You have Turkish designer Ugur Sahin to thank for the Ferrari Dino Concept you see above. Sahin has nothing to do with Ferrari, and the car above is sprung from his imagination ... but if the actual Dino unveiled in Frankfurt happened to look just like this, we wouldn't be at all disappointed. His goal was to update the Dino while keeping the rounded styling language of and trademark rear window of the original. From our view, it's mission accomplished. The most interesting thing about the concept is that Sahin is actually studying international hotel management -- he only designs on the side. May we suggest a change of major, Mr. Sahin?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
ruggels @ Jun 22nd 2007 8:18PM
Very nice... doesn't quite match the flair of the original... but neither do any production ferraris capture my esteem like the cars which make the rounds at pebble beach et-al.
RicoSuave @ Jun 22nd 2007 8:31PM
Lightning McQueen!
Nick @ Jun 22nd 2007 8:53PM
Looks like the new Alfa 8C with some 360 Modena bits thrown in.
Robert @ Jun 22nd 2007 8:56PM
My heart missed a beat while I thought that was the C7. Yes, I know the C6 has plenty of life in it, but GM should definitely get in contact with Mr. Sahin. Otherwise, I could see an RX-7, Supra/GT 2000, or 240Z, anything more affordable then a Ferrari so I can buy one.
aaron @ Jun 22nd 2007 11:59PM
Something that beautiful does not belong with a common man's pay, including mine. 240Z? God, you must really want a 200SX bad.
Fooman @ Jun 22nd 2007 9:02PM
Not bad, modern Ferrari front with a classic rear end treatment. I really like hte way he did the back end. Size looks about right, but I am going to guess that the driver will be sitting a little more towards the front to get a nicer weight balance. also rear vis looks horrible
AMcA @ Jun 22nd 2007 9:12PM
Lovely, but impossible.
The Dino is almost surely going to be mid-engined. The rear end on this car is way too short to accommodate the rumored V8.
ModusOperandi @ Jun 22nd 2007 9:22PM
So it seems I'm not the only one who thought it looked like a new Corvette. I really think that the back of it is what brings the C6 to mind, but the rest of the car has similarities as well.
vectorbug @ Jun 22nd 2007 9:28PM
Looks more like a Corvette than a Ferrari.
Toy Yoda @ Jun 22nd 2007 9:48PM
Looks like a 'Vette? Now, I read by a commentator here that the 'Vettes copied Ferrari's long ago. So who is copying who? Can someone set the story straight?
carbuzzard @ Jun 23rd 2007 7:12PM
Someone once said, "They all have four wheels."
Mike G @ Jun 22nd 2007 10:07PM
It looks like the '68 to '82 C3 Vette, but with a modern-ish and techno organic flair, in my very humble opinion.
Nice post autoblog - I'm highly entertained that a Turkish hotel management student can pen a better looking sports car than either the Ferrari or Corvette design studios. Wow. I guess some black turtle neck wearing aesthetes in Detroit and Modena are grossly overpaid.
Talk about getting called out, lol. Heck, whatever car company bought this and built it would have a hit on its hands - even Tesla or MG.
ron @ Jun 22nd 2007 10:47PM
looks like a Shelby Gr-1 to me.
Rich2469 @ Jun 22nd 2007 11:29PM
I can't aford a mx-5 so it's all just a tease to me.
Rich2469 @ Jun 22nd 2007 11:31PM
Still it looks like it just saw a cockroach!
Andrew @ Jun 23rd 2007 1:16AM
Yeah. It looks like its scared.
F451 @ Jun 22nd 2007 11:37PM
The Dino was a very special Ferrari for those who know its history. This design above is no Dino, and doesn't have the love put into it the first did for a very special reason. If the history of the Dino is not commemorated for what it was, Ferrari should not even attempt to make another.
Yago Bal @ Jun 23rd 2007 12:03AM
It's an Alfa 8C with a different body (which is just fine, because that's what an hipotetical new Dino would be), but those side vents amaze me... they vent the rear engine of the old Dino, but this "New Dino" has the engine in the front :p Ferrari doesn't design for the fireworks like that...
Andy @ Jun 23rd 2007 12:32AM
Thank?
Mattlach @ Jun 23rd 2007 12:35AM
looks like a mix between a Porsche and a Corvette...