27/05/2026
We caught up with Totem Automobili CEO Riccardo Quaggio at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, where the boutique Italian constructor presented the GT Super SP in the Concepts & Prototypes class - and, despite not taking home the big trophy, for us at Alfattitude it still represented the Alfa-related highlight of an otherwise rather thin edition for the Biscioni nation…
Riccardo was in good spirits once the winner was announced:
“Sunday at Villa Erba was an incredibly positive experience,” Riccardo told us. “So many people came to see the car - and what surprised me most was the female audience. Many women came up and told us: “This is the most beautiful car in the world”- and honestly, I didn’t expect that.” And we are we to disagree with the ladies of Como?
In a very gentleman like manner Riccardo also admitted that the debut of the Kimera K39 the previous day inevitably stole part of the spotlight, but he was still satisfied to see he GT Super SP among the event’s most appreciated cars: “The success they had with the K39 made much more of a media splash, and I kind of expected that. But right after Kimera I think we were the ones most appreciated generally speaking, and that was enough for me.”
More importantly, the Villa d’Este appearance marked something of a closing chapter for the GT series. With three distinct interpretations now completed - the GT Electric, the road-focused GT Super and this track-oriented GT Super SP - the Treviso-based company has now a lineup that covers all facets of this project: “Having three different variants now completes the range” he said. “You can see every dimension of what a Totem car can be. And that was the point of bringing it here - to show this ultimate version.”
And to wrap it up in style, Riccardo let something else slip: “See you at Pebble Beach with a very important novelty. It will be totally different, but equally beautiful.”
Needless to say, we’ll be watching closely…
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