Design students get a crack at the Ferrari of the future
Students from four of the top design schools have had the opportunity to submit 20 proposals for future Ferrari designs, with the entries being judged by a panel that includes members of the automaker's design staff. Those that are selected will get an opportunity to work for Ferrari or Pininfarina; either of these would be a hell of a first job assignment. The designs are currently on display at Galleria Ferrari in Maranello. When I was in school for engineering, the most meaningful educational experiences were chances at solving real-world problems. Let me say, though, that we definitely never had a chance to do anything like this.
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jef 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
somebody please find pictures of the submissions.. would be great to see them.
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Swat Lax 19 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
I was just looking up info on Pininfarina's website and found a concept that they did in 1990 for Honda. The car somewhat similar to the s2000, but what struck me was that the steering wheel is almost identical to the 2006 Civic Coupe's 3-spoke wheel. Check it out and let me know if you agree:
http://www.pininfarina.it/eng/history/cronologia.php
Click on "1990's" and then "1990" after the jump. It was interesting to me to see something sourced 15 years after its creation.
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Finished.Law.School 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
It would be nice to see some more "advanced" designs from Ferrari as I find the current 2 (F50 type of genre and everything else - not a stretch to lump them all together) styles to be a bit long in the tooth...
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Ryan Cap 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
You can see all 20 concepts on http://www.topgear.com under the galleries section and Future Ferrari Concepts.
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Michael Warren 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
bigMIKE to the rescue. Here are all of the submissions.
http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/cars/ferrari/11/myth/gallery_1.html
http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/cars/ferrari/11/myth/gallery_2.html
There are some real nice ones and others that make you think these students knew nothing of how to design, much less for Ferrari.
Enjoy!
bigMIKE
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tr 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
so tell me, bigMIKE, which designs show that these students know "nothing of how to design"? i've looked at all of the models, and they sure look like they were done by competent individuals. but i'm sure if you put out a design, it would top them all, because you know exactly what a ferrari of the future would look like...
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Justin Bell 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
He does have a point. Some of them are basicly disproportioned versions of current models.
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010111 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
maybe you are looking at another gallery... but in the ones "bigMIKE" posted there are some hideously ill-proportioned vehicles. not like "hideously ill-proportioned" in the way that it's just too hip and futuristic for me to understand ... but more in the way that they suck.
but then. like he said... there are some very good ones in there as well that are quite attractive.
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greyready 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
A lot of the vehicles looked like they had badly done aftermarket kits. Some of them reminded me of McLaren F1's, BMW Z4's, and Bugatti Veyron's. The two I thought were actually good are the last two from the second link.
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