Totem Automobili used Monterey Car Week to unveil GT Super No. 32, a customer-commissioned example called “Litorale Brado.” The car was presented at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering before being delivered to its California-based owner.
The specification was developed through an extended co-design process between Totem and the client, with the brief calling for a subdued, almost stealth-like interpretation of the Alfa Romeo-based GT Super. The resulting Big Sur Green exterior is a bespoke triple-layer metallic finish developed specifically for the car. Satin gunmetal replaces brighter trim throughout the exterior and cabin and is also used on the wheels in a two-tone treatment, a first for the GT Series.
Inside, Totem used leather with what it calls a “relic” finish, intended to resemble the naturally aged interiors of historic racing cars. It is combined with fabric supplied by Italian textile manufacturer Limonta. An extended carbon-fiber package uses a conventional weave across the primary surfaces, while vertical elements receive Totem’s herringbone-pattern “Classic” weave. Both are finished in satin.
The most individual elements are the steering wheel and gear knob. The owner is an amateur woodworker and asked Totem to incorporate that interest into the car. Totem CNC-machined the steering wheel from Wengé and Maple before finishing it by hand, with the same woods used for the gear knob.
The commission also resulted in several functional changes. Selected switches have been moved from the dashboard to a new overhead console integrated into the headliner, giving the cockpit an aviation-inspired control layout.
Litorale Brado is also the first GT Series car to use Totem’s new proprietary steering-column stalk assembly. Designed and manufactured in Italy, the mechanism combines carbon fiber and titanium and deliberately leaves portions of its construction visible behind the steering wheel. A new carbon-fiber and titanium steering column accompanies it, with Totem citing reduced mass and inertia along with improved steering precision.
A Capristo electronically valved exhaust developed specifically for the GT Series completes the mechanical specification. The system allows the driver to alter the exhaust character while retaining a direct relationship between engine speed and sound.
Exterior details are relatively restrained. The glass is smoked, while a hand-painted Italian Tricolore appears on the side skirts and engine plenum. The combination of Big Sur Green, gunmetal trim and satin carbon keeps the overall appearance considerably quieter than many highly personalized commissions despite the extent of the bespoke work.
Litorale Brado demonstrates how far Totem is prepared to take individual GT Series commissions. Rather than limiting the process to paint, upholstery and trim choices, No. 32 incorporates newly developed controls, steering components, unique materials and changes to the basic cabin layout. Several of those solutions were created specifically as a result of the owner’s brief, making this one of the more extensively personalized GT Supers produced to date.
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