Automobili Agosti

## Info

**Automobili Agosti**, officially **Automobili Agosti S.p.A**, is an automobile manufacturer active in the BW2 Community. It is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Naples, Italy, and is owned by Agosti Aviazione S.p.A.

The company, which specializes in the creation and production of luxury sport cars with aggressive styling, is a popular brand in Italy and has begun reaching outwards to other sectors of the world. With the slogan, “Dream Big, Live Bigger.” Their goal is to create the finest luxurious automobiles with high performance and symbol status. Agosti currently produces the V12 Scoppio, the V10 Ardimentoso, and other exclusive models. Agosti specializes in the use of V12 engines for their sports cars, and distributes their engines for other companies to be used for other events such as motorboat racing and Formula 1.

**Agosti Aviazione S.p.A**, founded in 2008 by Gioachino Agosti, is headquartered in Modena, Italy and continues to produce business aircrafts. They are well known in the European and Middle Eastern markets for their high-end luxury and affordability for wealthy businesses, with a high rate in fuel efficiency.

**ItalliFabbrica**, a division of Automobili Agosti, is an Italian manufacturer that designs more exclusive luxury vehicles compared to Agosti. Originally a concept design and tuner company, they have begun to produce cars under their name after their acquisition.

**Agosti Yachts S.p.A**, founded in 2017 by Gioachino Agosti, produces luxury yachts for high-end consumers. It is the sister company to Automobili Agosti, and in the unveiling of the Spavento, released a similar styled Yacht to fit with the car. They are mostly known for making one-off mega yachts for high-end consumers, but have produced smaller yacht models in larger quantities.

## History

### Pre-2023

Gioachino Agosti (1988-), an Italian manufacturing magnate, founded Agosti Aviazione S.p.A in 2008 to develop, manufacture, and service business jet aircrafts. The company achieved great success and produced more than 1,500 aircraft since then. Due to the rapid growth that the company achieved, Agosti decided to branch out into other markets, starting from yachts, fashion, and eventually automobiles. In 2021, Gioachino witnessed a race in the International touring Car Division 1 Season 1. Inspired by the cars used in the season, Gioachino began work on designing a luxury sports car that is intended to successfully compete with the other automotive companies. Gioachino tried to design a car after being inspired by toy cars in Crash Course Toys, however the car that he wanted to produce was still unknown to him. He tried designing few types of cars with different body styles but was dissapointed with the results, until he decided to make the top part of the conceptual sketch follow a single stroke, which is now known as the "***Gioachino Line***". Using this line, Gioachino would design a wedge-shaped aggressive luxury sports car concept. After the concept sketch was finished, Gioachino would form Automobili Agosti S.p.A in 2022. Gioachino would put his automotive friend, Ettore Cosimo in charge of the company, and Automobili Agosti would create the prototype known as the Concept 1, which they would modify the design for the final product and would unveil the car to the world in 2023 named the “**Agosti Potenza**,” the first automobile made by the company.

### 2023

In a very short time, Automobili Agosti gained instant success with the 50 Potenzas being sold out in less than 2 weeks. Agosti would restock the V12 Potenza and would release two more cars, the **V10 Grassetto**, and the exclusive **V12 Ventata**. Recently, Automobili Agosti has been collaborating with other companies such as **Amodeo**, a European fashion design company, **Ayumu**, a Japanese motorcycle company, and **Air Italy**. Agosti recently bought the Italian manufactering company, **ItalliFabbrica**, which will focus on more luxurious and comfortable designed cars using engine platforms from Agosti. After aqcuiring ItalliFabbrica, Automobili Agosti also acquired **Ayumu** around a similar time. In March of 2023, Agosti released the successor to the Potenza, the **Agosti Scoppio**, which uses an updated 740PS (730hp) 6.5 L Agosti V12 with a 7-speed automated manual to have a top speed of 140 BPS. After this, Agosti's Former Head of Design, Felice Giotto moved to the subdivision ItalliFabbrica Enea, and was replaced by current Head of Design Caio Efisio. Gioachino Agosti has announced the possibility for a new limited series that will produce one-off special editions of all Agosti Vehicles by the end 2023. Agosti's plans for joining a race series is yet to be known, but racing prototypes have been shown such as the TD1 Prototype Scoppio. Confirmation from Gioachino Agosti's interview reveals Automobili Agosti's attendence at the **2023 Goteborg Autoshow**, however Gioachino himself will not be present at the Agosti venue due to the development of the new replacement of the current facelifted models. During the **2023 Goteborg Autoshow Event**, Automobili Agosti unveiled the facelifted **S-class** cars of the **Scoppio**, **Ardimentoso**, and the **Impeto**, followed by the new limited **Fulmine 22** and three concept vehicles. Automobili Agosti has created a new training race team named **Scuderia LupiOmbra** for aspiring Corsa Drappello race drivers. There has now been news of a new Worldwide event hosted by Automobili Agosti in Sicily, Italy now known as the **2023 Sicily International AutoFiesta**. It is stated to partake in Christmas of 2023 and will have sponsors from multiple car manufactuers. Automobili Agosti's possibly most impactful decision in the Motorsport world is to create and sanction the **Performant Racing World Championship Series**, an international open-wheel car racing series aimed to have manufacturers prove their innovative and creativeness while abiding to harsh regulations. Corsa Drappello and Scuderia LupiOmbra will participate in PR. On September 18 2023, Agosti finished building the Last Scoppio Finale model, and on the 29th officially retired it, removing the car configurator option on the Agosti website and posting a celebration photo of the last Scoppio Finale being delivered. Rumors in October began to spread about the possibility of what the future Agosti cars hold, as leaks showed some documents of Automobili Agosti trademarking names, those including "Archangel", "Asmodeus", "Dominatore", "Irruzione", "Liberatrice", "Tempesta", and "Tormenta" since July of 2023. Only two of those names, "Tormenta" and "Asmodeus" have a confirmed coinciding car. Announced in an interview in October 6, 2023, Ettore Cosimo confirmed the names of the one-off models that will be shown at the 2023 Sicily International Autofiesta to mark the change of a new era for Agosti to switch their cars to Hybrid models instead of Naturally Aspirated ones. These One-off models, **Dominatore** and **Liberatrice**, will be using the underpinnings of the Scoppio Finale model, and will perhaps be the last Naturally Aspirated V12 models that the company will produce. Ettore also hinted at the revealing of the One-off models built by Corsa Drappello which may be showcased at the 2023 Sicily International Autofiesta. Due to a maritime accident involving cargo vessels from the Sicily AutoFiesta, the Board Management of Agosti decided to postpone the public event, instead changing it into a virtual festival showcase with a livestream of the vehicles showcased in the event. During Christmas Day of 2023, Agosti unveiled a window-less one-off Agosti Scoppio named the Agosti Scoppio Barchetta, made for an undisclosed buyer for $2.4 Million.

### 2024

In January 4, 2024, Automobili Agosti unveiled 2 new cars: the **Agosti Ardimentoso Evoluzione**, or **Evo** for short, meant as the final edition of the Ardimentoso line with a planned total of 500 units being made, as well as a new limited edition model of an updated **Agosti Potenza**, made as a tribute to the very first Agosti Potenza sold and as a nod to Gioachino Agosti's Birthday. It has been limited to 100 units with 58 confirmed to be sold as of January 24, 2024. During this unveiling, Agosti also revealed silhouette shots of the next V12 generation car, with the name of the car being revealed as **Tempesta**.

## Current Board Management

#### Gioachino Agosti (Founder and Chairman)

Gioachino Agosti is an Italian designer, engineer, industrialist, entrepreneur, and businessman who created Agosti Aviazione in 2008 and the Automobili Agosti in 2022, a maker of high-end sports cars in Naples, Campania Italy. Born in Sicily, 1988, Agosti took an interest in engineering as a child. However, he felt from the beginning that the rural town into which he was born was inadequate for fulfilling his dream of an engineering career. He opened a small shop where he worked at a very young age, gaining valuable experience in craftsmanship. By the age of 17, Agosti had desinged and handcrafted a minitature model design for a business charter jet. He would hand build his first business jet during his early 20s and would found Agosti Aviazione in 2008 in hopes of producing a "world-class" business jets. This company was financed initially with money from Gioachino's previous business ventures. Agosti's long-time friend and former mentor, Bartolo Enea, became an early investor and financed the operation for over 3 years. During the time Bartolo financed Agosti Aviazione, Bartolo taught Gioachino how to design vehicles and interiors with the goal of luxury and stylish flair. With this knowledge in mind, Agosti would design newer Agosti aircraft with luxury and comfortability in mind, increasing company profits. Gioachino would create a subdivision in 2017 named Agosti Yachts S.p.A. to produce luxury yachts for high-end consumers. He would then found Automobili Agosti in 2022 with the goal to produce the most "luxurious, manuverable, and powerful" sport cars.

#### Ettore Cosimo (Chief Executive Officer)

Ettore Cosimo was born in Hamburg on the 22 October 1972 and grew up in Rome, Italy. He studied political science in Rome and took his degree in Munich. In 1991 he started his professional career at a German financial institution before moving to the automotive industry, working firstly for ItalliFabbrica Enea during their earlier years before becoming aqcuainted with Gioachino Agosti during the 2010s. Ettore Cosimo was then offered a position in Gioachino's upcoming automotive company, Automobili Agosti, in 2022, to which Ettore Accepted and became CEO.

#### Anatolio Venturi (Chief Financial Officer)

Anatolio Venturi is Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director and Board Member of Automobili Agosti. He is responsible for finance, administration and control, IT, legal affairs, compliance and risk management. Born in Bergamo on August 14, 1975, Venturi received his degree in Engineering Management from the Polytechnic University of Milan. He began his career in the construction sector, where he worked in operations, and then went on to earn his Master’s in Business Administration from the SDA Bocconi School of Management. In 2000 he went to work for McKinsey & Co. in Milan and, after two years, was appointed Director of Planning and M&A for Ayumu. In 2005, he took over the same position at the Energenza Group in Buenos Aires. In 2007, he returned to Ayumu, where he filled various finance roles with increasing levels of responsibility, until his appointment as CFO in 2011. Following Ayumu's acquisition by the Agosti Group in 2023, he guided the company through its integration into the group and, in 2023, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Automobili Agosti following the integration.

#### Fausto Fino (Chief Technical Officer)

Fausto Fino was born in 1984 in Saarbrücken, Germany. After an engineering degree at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and a PHD in Numerical Mechanics, he joined ItalliFabbrica in 2009 within the R&D Department as Testing Engineer for Chassis Durability. In 2022 he moved to Agosti, where he spent as Head of Whole Vehicle Development, overseeing the development of the Agosti Potenza. Lastly, during April 2023 he was appointed Chief Technical Officer for Automobili Agosti.

#### Aurelio Donati (Chief Manufacturing Officer)

Aurelio Donati is Chief Manufacturing Officer and Board Member of Automobili Agosti. He was born in Bologna on January 12, 1967, and earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Rome in 1995. He began his career at Casa Automobilistica Italiana Sant'Agata (CAISA), where he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in the Production area before becoming Head of Assembly at the Sant'Agata site. He continued his career at Bonfiglioli Riduttori. In 2022 he became Chief Manufacturing Officer at Automobili Agosti, where he is in charge of Production, Logistics, Industrial Technology, and Infrastructure.

#### Antonello Pagnotto (Chief Marketing and Sales Officer)

Antonello Pagnotto is Chief Marketing & Sales Officer and member of the board of directors of Automobili Agosti. Born in San Marco on 31 July 1985, Foschini has a degree in Management Engineering and was one of the first employees of Agosti. He has held several positions, vested with ever-growing responsibility, first in purchasing and then as Project Management Officer, until he was appointed Chief Procurement Officer in June. Since August 2023, Antonello Pagnotto has taken over the position of Chief Marketing & Sales Officer. In addition to his considerable interest in the automotive industry, he loves music and sports, and plays tennis and golf, and skis.

#### Kurt Vogel (Chief People, Culture & Organization Officer)

Kurt Vogel is Chief People & Culture Officer, and also member of the Board of Management of Automobili Agosti S.p.A. since May of 2023. His job focuses on the professional growth and development of people and on the processes linked to the spread of a business culture that places them at the center by enhancing their uniqueness. By following a strategic approach that considers not only business, but its sustainability in the local area and community as well, the company has received prestigious acknowledgements in Italy, including Top Employer Italia since 2018. Born in Avellino, Italy in 1967, he received a law degree cum laude from the University in Bologna. In 2021, he bestowed the position of *Grande Ufficiale* dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana and since September 2022 has been deputy chairman of the Casa Automobilistica Italiana Sant'Agata (CAISA) association.  He loves opera theater, 19th century literature and mountain hiking.

#### Matthias Winkler (Chief Procurement Officer)

Matthias Winkler is Chief Procurement Officer and member of the Board of Automobili Agosti. Born in California on November 17, 1978, he received a degree in Management Engineering from the University of Bologna. Winkler is a historic figure at ItalliFabbrica Enea, having begun his career at the Emilia-Romagna headquarters in the Industrial area in 2004 to then hold several project leader and management positions in the Supply Chain area, in both Logistics and Procurement. In 2013 he moved to Kaiser-Larenz AG for two years to serve as Manager Procurement Exteriors. In February 2023, he moved to Automobili Agosti to take the position of Chief Procurement Officer. Matthias is married with four children, and enjoys skydiving in his leisure time.

#### Caio Efisio (Head of Design)

Caio Efisio was born in 1979 in Sant'Agata Bolognese. He attended the design department of Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences and graduated with a degree in transportation design. In 2003, Efisio was hired by ItalliFabbrica Enea at its style center at Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, where he had held various positions, the main of which have been that of General Manager of Advanced Design. Here, he helped redesigned customer cars into more high-end and sport-looking models. After 17 years in ItalliFabbrica, he left the company in April 2020 and was offered a position in Automobili Agosti in 2023 as a member of the Board of Automobili Agosti and Head of Design, replacing Felice Giotto who moved to direct ItalliFabbrica after its acquisition into a subdivision of Automobili Agosti.

## Global Sales Figures

Total 2023 Delivered Units: 23,100 (Approximate)

 Asia Pacific
 America

### Top Markets

Global Sales Figures Accurate as of October 23rd, 2023. Will Be Updated As Development Progresses.

## Ownership Policy

Automobili Agosti is very laid back compared to other companies when it comes to ownership policy. Gioachino Agosti specifically saying that he wanted to make it so that the owners of Agosti vehicles have the availability to experience and enjoy their cars to the fullest and are allowed to modify them however they can. However with these relaxed restrictions, there are some rules that all owners are highly reccomended to abide by when owning an Agosti Vehicle.

* Owner will be notified every month to send their vehicle to the factory for inspection to keep the cars' value and performance at its peak.
* Owners of limited cars **must** return their vehicles to the factory every month for inspection and to keep count of the limited cars that are being taken care of. Not following this rule will result in a hefty fee for the owners. If said irresponsibility continues, the car will auto shutdown and will be unable to be used until an Agosti transport vehicle will transfer it back to the factory to reset the vehicle's shutdown. **(Due to a lawsuit about the privacy and safety concern issues regarding the shutdown feature, the last part of this rule has been revoked. Older Agosti vehicles have their shutdown feature electronically removed while newer Agosti vehicles will not have the feature.)**
* If a vehicle experience an irreparable accident, Agosti will replace the vehicle and transfer the vehicle records of the crashed car to the new replacement **(for the MSRP price of the vehicle in question.)**
* It is **highly recommended** for owners of Agosti vehicles to drive them to their full capability. Agosti events are held at tracks across the world for owners to use their vehicles at their highest potential.
* Agosti will **not** inspect modified Agosti vehicles and won't fix the condition of the car, regardless of how modified the car is.
* Special Customers of Agosti have the ability to request a unique car of their own designed by Agosti Centro Stile. Owners of these one-offs **must** take proper care of them and cannot sell them for 2 years.

## Main Information

### Years Active

2023 - present

Agosti Motorsport Division Corsa Drappello produces track cars to compete in multiple racing divisions, such as the Touring Car Series, and Blockmans. Apart from them, the Corsa Drappello builds exclusive cars for customers. All exclusive cars made by Corsa Drappello will have the abbreviated identification of Agosti CD (model name).

### Vento Trofeo Gara

The Vento Trofeo Gara is a series of Motorsport events held by Corsa Drappello using their Vento Trofeo model vehicles which are racing versions of the road-approved models.

Every series consists of five rounds, each of which feature free practice sessions, qualifying and two races lasting 50 minutes each. There are four categories of drivers: Pro, Pro-Am, Am and Agosti Cup. The season ends in the Agosti Vento Trofeo Gara World Final, which declares the Agosti World Champions.

As of currently, each car model is separated to a category, with the Grassetto being used for Am, the Ardimentoso being used for Pro-Am and Pro, and the Scoppio being used for the Agosti Cup.

## Main Information

### Founder

Gioachino Agosti (founder of Automobili Agosti)

### Scuderia LupiOmbra

**Scuderia LupiOmbra,** commonly known as **Lupi Ombra** or by its abbreviation **SLO**, is an Italian racing team. It is one of two racing teams owned by Italian car manufacturer Automobili Agosti, the other being Corsa Drappello. Lupi Ombra functions as a junior team to Corsa Drappello, with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senior team. The team was founded in 2023, and will officially début in the 2024 season.

#### Nomenclature

The literal translation of Lupi Ombra is "Shadow Wolves". The meaning behind this name was explained by a statement from Gioachino Agosti, stating that it is meant to represent the racing team as being *"the 'shadow' under the main team (Corsa Drappello). Shadows will copy all of the movements of the corresponding object, so LupiOmbra will learn and incorporate strategies from the senior team and perfect their talents."*

### Motorsport Models

 PR | 2023
0-36 BPS: 2.56 seconds

## Trivia

* Agosti’s logo is inspired by the national animal of Italy, the Italian Wolf, a symbol of power and strength, which is a main factor in how the cars are designed.