To mark its 80th anniversary, Pininfarina proposes an “open” Alfa Romeo that is exciting and a delight to drive For those who still like to dream in a car. For those looking for a mixture of vanity, entertainment, and the pleasure of life in the open air. For those who love icons as the greatest expression of the age we live in. For those who want their cars to be an uncommon sensory experience
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Pininfarina at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the first official image of the concept carA 2-seater spider on Alfa Romeo basis, which will be unveiled on March 2nd at the Pininfarina stand, thus starting the celebrations for the 80th anniversaryTurin January 29th, 2010 - Pininfarina discloses the first official image of its new concept car, world debut on March 2nd at the Geneva Motor Show.The
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Pininfarina CEO Andrea Pininfarina was reportedly hard at work in finalizing his company's first production electric vehicle. Dedicated in his honor, that car - the 2009 Pininfarina B0 - was publically unveiled at this week's Paris motor show. Built in partnership with French battery firm Bollare, the B0 may look vaguely familiar. In fact, much of its exterior styling is borrowed from the Nara, an EV concept Pininfarina showed at the 2004 Paris show.
In the transition from concept to reality, some changes occured. Though designers saw fit to add two more doors - granting the hatchback a maximum capacity of four - perhaps the most noticeable feature of the production-intent B0 are its solar cells. Placed not only across the city car's entire roof but also its front fascia, the cells actually serve to recharge the car's battery pack.
That pack comes courtesy of Bollare, which has toiled away on its own battery design for the past fifteen years. Like most other contemporary EV batteries, Bollore's are lithium-ion cells, but are constructed in a different manner. Rather than sandwiching thick conductors and electrolyte, Bollare's battery uses thin films, allowing a smaller battery. Despite the battery's size, Pininfarina says the B0 has a range of approximately 153 miles, a recharge time of only a few hours, and a top-end of 80 mph.
Pininfarina excitedly insists the B0 is a production-ready vehicle, not a concept - plans to put the EV into limited production by the fall of 2009 seem to indicate they're serious. Though we've not heard official pricing, early reports suggested the B0 should cost approximately $23,000 - though that figure doesn't include the cost of leasing the lithium-ion battery packs.
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Pininfarina will unveil at the Paris Auto Show a plug-in electric concept car that previews a future four-seat small car that the company plans to sell under its own brand name in Europe, US and Japan starting in late 2010.
The concept car will feature Lithium Metal Polymer batteries. These batteries differ from lithium-ion batteries (like the ones planned for the Chevrolet Volt) because each battery cell is electronically protected by passive and active systems that constantly monitor operating efficiency, voltage and temperature of each element. The cells are encased in a steel container to prevent damage.
It has a 125 mile range on a full charge that takes about eight hours to load from a standard home electrical outlet. It can also run for 15 miles on a five-minute charge.
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Turin, December 14, 2007. Pininfarina is proud to announce the unveiling of a new concept at the next Geneva Motor Show in March, 2008. This exciting new car will be named “Sintesi”.
“Sintesi” is the result of the Pininfarina Design Department, under the direction since last August by Lowie Vermeersch, the 33 year old Design Director with almost ten years experience at Pininfarina. Assisting him are Vice Directors Guglielmo Cartia and Fabrizio Valentini and chief designers Jason Castriota, Giovanni Piccardo, Goran Popovic and Giuseppe Randazzo.
“Three years ago we unveiled Birdcage 75th, our last prototype. Together with our new concept Sintesi we would like to anticipate new car design trends” says Andrea Pininfarina, Chairman and CEO Pininfarina S.p.A.
“This concept car is the synthesis of our values, of the love for our work and our passion for innovation, of beauty driven by functionality, of sportiness and elegance. However, Sintesi isn’t only the expression of Pininfarina design; it also embraces innovative technologies that allow us to explore new typologies of mobility, active safety and packaging solutions” states Lowie Vermeersch.
“In Sintesi, we put all our goodwill in looking at the future, first and foremost in resorting to the excellence of our design” underlines Andrea Pininfarina.
An on-line teaser campaign will accompany Sintesi from January to the Geneva Motor Show.
All set to walk the red carpet at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2008 is the Sintesi by Pininfarina Design Department. Still a concept only, this drop-dead beauty is the synthesis of the brand’s values, their love for work and passion for innovation, of beauty driven by functionality, of sportiness and elegance.
What’s more fascinating is that the Sintesi concept will debut with an innovative feature that is called Clancast. Exclusive to Pininfarina, the Clancast system talks with other cars on the road to communicate traffic patterns, eliminating the need for traffic lights and other street signs.
However, Sintesi isn’t only the expression of Pininfarina design; it also embraces innovative technologies that allow us to explore new typologies of mobility, active safety and packaging solutions. Wait till March for official unveiling.
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