We’re nearly halfway through December, and after what was an action-packed 2025, now seems like the ideal time to look back and highlight the most special launches from the past 12 months. This list doesn’t focus on the more mainstream automakers of the performance, supercar world, but on cars from boutique, low-volume manufacturers.
Also, remember when the restomod scene was primarily centered around the Porsche brand. Well, that continues to remain true even today, but the trend has now spread across several makes and models, whose main aim is to capture the spirit of the old days, sans the drawbacks often associated with classic and vintage car ownership.
Finally, 2025 also saw a handful of hyper-exclusive firms double down on the highly coveted V12 powerplant and the manual transmission, proving that demand for mechanical purity continues to exist, and those involved with the cars on this list seem determined to keep that spirit alive, despite the looming and inevitable threat of electrification. With that, here are some of the most analog cars we saw in 2025.
1. Get Lost Automotive Project Safari
The Get Lost Automotive Project Safari perfectly captured the safari aesthetic that swept the tuner/restomod world, demonstrating that the light-footed purity of a Lotus sports car platform can indeed be translated into a capable, off-road weapon without sacrificing driver involvement. Envisioned by renowned automotive photographer GFWilliams, it is built around the chassis of a Lotus Elise S1. The car features a comprehensively upgraded powertrain with a bespoke roof scoop and an underbody that is reinforced and protected for off-road punishment. The auxiliary rally-style lights and the widened fender flares add character.
The technical details center on a new, raised suspension system with a limited-slip differential to handle the chunky all-terrain tires. The car also features a wider stance and a beautifully appointed cabin with refined leather and tweed seats.
2. Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe Reimagined by Singer
The Singer Reimagined Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe represents the next evolution of the brand’s restomod ethos, pushing the air-cooled formula into entirely new technical territory while retaining the 911’s charm. It is engineered with chassis strengthening developed in consultation with Red Bull Advanced Technologies, ensuring a blend of classic feel and modern rigidity.
Built around a 964 chassis, performance comes courtesy of from a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six engine, with four valves per cylinder and innovative water-cooled cylinder heads combined with air-cooled cylinders. This high-revving engine sends power to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. The lightweight body is crafted from carbon fiber, featuring a speed-activated rear wing, and the cabin is equipped with modern drive modes and connectivity discreetly integrated into a classic twin-cockpit layout. Production will be limited to 100 examples.
3. Giamaro Katla
The Giamaro Katla is the powerful inaugural hypercar from the newly established Italian manufacturer Giamaro Automobili, immediately staking a claim in the extreme performance segment. Its significance lies in its unapologetic use of an immense, bespoke V12 engine. The power comes from a mid-mounted, longitudinally-oriented 7.0-liter V12 quad-turbocharged engine with a 120-degree hot-V configuration, capable of pushing out 2,127 horsepower and 1,147 pound-feet of torque.
Technical highlights include a weight distribution of 42:58 front-to-rear, tipping the scales at just shy of 3,200 pounds. Its mid-engine layout and design is defined by aggressive, performance-led Italian sculpting, built to contain its colossal V12 heart, which will be paired to a 7-speed manual transmission and rear wheel drive. Expect a production capacity of 30 units per year.
4. Bovensiepen Zagato
Unveiled durin Fuori Concorso on the shores of Lake Como, the Bovensiepen Zagato is significant for marking the founding of the new Bovensiepen company by the Bavarian family previously behind Alpina and its first collaboration with the venerable Italian coachbuilding design house, Zagato. Based on a (G83) M4 convertible, the car receives a comprehensive bodywork overhaul, sharing only the overall body shape with the donor car, essentially transforming it into a coachbuilt grand tourer.
Under the hood sits a modified 3.0-liter BMW inline-six petrol engine with an increased output of 602 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. It is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, allowing for a 0-60 mph sprint of approximately 3.3 seconds. Its key design highlight is the distinctive, wave-shaped roof with the double-fold (double-bubble) typical of Zagato designs, combined with dramatically muscular rear wheel arches and a fully redesigned front fascia.
5. Alfa Romeo 8C DoppiaCoda By Zagato
The Alfa Romeo 8C DoppiaCoda By Zagato is a celebratory coachbuilding project, highlighting Zagato’s long and storied relationship with the Alfa Romeo marque. Also showcased during Fuori Concorso, this is as a one-off commissioned by an Italian collector, that reimagines and transforms the already beautiful 8C Competizione.
While technical specifications are not fully disclosed, it is believed that this build retains the donor car’s Ferrari-derived V-8 engine. The original 8C boasted a 4.7-liter V8 producing 450 horsepower and achieved 0 to 62 mph in 4.2 seconds with a top speed of 181 mph. The main design focus is the DoppiaCoda (Double Tail), a Zagato signature element that gives the rear fascia a distinct, elongated, and highly sculpted form, channeling the spirit of classic Alfa racing icons. As with the Bovensiepen, you also get to see Zagato’s distinctive double bubble roof here. The 8C DoppiaCoda was the concept car of the year at this year’s Villa d’Este.
6. AC Cars GT Supersport
The AC Cars GT Supersport was announced to celebrate the launch of AC Cars America, representing a highly aggressive, modernized interpretation of the iconic roadster. It offers, V8-powered performance from one of Britain’s most historic sports car makers. The car features a specially tuned V8 powertrain capable of delivering up to 1,025 horsepower.
Technical enhancements include a raft of aerodynamic elements and a widened track for increased stability and grip. Design highlights include a dramatically sculpted bodywork, a dominant rear wing, and a heavily revised but familiar front grille that maintains the iconic silhouette but brings an air of contemporary air to the overall aesthetic. Production of this hand-crafted masterpiece is strictly limited to just 25 examples worldwide.
7. Lanzante 95-59
The Lanzante 95-59 is significant as a bold, bespoke hypercar and a direct tribute to the company’s 1995 Le Mans victory with the McLaren F1 GTR #59. Showcased during this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, it is built around a re-engineered McLaren carbon fiber platform, creating a three-seat experience reminiscent of the F1, with the driver placed centrally.
Power comes from a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine delivering over 850 horsepower and 649 pound-feet of torque through a 7-speed SSG transmission. Technical highlights include a carbon fiber monocoque and bodywork, targeting an incredible 2,756-pound weight with the optional LM30 Pack. Lanzante will only produce just 59 examples worldwide.
8. Garagisti & Co GP1
The Garagisti & Co GP1 immediately garners attention for aiming to revive the soul of the fully analog hypercar, positioning itself as a purist’s machine in today’s digital age. Its significance is rooted in its complete, clean-sheet design and its absolute commitment to an unfiltered driving experience. At its core is a new, bespoke 6.6-liter naturally aspirated mid-engined V12 engine, developed by Italtecnica Srl, which delivers 800 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque.
Power is delivered exclusively to the rear wheels via a longitudinally mounted six-speed manual gearbox. Buit around a carbon monocoque chassis, it features a sensual bodywork and exotic car proportions, designed to echo the great wedge-shaped icons of the 80s and 90s, underpinned by extensive ground-effect aerodynamics. Production is limited to just 25 road cars.
9. Callum Designs Vanquish 25 Shooting Brake
The Callum Designs Vanquish 25 Shooting Brake is a masterclass in elegant re-imagination, extending acclaimed Vanquish 25 project into the highly coveted and luxurious shooting brake body style. Callum ofcourse was the man responsible not only for designing several modern Astons, but also Jaguar’s modern-day design renaissance, long before before the Type 00 concept came along.
Purely design exercise for now, to gauge interest, the model retains the original Vanquish 25’s mechanical package, centered on a 6.0-liter V-12 engine making 580 horsepower. You are offered a choice of transmissions, including a preferred six-speed manual conversion or a six-speed GM torque-converter automatic. Built on the donor chassis of the first-generation Aston Martin Vanquish, the design highlight is the completely bespoke rear section, which gracefully transitions the coupé’s original lines into a practical yet stunning two-door wagon silhouette, keeping the spirit of coach-built Aston shooting brakes alive.
10. Eccentrica Pacchetto Titano
The Eccentrica Diablo “Pacchetto Titano” is an evolution of Eccentrica’s stunning restomod from last year, that already built on the wedge shaped icon, designed by the great Marcello Gandini. This track-fcoused model now features a fullly exposed carbon fiber body to minimize weight and enhance structural rigidity.
Yet another build that keeps the V12 manual RWD spirit alive, behind the driver sits a naturally aspirated 5.7-liter V12. A tribute to the original Diablo, it is tuned with an ECU remap for sharper throttle response, and delivers 542 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque through the six-speed manual gearbox. Other technical highlights include Brembo brakes with cooling ducts, stiffer springs, and lightweight carbon-aluminum wheels to make the analogue experience sharper and more responsive for track use. Limited to just 19 examples, ensuring exclusivity.
11. Gordon Murray Automotive S1-LM
The first of several cars unveiled at Monterey Car Week this year, the Gordon Murray Automotive S1-LM is the first and most significant model from Gordon Murray’s new Special Vehicles (GMSV) Division, created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the McLaren F1 GTR’s 1995 Le Mans victory. Its significance is paramount, serving as the modern-era counterpart to the legendary F1 LM.
The car is engineered with a target featherweight of only 2,110 pounds and is powered by an exclusive, naturally aspirated 4.3-liter V12 engine developed with Cosworth, which produces over 700 horsepower at a spine-tingling 12,100 rpm. Paired with a bespoke six-speed manual gearbox, and keeping in line with Gordon Murray’s seven principles of driving purity, exhibited by the central driving position and a timeless form. Like the original F1 LMs, production is strictly limited to just five customer examples.
12. GMSV Le Mans GTR
Also showcased at Monterey, Murray’s design ethos for the T.50/T.50S-based GMSV Le Mans GTR, takes inspiration from the great endurance racers of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Its significance lies in applying Murray’s core principles of lightweight engineering and analogue purity to create a dedicated road-going, track-inspired machine, once again with a three-seater layout and a central driving position.
Under the skin, this exotic utilizes the high-revving GMA V12 engine with 654 horsepower, paired to a six-speed manual transmission, delivering an enhanced V12 soundtrack through a double exhaust exiting between a twin-tunnel diffuser. Technical highlights include a wide track, stiffer suspension, and enhanced Passive Boundary Layer Control aerodynamics, highlighted by an aero-balanced front splitter and a deep, full-width rear wing in place of the T.50’s fan. All 24 examples of the Le Mans GTR are reported to be sold out upon announcement.
13. Touring Superleggera Veloce12 Barchetta
Yet another beuty showcased at the Quail, at this year’s Monterey Car Week, the Veloce 12 Barchetta, builds on the 550-inspired coupe that broke cover last year. The latest creation from Italian coachbuilder Touring Superleggera is the Veloce12, a model that embodies the essence of pure, analog Grand Touring, requiring over 5,000 hours to craft each unit. Its significance is in its commitment to the classic GT formula, reinforcing the importance of Italian carrozzeria in the modern age.
The car is built on a donor platform, featuring a naturally aspirated 5.5-liter F133 V12 engine that delivers 503 horsepower and 419 pound-feet of torque, an increase over the donor car, and is paired with a high-performance braking system from Brembo. The chassis is reinforced for increased torsional stiffness. The design highlight is the entire hand-crafted carbon fiber body, culminating in a beautiful, flowing aesthetic that honors the Superleggera legacy and 550’s timeless form. Production is limited to 30 units worldwide.
14. Gunther Werks F-26
Switching it back to Porsche momentarily, the Gunther Werks F-26 Program also shown at the Quail this year is an extreme homage to the iconic Porsche 930 Flachbau (flatnose or slantnose). Its significance is defined by pushing the air-cooled restomod to some truly astonishing figures.
At its heart is an air-cooled twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter Porsche Mezger flat-six engine, co-developed with Rothsport Racing, generating an astonishing 1,000 horsepower. This colossal power is paired to a six-speed manual transmission. Other highlghts include a 993 chassis with added bracing, an extended wheelbase, a integrated fixed rear wing and body panels crafted almost entirely from carbon fiber, optimizing cutting-edge aerodynamics. The F-26 Program is strictly limited to 26 examples worldwide.
15. Ringbrothers Aston Martin Octavia
The Ringbrothers Aston Martin Octavia is the final Monterey Car on our list. A masterclass in American restomodding applied to a venerable British marque, it sees the dramatic 12,000 hour transformation of a 1971 Aston Martin DBS into a contemporary powerhouse.
Power is delivered by a Ford Performance 5.0-liter V8 with a 2.65-liter Harrop supercharger, rated at 805 horsepower at the crank, and power routed through a 6-speed manual transaxle to the rear wheels. Technical highlights include a Roadster Shop chassis with Fox coilovers and Brembo disc brakes. The widebody, crafted in carbon fiber, features numerous air ducts for heat extraction and improved airflow.
16. Aerfal Automotive 904
The Aerfal Automotive 904 from the Dutch startup Aerfal Automotive is a modern, high-fidelity tribute to Porsche’s legendary 904 Carrera GTS, retaining the spirit of the mid-engine ‘60s racer. Its significance is in its pragmatic choice of the 914 platform as a base, being more accessible, while aiming to revive the 904’s rarest engine configuration.
The car is powered by a bespoke, air-cooled, naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-eight engine double the displacement of the original generating 400 horsepower. Design highlights include a shape penned by Alan Derosier, and a cabin that will see vegetable-tanned leather and titanium with analog instrumentation, while retaining the mid-engine DNA of the original.
17. Vittori Turbio by Pininfarina
The Vittori by Pininfarina (Turbio) is a statement of intent, with a naturally aspirated V12 hypercar sculpted by Pininfarina, using generative AI as a design co-pilot to explore bold aesthetics, that was unveiled at the Concours Club in Miami in early October.
At it’s heart sits the ITV12 Orion, a 6.8-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine engineered by Italtecnica. A mild-hybrid takes the total power output to 1,100 horsepower. It aims for a 0-60 mph time of under 2.5 seconds and a top speed of over 225 mph. The car is built on a carbon fiber monocoque chassis and is limited to just 50 examples worldwide.
18. Zagato Capricorn 01
Hot on the heels of the, another modern hypercar that leans on coachbuilding roots.The Capricorn 01 Zagato blends stunning Italian design with German race-engineering to create a true modern-day exotic. Limited to 19 examples, it is powered by a supercharged 5.2-liter Ford-based V8 that puts out 900 horsepower and pairs exclusively with a five-speed dogleg manual transmission and rear-wheel drive. Top speed is rated at 223 mph.
The LMP1-inspired carbon monocoque and pushrod suspension emphasize raw feedback over electronic intervention. Active aerodynamics are intentionally absent, replaced with sculpted Zagato surfacing reminiscent of 1960s endurance racers along with the coach builder’s signature double bubble roof. Its rarity, mechanical purity, high-quality driver focused cabin and design pedigree make the Capricorn 01 one of the most collectible analog-era tributes of the decade.
19. JAS Tensei by Pininfarina
We first learnt about JAS Motorsport NSX restomod back in October. It finally broke cover, earlier this month as the JAS Tensei and revives the first-generation Acura/Honda NSX through motorsport-grade engineering. JAS reworks the original 3.0-liter V6 to produce 425 horsepower and sharper throttle response while retaining the six-speed manual and rear-drive purity. As Honda’s longtime racing partner, JAS applies GT-program knowledge to the chassis, suspension geometry, and braking systems.
Built on donor cars (1990-1994) ,the overall aesthetic remains faithful to the Gen-1 NSX while incorporating subtle aerodynamic enhancements. Offered in both left- and right-hand drive, production will be limited to just 35 examples, marking 35 years of the NSX. The build reasserts the NSX’s legacy as a lightweight, driver-first exotic, whose dyamics were honed by none other than three-time F1 world champion, Ayrton Senna.
20. Encor Series 1
Onto the final car on our list, unveiled just 10 days ago. The Encor Series 1 celebrates 50 years of the Giugiaro-designed Lotus Esprit by reimagining the later Series 4 V8 in a modern-day format. A full carbon body trims weight to 2,645 pounds maintaining, Lotus founder, Colin Chapman’s lightweight design and engineering ethos.
The rebuilt mid-mounted 3.5-liter twin-turbo Type 918 V8 produces 400 horsepower and pairs with a strengthened five-speed manual for a 0–60 time around 4.0 seconds. Only 50 exaples will be commissioned. Just like the Eccentrica, the Series 1 is yet another example of combining the wedge-era design purity with modern materials.
