Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Auto Show, Coupes, Supercars, Ferrari
Best looking Ferrari Dino guess yet
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?
[Source: Desktop Machine]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
ruggels 8:18PM (6/22/2007)
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.
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RicoSuave 8:31PM (6/22/2007)
Lightning McQueen!
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Nick 8:53PM (6/22/2007)
Looks like the new Alfa 8C with some 360 Modena bits thrown in.
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Robert 8:56PM (6/22/2007)
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.
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aaron 11:59PM (6/22/2007)
Something that beautiful does not belong with a common man's pay, including mine. 240Z? God, you must really want a 200SX bad.
Fooman 9:02PM (6/22/2007)
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
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AMcA 9:12PM (6/22/2007)
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.
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ModusOperandi 9:22PM (6/22/2007)
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.
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vectorbug 9:28PM (6/22/2007)
Looks more like a Corvette than a Ferrari.
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Toy Yoda 9:48PM (6/22/2007)
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?
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carbuzzard 7:12PM (6/23/2007)
Someone once said, "They all have four wheels."
Mike G 10:07PM (6/22/2007)
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.
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ron 10:47PM (6/22/2007)
looks like a Shelby Gr-1 to me.
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Rich2469 11:29PM (6/22/2007)
I can't aford a mx-5 so it's all just a tease to me.
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Rich2469 11:31PM (6/22/2007)
Still it looks like it just saw a cockroach!
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Andrew 1:16AM (6/23/2007)
Yeah. It looks like its scared.
F451 11:37PM (6/22/2007)
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.
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Yago Bal 12:03AM (6/23/2007)
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...
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Andy 12:32AM (6/23/2007)
Thank?
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Mattlach 12:35AM (6/23/2007)
looks like a mix between a Porsche and a Corvette...
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