seen from Türkiye
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from Canada
seen from Singapore
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from Canada
seen from Mexico
seen from Canada
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Brazil
seen from Belgium
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from Japan
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from United States
Giorgetto Giugiaro had designed Isuzu’s 117 Coupé while he was working at Ghia in 1966, and so Italdesign’s Isuzu Asso di Fiori concept continued Isuzu’s line of Giugiaro-designed coupés. Presented at the 1979 Geneva Motor Show, it was the only version of Italdesign’s Aces series to make it into production, as the Piazza (marketed in the US as the Isuzu Impulse)
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
The BMW Karmann Asso di Quadri was commissioned in 1976 from Italdesign by the German coachbuilder Karmann based on the E21 as a proposal to BMW for a coupé based on the first-generation 3-series. It was part of the Italdesign Aces series. However, BMW wasn’t interested in pursuing the project, so Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Ace of Diamonds remained a one-off. Though the car went no further, the unique wheel design caught the attention of the Japanese wheel manufacturer Melber, who licensed the design and put them into production.
After Giotto Bizzarrini failed to make an impression on the Le Mans 24 Hours race with his P538 and a rule change rendered the car obsolete, he sold a tubular steel chassis complete with a 327ci Chevrolet V8 to his friend Giorgetto Giugiaro. Thus, the Bizzarrini Manta became Italdesign’s first concept when it was presented at the 1968 Turin Motor Show. The ultra-low wedge profile featured a 15º front windshield rake with an overall height of 1.05 metres (41.5 inches). The driver sat in the centre of the car with a passenger on each side.
La Stella Dimenticata di Ginevra 1991, la BMW Nazca M12
C’è stato un momento, nei primi anni '90, in cui il futuro dell’automobilismo sembrava scolpito nel vetro e nel carbonio. Al Salone di Ginevra del 1991, la BMW Nazca M12 non si limitò a rubare la scena: ridefinì completamente il concetto di supercar.
Disegnata da un giovanissimo Fabrizio Giugiaro per Italdesign, la Nazca M12 era una visione futuristica ed elegante. Linee fluide, silhouette aerodinamica e un dettaglio iconico che fece sognare un’intera generazione: l'apertura delle portiere con finestrini a nido di rondine (stile gullwing). Sotto la carrozzeria ultraleggera in fibra di carbonio batteva un poderoso V12 da 5,0 litri derivato dalla BMW 850i, capace di erogare 300 CV e spingere il prototipo oltre i 290 km/h.
Nonostante l'entusiasmo travolgente di pubblico e collezionisti, la Nazca M12 non arrivò mai alla produzione in serie, rimanendo una gemma rara destinata all'immaginario dei sogni automobilistici (e ai pomeriggi passati su Need for Speed). Una vera stella dimenticata che merita di essere riscoperta in tutta la sua bellezza.
Anatomia di una leggenda, retroscena stilistici e dati tecnici: riscopri la storia della BMW Nazca M12 nell'articolo completo su Leggende su Strada!
Italdesign Zerouno (#4/5) '2018
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
Under Citroën’s ownership, Maserati’s range was completely updated in the early 70s with the mid-engined Merak and Bora designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign and the front-engined Khamsin designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone. This left a gap for a front-engined four-seat GT. Italdesign’s Maserati Coupé 2+2 was presented at the 1974 Turin Motor Show based on the chassis and mechanics of the Maserati Indy. But the oil crisis of 1973 was adversely affecting Maserati’s sales, and Citroën was facing its own financial crisis, so Italdesign’s coupé remained a one-off.
The Maserati Boomerang was first displayed as an epowood model at the 1971 Turin Motor Show. The completed prototype, based on the chassis of the Maserati Bora, was ready for the 42nd Geneva Motor Show in March 1972. The styling was by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign, and though it had no influence on future Maseratis, the design was developed for the Lotus Esprit and the DeLorean.
