Zagato releases additional photos of Diatto Ottovu
click above image for high-resolution gallery of the Zagato Diatto Ottovu
Zagato has released a bevy of new images detailing its Diatto Ottovu coachbuilt sports car that will debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. As we told you in our previous post, the Diatto Ottovu was commissioned by a pair of collectors to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Diatto producing its first car back in 1905. Though a couple years late, these pictures prove that patience has paid off. The powerplant for the Diatto Ottovu is reportedly a supercharged V8 sourced from Maserati. The design modern but intentionally incorporates some retro cues recalling the custom horseless carriages Zagato designed and built in the early twentieth century. We'll bring you more live shots of this sexy Italian from the show floor next week.
[Source: Zagato]
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akintz 4:06PM (2/26/2007)
Maybe it's just the color, but I kind of like the concept renderings a little better...
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Richard 4:49PM (2/26/2007)
Yeah. I agree with akintz's comments.
The design, though is a nice take on retro. You have to get by the Zagato rear fender flares that has shown up in their designs for like the past 50 years...but that blue makes the care remind me of a P1800 ES that someone around here drives.
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Colin Smith 5:03PM (2/26/2007)
It's still a Fiat Coupe with a Jaguar greenhouse and a Ferari grill, but the back works quite well.
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Mini me 5:21PM (2/26/2007)
Looks like a spoiled version of TVR. Almost like a 3D design student attempted to create a 3d model of TVR, but failed to reflect all the details accurately.
Rather ugly.
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mk 5:45PM (2/26/2007)
I am not so sure about ugly, but certainly not agressive-looking.
This is definitely in the "talk softly but carry a good sized, sturdy stick." camp.
Supercharged V8 sourced from Maserati, which in turn was sourced from Ferrari... One could do worse...
For someone who doesn't want the same thing as every other ferrari at the malibu starbucks, and doesn't need to advertize their taste in sportscars.
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Deezee 5:48PM (2/26/2007)
I think the shape is incredible. I like it.
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Jeff Banks 7:47PM (2/26/2007)
What a TVR should have looked like. The headlamps have a dead resemblance.
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Hugh 11:39PM (2/26/2007)
Ummm
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/22/zagatos-ferrari-575-gtz-unveiled/
Anyone else remember this? Man, Zagato sucks...
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tiago do vale 4:59AM (2/27/2007)
Beautifull... and 8#:
Can't you see the cars are completely different besides a detail behind the front wheel?
...And that's a Zagato's design trait, like the double-bouble roof or the rear-glass design.
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GOT 1:06PM (3/01/2007)
Beautiful car!
One area of weakness in design are the rear corners where the tail-lamps are. I think something could have been done to make it flow better from all angles. If they had morphed the tail-lamp across the top of that ridge and spilled it slightly over to the fender side, I think it would've looked better. Right now it looks slightly as if the tail-lamps were an after thought.
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