VIDEO: Episode One of Inside Project M - The journey, and speculation, begins

Click above to view the first episode of Inside Project M after the jump
If you're not familiar with Jason Castriota, you've undoubtedly seen his creations. The New York native worked under Ken Okuyama at Pininfarina for eight years, during which he had a hand in designing such masterworks as the Maserati Birdcage 75, Maserati GranTurismo, Ferrari 599, Ferrari 612 Kappa and the Rolls-Royce Hyperion. He's also the man behind James Glickenhaus' Ferrari P4/5, the rebodied Ferrari Enzo that set the world (and forums) ablaze a few years back.
After leaving Pininfarina in late 2008, Castriota joined Stile Bertone in December of last year and his newest creation is being teased out in a series of webisodes that will document the design and development of a new supercar based on an unknown architecture. The first episode in the weekly series (posted after the break) offers some cursory details surrounding Castriota's new project before its official unveiling at the Shanghai Motor Show this April. Visitors to the InsideProjectM website are invited to speculate on what lies beneath the cloaked shape above, vote on the vehicle's name and follow the project's progress on something called Twitter. Our interest is piqued and judging by his past efforts, we doubt Jason will disappoint.








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Asuka 8:03PM (3/09/2009)
The P4/5 is a very, very ugly car that manages to make an Enzo look like a kit car.
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Yago Bal 8:34PM (3/09/2009)
IYHO, I guess... :)
BoneHeadOtto 10:50PM (3/09/2009)
I agree. I honestly thought the pictures of that car were bad renderings. But nope they actually butchered a envo and ended up with that. Take a look at it again and notice the giant windshield wiper. That thing would bug the heck out of me
Khanh 11:13PM (3/09/2009)
well i think it's beautiful =) form follows function, but doesn't necessarily mean that it will be pleasing to the eye. like the Gumpert Apollo according to Richard Hammond
stecki 9:26PM (3/09/2009)
boy i hate designer hype... but will check out the car when ready. love a good looking car, just not all the hoopla surrounding them...
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PauloBecker 9:42PM (3/09/2009)
I, for one, refuse to take part in Internet hype.
Will check on the car when it's ready.
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DarinD 1:57AM (3/10/2009)
Then gtfo.
matt sullivan 9:35AM (3/10/2009)
Ugh....I want to hate him, I really do, but the fact is that deep down inside I'm just terribly jealous and I wish I had his job. There...I said it.
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mike 9:34AM (3/10/2009)
".. on something called Twitter."
What rock has the Autoblog staff been sleeping under? Welcome to the new world - them interwebs you use is a crazy place.
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