Weighing In At 980 Kg, Boosting A Monstrous 660 Hp, Picasso Automotive Presents The 660 LMS

An up-and-coming Swiss-based supercar company, Picasso Automotive, has officially unveiled the 660 LMS, keeping up to its promise to reveal its first production model in June this year.

Premiered during an exclusive preview event at the Top Marques Monaco, this supercar is the production version of the PS-01 prototype, which was first teased in January last year.

The 660 LMS is a performance car that has been designed and engineered from the ground up by the automaker in its factory in San Vittore.

Its build underpins an ultralight platform that merges an unprecedented level of carbon fibre along with aluminium.

Specifically, the monocoque is made of carbon fibre and the bodywork is assembled and joined together piece by piece. 

According to the automaker, the two body sides are made with the longest carbon fibre panel ever built for a car, resulting in the 660 LMS to weigh just 980 kg.

Being a track-oriented performance vehicle, Picasso spent a lot of time running CFD simulations and testing the 660 LMS in the wind tunnel to get it to where it is today.

For instance, its aerodynamics consist of a large front splitter, rear manually operated wing, flat floor and massive diffuser. These elements generate 960 kg of maximum downforce at 315 km/h.

Then, the wheel setup gets Brembo six-piston callipers at the front and four-piston callipers at the rear, wrapped in 19-inch front and 20-inch rear Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires. 

Under the hood, the 660 LMS harbours a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 engine courtesy of Autotecnica Motori, an Italian company that develops and produces competition engines.

Said six-cylinder engine has been developed to deliver 660 hp / 485 kW and 720 Nm of torque, with the power driving the rear wheels via a six-speed sequential gearbox made by Sadev. 

Although the track is its natural habitat, the Picasso 660 LMS’ engine is the first application on a road-legal car.

Interior-wise, the automaker ensured it would be comfortable and effective both in daily use and on the track, with many touches notably inspired by race cars.

E.g., the six-point seatbelts, rotary selector for the adjustable ABS system and traction control modes, and bespoke carbon fibre steering wheel wrapped in Alcantara. 

Pricing-wise, the tag starts at EUR 820,000 (RM 3,826,832) before taxes and Picasso will only produce 21 units of the 660 LMS.

That said, the order books are now open with production and deliveries planned for the second half of next year.