Italdesign Formula Hammer

The Italdesign Formula Hammer is a concept car introduced by Italdesign Giugiaro at the 1996 Turin Motor Show as the second generation of its Formula project. The first Formula, later called the Formula 4, had debuted at the Geneva Motor Show that year as a niche car for a youthful audience with a decidedly unusual design, and the Hammer is the Formula 4 turned into a car designed for recreational use. Its body was configured to make the seats more directly accessible than on the Formula 4: broad side openings broke the continuity of the side and left the floor pan structure visible, and the windscreen was made in two parts so that it could be folded down completely. Supercars.net lists a Fiat five-cylinder engine of 1,998 cc producing 109.6 kW, driving the front wheels from a transverse front position, in a body 4,155 mm long, 1,820 mm wide and 1,270 mm high on a 2,540 mm wheelbase.