Sbarro teases intriguing concepts ahead of Geneva Motor Show ~ station of gear

French design school Sbarro has arrived at the Geneva Motor Show with an unusual selection of concept vehicles

2017-03-06 15:45

Guided by veteran designer Franco Sbarro, students at the École Espera Sbarro in Montbéliard have concocted a handful of curious concept cars that are sure to pique interest at the Geneva Motor Show this week.

Chief among them is the open-top Mojave roadster, which contains a manual five-speed gearbox and a 4.0-litre petrol engine producing 290bhp.

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And while it may share its name with a desert in California, the rear-wheel drive Mojave appears to be fitted with slick tyres, suggesting that the concept - were it ever to become a reality - would be most at home in a track environment.

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Something that might fare better off the beaten track is the ArCad, an off-road buggy which doesn’t look entirely dissimilar to the Ariel Nomad.

Powered by a 4.6-litre V8 petrol engine, the 1,100kg ArCad can produce 266bhp and features an automatic gearbox, as well as tyres that look equipped to tackle terrain tougher than the usual asphalt variety.

Also part of Sbarro’s Geneva line-up is the Pendo-Traction, a three-wheeled bike which sends all of the power its 650cc engine has to give - some 74bhp, it is believed - through its front wheel.

Rounding things off is the fourth and final offering from the Sbarro team: a bizarre 400cc three-seater prototype dubbed the Tracto-Sphere, which has a six-speed manual gearbox and a hybrid powertrain.

Details on all of these concepts are thin on the ground for now, so expect to find out more when the covers are officially removed at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.

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Joe Holding

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