Bertone Model History

Italy · founded 1912

Turin's most prolific coachbuilder and design house — creators of the Lamborghini Miura and Countach, the Lancia Stratos, the Fiat X1/9, and a century of landmark Italian automotive art.

Models

Alfa Romeo BAT Series

Three radical aerodynamic Alfa Romeo concept cars (BAT 5, 7, 9) designed by Franco Scaglione — a breakthrough in low-drag automotive form.

Concept car · 1953–1955
Alfa Romeo Giulietta / Giulia Sprint Speciale

A curvaceous, aerodynamically optimized Alfa Romeo coupe built by Bertone — the spiritual heir of the BAT series, produced 1959–1966.

Sports car · 1959–1966
Fiat 850 Spider

A small open sports car designed by Giugiaro at Bertone and produced in large numbers — nearly 140,000 built, mostly exported to the US.

Sports car · 1965–1973
Fiat / Bertone X1/9

A mid-engined, targa-top two-seater designed by Gandini for Fiat — then taken over and built by Bertone under its own name from 1982 to 1989.

Sports car · 1972–1989
Lamborghini Miura

The car widely credited as the world's first supercar — a mid-engined V12 styled by Marcello Gandini at Bertone; 763 built, 1966–1973.

Sports car · 1966–1973
Lamborghini Espada

Lamborghini's four-seat V12 GT designed by Gandini at Bertone — once the best-selling Lamborghini of all time; 1,217 built.

Grand tourer · 1968–1978
Lamborghini Countach

The poster car of a generation — Gandini's wedge-shaped, scissor-door Lamborghini that defined the exotic supercar aesthetic of the 1970s and '80s; 1,983 built.

Sports car · 1974–1990
Lancia Stratos HF

The first car purpose-built for rallying — a mid-engine wedge designed at Bertone that won three consecutive World Rally Championships for Lancia.

Rally car · 1973–1978
Volvo 262C

A Bertone-built luxury coupe on the Volvo 264 platform — Volvo's halo car and a trans-Alpine collaboration; 6,622 built.

Grand tourer · 1977–1981
Bertone GB110

Bertone's revival hypercar — a 1,100-hp, V10-powered limited-edition coupe marking the brand's 110th anniversary; 33 to be built.

Sports car · 2022–present

Other makes