Pegaso Solo 500

The Pegaso Solo 500 was a concept truck built by the Spanish firm ENASA, maker of Pegaso trucks, and shown at the Barcelona Motor Show in 1989. It was created by a new advanced technology department as a showcase of the most modern automotive technology applied to heavy trucks, and its futuristic styling was the work of Francisco Podadera. The prototype started from a Troner chassis and received an unusually aerodynamic fibreglass body with retractable headlights, electrically operated sliding doors opened with a card, screens in place of conventional instruments and cameras in place of mirrors. Its engine was based on the 12 litre Troner unit, enlarged to 13 litres with a modified turbocharging system and ceramic components, and reached 500 cv. A second chassis, this time with steering, took the repainted body and served as a pace truck at the Jarama circuit. The model vanished after Iveco bought the company and discarded its open projects, and a plan to build ten camouflaged test prototypes for customers was cancelled.