Pininfarina's Paolo Martin revisits the Ferrari Modulo with Enzo-based design study

Noah Joseph — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:27:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, Ferrari, Design/Style

Ferrari Enzo Modulo II by Paolo Martin - Click above for high-res image gallery

Paolo Martin knows Ferraris. Having worked for several decades as a designer for Pininfarina - the design house of choice for Maranello - he's styled several Prancing Horse design studies. One of his most iconic designs was the Ferrari Modulo concept, unveiled at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show.

Based on the chassis from a homologated Ferrari 512 S racing car, the Modulo was the absolute cutting edge of space-age design. It was far too radical to ever see production, of course, but its design has endured as one of the most exceptional of its era.

Now, in a rather unique move, Martin has revisited his concept, re-interpreting the theme in a more contemporary design. Theoretically based on a Ferrari Enzo chassis, the "nuovo Modulo" looks as radical now as the original did in its day. The question is, does Pininfarina still have the gusto to build even just the one?

Gallery: Ferrari Enzo Modulo II by Paolo Martin

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Rendered Speculation: Fiat Topolino by Paolo Martin

Noah Joseph — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:58:00 EST

Filed under: Budget, Europe, Fiat, Rendered Speculation

We see a lot of rendered speculation on upcoming models, but they're seldom penned by renowned designers. However as Fiat prepares to revive the classic Topolino, Italian magazine Ruoteclassiche commissioned designer Paolo Martin - former of Bertone, Pininfarina and Ghia - to render his interpretation of how the tiny retro runabout could (or should) look.

Martin says he strove to "maintain the original spirit" of the Topolino, "with similar proportions, protruding front end and fenders, a nearly-identical grille, circular headlamps, short rear overhang and spare tire covered and integrated in the rear tailgate." The Topolino will be built at Fiat's newly-acquired Zastava plant in Serbia as a budget city-car, positioned below the 500, and despite Panda/500 underpinnings could get a rear-engine layout for the 0.9-liter two cylinder engine with DSG and start-stop technology.

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