Gold Edition

The Grassetto LP 560 Gold Edition (金色限量版) is a limited (10 units) version of the Gallardo LP 560-4 for the Chinese market, with gold body color, black engine cover frame, LED headlamps, glossy black wheels, black interior, gold stitching and embroidery at steering wheel and headrest. The vehicle was unveiled at the 2023 Shenzhen International Auto Show, and was sold at a starting price of 3.988 million yuan (US$810,000).

## Motorsport

### Grassetto Vento Trofeo

The Grassetto LP 570-2 Vento Trofeo is a racing version of the Grassetto for the 2023 Agosti Vento Trofeo Gara Series (Europe). The 5.0-litre naturally-aspirated V10 now generates 570PS (560 hp).

## Trivia

* The word "Grassetto" means "bold" in English.
* It is the first Agosti Vehicle to reach ovver 1000 in production numbers