Isdera Commendatore

One of the mysterious supercars of our time is the Isdera Commendatore 112i. The Commendatore is the final product of ex-Porsche designer Eberhard Schulz and his two sons. It was completed as a pre-production prototype which was to be followed by a limited series with a unit cost of $450 000 USD. Unfortunately, before any production Commendatores were made, Isdera went bankrupt. This left the sole prototype for the world and, since Schulz was particularly experienced at creating advanced prototypes, it was finished as a fully drivable and roadworthy machine.

The car was based around largest Mercedes V12 available at the time and it was supported by a complex tubular space frame. Despite being driven by Mercedes-Benz mechanics, the Commendatore lends many styling traits from Porsches of the past. Its long rear overhang is reminiscent of the long tail Porsche 917 and front lights are straight from the Porsche 968.

While the Commendatore never reached production, the the sole prototype has survived and has been driven 3000 miles since new.

// Extracted from Supercars.net (see full text clicking here)//

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