Remember Wiesmann? The German niche manufacturer went under a number of years ago. But it’s back, and it’s working on a new sports car.
“Wiesmann is the last thoroughbred European sports car built in Germany and I am very happy to play a part in creating its exciting future,” Wiesmann Managing Director Roheen Berry said in a statement cited by Motor Authority.
Though details are few and far between at this early juncture, the new model is set to debut sometime next year. And it’s reportedly being designed with more global markets in mind. That means both right- and left-hand steering setups – which could be worthwhile for the Japanese market alone – but we don’t know if it’ll be certified for sale and use in the United States.
The bigger question is how closely, if at all, the new model will be based on previous ones. Wiesmann GmbH first emerged in 1988 and started producing its retro-styled sports cars in 1993. Everything it made until its collapse in 2014 was based on that same design, offered as both a coupe and a roadster with various engines sourced from BMW.
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