Hispano-Suiza Model History

Spain · founded 1904

Spain's most storied luxury marque — founded 1904 by Marc Birkigt, creator of the world's first sports car and the finest pre-war grands routiers, now revived as a Barcelona-built electric hypercar brand.

Models

Alfonso XIII

The world's first purpose-built sports car — a 64-hp four-cylinder voiturette named for the King of Spain who loved the brand.

Sports car · 1911–1914
H6

The definitive pre-war grand tourer — an all-aluminium OHC six with the first four-wheel servo brakes, widely considered the finest car of the 1920s.

Grand tourer · 1919–1933
J12

Hispano-Suiza's ultimate pre-war machine — a 9.4-litre V12 producing 220 hp, sold as a rolling chassis to Europe's finest coachbuilders.

Grand tourer · 1931–1938
K6

A more accessible six-cylinder companion to the monumental J12 — 202 built, still coachbuilt, still bearing Hispano-Suiza's exacting quality.

Grand tourer · 1934–1937
Carmen

The electric flagship of the revived Hispano-Suiza — a Barcelona-built, all-carbon GT hypercar honouring the Mateu family legacy through EV performance.

Electric hypercar · 2019–present
Carmen Sagrera

The third Hispano-Suiza electric hypercar — four motors, 1,114 hp, 24 units, unveiled at the brand's 120th anniversary in Barcelona.

Electric hypercar · 2024–present

Other makes