Pininfarina
BMW, Pininfarina Tease Gran Lusso Coupe Project
BMW and Pininfarina have teamed up to build what is being called the Gran Lusso Coupe, which will make its public debut at the 2013 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on May 24, 2013.
Ferrari P33 Will be Successor to P4/5
Jim Glickenhaus has announced that he’ll be working on a one-off Ferrari P33, the successor to the Ferrari P4/5 that he originally commissioned in 2006.
Pininfarina Sergio Concept is a Love it or Hate it Design: 2013 Geneva Motor Show
Pininfarina has just unveiled its Sergio Concept, based on the Ferrari 458 Spider and what the company calls the two-seater barchetta of the future.
Pininfarina ‘Sergio Concept’ Honors Late CEO With Wild Design
Pininfarina has released a sketch of its Sergio Concept which will make its official debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next week.
Pininfarina SERGIO Concept Coming to Geneva Motor Show
Automotive design house Pininfarina will bring a special concept car to the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in March honoring famed car designer Sergio Pininfarina, who died in July.
Ferrari Museum Opens Sergio Pininfarina Exhibition
The Ferrari Museum in Maranello opened a new exhibition today, focused on showcasing the best designs that emerged from a collaboration between the prancing horse brand, and Sergio Pininfarina.
Sergio Pininfarina Ferraris Head to Museum Exhibition
Later this month, the Museo Ferrari in Maranello will host an exhibition of Sergio Pininfarina’s Ferraris.
Sergio Pininfarina Passes Away at 85
Pininfarina is a world-renowned design firm, and today the company announced that Sergio Pininfarina passed away at 85 in his Turin, Italy home.
Chinese Supercar will get Ferrari Design Influence from Fioravanti
Notorious for stealing body styles, the Chinese automotive industry is quickly becoming the definitive source for unabashed design plagiarism. With a track record including obviously-bilked F-150 bodies and more recently a hodgepodge S11 supercar set to debut at the upcoming Beijing Auto Show, it’s hard to expect anything short of absolute banditry from some of…
Pininfarina Hyperion Found For Sale in Abu Dhabi
Back in 2008, Rolls-Royce collector Roland Hall special ordered a one-off Pininfarina that became known as the Hyperion. A year later, Hall was clearly bored of his Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe-based Hyperion selling it for around $6 million. The car has now resurfaced at an Abu Dhabi dealership and is listed for sale at an…
Pininfarina Cambiano Concept May Become Reality
Along the same vein as the Fisker Karma, the plug-in hybrid Pininfarina Cambiano concept may receive the “go-ahead” for low-volume production. According to Pininfarina CEO Sergio Angori, “We are evaluating the potential for companies and private buyers interested in a high-performance, low-emission luxury model such as the Cambiano.” The Pininfarina Cambiano concept was first unveiled at…
Pininfarina Cambiano Concept: Geneva Motor Show Preview
Official images of the Pininfarina Cambiano concept car have been revealed ahead of the upcoming 2012 Geneva Motor Show. According to Pininfarina, the Cambiano concept was approached with, “great attention to the environment, both as to the engine and as to the materials’ choice.” Engine wise, the Cambiano is a range extended electric vehicle with…
Pininfarina Family to Lose Control of 82 Year Old Company
Pininfarina has helped design every modern Ferarri sportscar since the 50’s. But the company has posted a loss of $22.1 million in the first nine months of 2011. According to Reuters, creditor banks are working on an agreement to restructure Pininfarinas $99 million debts. One source says “”The agreement will fix the capital structure for…
Pininfarina P4/5 Competizione Could Get Hybrid Power
Folks once scoffed at the idea of a hybrid race car, but with Toyota announcing its TS030 Hybrid car for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Porsche already well on the hybrid race car bandwagon, it might not be too much of a stretch to believe these rumors that the Ferrari-powered, Pininfarina-designed P4/5 Competizione…
Pininfarina Cambiano Concept Teased In First Official Image
Pininfarina has unveiled the first teaser image of their new Cambiano Concept that’s scheduled to make its official debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show on March 6th, 2012. The Cambiano Concept will be an elegant and refined sport sedan but will be plenty green. Pininfarina announced that the Cambiano Concept was conceived with “great…
Pininfarina To End Car Production
Legendary design firm Pininfarina is ending its auto production business, but will retain its engineering and design divisions. Pininfarina said it will shed 127 jobs due to the division’s closing. “Unfortunately we are having to stop our production activities, given the way the car market is. So we are focusing on design and engineering,” a…
1980 Ferrari Pinin Sedan Concept Headed to Auction
Nothing lets your peers know that you’ve “made it” quite like parking a Ferrari on your driveway. And nothing lets your fellow Ferrari owners know that you’re a connoisseur quite like a one-off. Now, an opportunity to own such a specimen has arisen. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pininfarina, Ferrari unveiled the “Pinin,” a…
Volvo C70 To End Production At Dedicated Plant
Volvo Cars plan to discontinue production of the Volvo C70 convertible at the Pininfarina Sverige AB plant of Uddevalla, Sweden, by 2013. Established as a joint venture between Italian design house Pininfarina and the Swedish Automaker since 2005, the plant is responsible of building only the C70 model and employs 600 workers for the task. Volvo…
Volvo, Pininfarina To End Joint Venture
However, that arrangement is now coming to an end; Volvo stating that it will assume full control of Pinnfarina’s Swedish operations in May 2013.
Pininfarina Wins Car Design of the Year Award
In a victory more deserving than the Oscar for The King’s Speech, Pininfarina has been selected for the best concept of 2010 by Car Design News, for their stunning Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept. The 2uettottanta was chosen by both design experts as well as enthusiasts who responded to the survey by Car Design News, who…
De Tomaso Returns With SLC Crossover
De Tomaso is back! But not with the Pantera, arguably the company’s most legendary model. No, the troubled Italian company, constantly flirting with bankruptcy and liquidation and angry customers, has introduced for Geneva the SLC, a Pininfarina-designed crossover in the mold of the BMW 5-Series GT. Unfortunately, the overall effort is underwhelming; the oddly-proportioned car…
China’s BAIC in Bid to Buy Pininfarina
BAIC currently owns the tooling, intellectual property and powertrain technology from the current Saab 9-3, which it purchased from General Motors and is already working on several new cars based on this platform, a new Pininfarina styled 9-3 could be one of them.
SSC Teases New Ultimate Aero; Determined to Best Bugatti’s Top Speed Record
When Bugatti unveiled the new Veyron Super Sport by announcing it had reclaimed the record as the world’s fastest production vehicle, the former record holder, Shelby Supercars (SSC), welcomed the challenge. Announcing that it would seek to top that record, SSC has also announced it will debut a new car (or at lest a new…
Geneva Preview: Pininfarina to Debut Alfa-Based Spider Concept
Alfa Romeo is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary this year and has commissioned three concept vehicles that will be on display at the Geneva Auto Show. The first is an expected collaboration between Alfa and Italian design house Pininfarina. Pininfarina will display the Spider show car, which is likely based on the 8C Competizione model –…
