Bertone is bringing back the Runabout name as a low-volume road car inspired by its radical 1969 design study. The new model is the first project in the Bertone Classic line and will be limited to just 25 examples.
Customers will be able to choose Barchetta or Targa body configurations. Both retain the wedge profile and horizontal beltline associated with the original concept, but they are contemporary cars rather than literal recreations. Bertone says the new Runabout uses a lightweight chassis, a supercharged V6 and a six-speed manual transmission.
The cars will be hand-built using coachbuilding methods, with every example individually configured through Bertone's CMF Atelier. Full technical specifications have not yet been released, so the important point at this stage is the format of the project itself: a very small production run that develops the visual idea of a historic concept without attempting to duplicate it component by component.
The cabin follows a similar approach. A horizontal dashboard takes inspiration from a boat deck, selected mechanical elements remain exposed, and a digital tachometer forms the main focal point ahead of the driver.
Bertone plans the car's world premiere at Rétromobile 2026, where it will appear alongside the GB110 hypercar. That pairing makes the company's current strategy unusually clear. One side looks forward with a modern high-performance machine, while the other turns Bertone's own design archive into hand-built, road-going cars for a very small number of buyers.