Photo: Daniel Gombo via Instagram
Searching the word "rendering" on our website will yield 260 pages of results. With 20 results on a page, that means there are roughly 5,200 articles that include this word, with the oldest dating back to 2009.
However, I'm willing to bet this effort from Daniel Gombo ranks among the all-time top ten. Alright, some may display a slightly higher execution quality (emphasis on "may"), while others might have a more stunning setting (no emphasis here, this one's indeed pretty bland). Still, when it comes to the actual design of the vehicle, Daniel's vision is nothing short of gorgeous.
He calls this project the "Ferrari GTO 20/21" and, sadly, provides very little further information about the car. The name GTO carries a lot of weight, yet when applied to the 20/21, it seems to be no heavier than a feather. The car looks like it was born to wear it, sharing the classic model's proportions, despite the fact it appears to have all-electric propulsion.
As we said, Daniel doesn't mention what makes the GTO 20/21 move forward, but the apparent absence of any exhaust as well as the author's previous projects - most notably the Pininfarina electric SUV - both support the EV assumption.
Redesigning such an iconic model is always a risky job and also a difficult one. The hardest part, we can imagine, is deciding how much of the old design you should keep: too much, and people will dismiss it as lacking originality; too little, and they will fail to see the connection.
The GTO 20/21 hits the nail right in the head. It has those proportions we spoke about, but that's not necessarily a clear tribute to the 250 GTO. However, it has a few other details that are much clearer giveaways. First, there are the round taillights and the oval shape containing them; then, there are the three little vents at the front, just above the main grille; finally, the grille itself copies the oval shape of the original, though here it's considerably larger.
Speaking of the grille and the vents, if this were indeed an EV, they would make very little sense. And if the rendering actually hides a V8 engine underneath that long hood, the question of the missing exhaust remains. Hopefully, Daniel will shed some light on what kind of propulsion he had in mind for the GTO 20/21, but in the meantime, let's just focus on the beautiful styling.
Beautiful, but not perfect. We're not entirely sure what hose two round things on its nose are, but regardless of that, the car's aspect would have benefited if they weren't there in the first place. And then there are the wheel arches.
See how they wrap tightly around the wheels? It looks great, but it leaves one inch of suspension travel at best. And it's not like the thick tires can absorb some of the bumps themselves: they too are roughly one inch thick. In fact, we're not so sure the GTO 20/21 would even be able to turn its front wheels without scraping them against the panel.
At the end of the day, that's why this is a computer rendering and not an actual model. For what it is, though, it has achieved its mission. That was to make us gawk at it and feel the need to write Ferrari and urge them to build it. So, who's going to start the petition?
He calls this project the "Ferrari GTO 20/21" and, sadly, provides very little further information about the car. The name GTO carries a lot of weight, yet when applied to the 20/21, it seems to be no heavier than a feather. The car looks like it was born to wear it, sharing the classic model's proportions, despite the fact it appears to have all-electric propulsion.
As we said, Daniel doesn't mention what makes the GTO 20/21 move forward, but the apparent absence of any exhaust as well as the author's previous projects - most notably the Pininfarina electric SUV - both support the EV assumption.
Redesigning such an iconic model is always a risky job and also a difficult one. The hardest part, we can imagine, is deciding how much of the old design you should keep: too much, and people will dismiss it as lacking originality; too little, and they will fail to see the connection.
The GTO 20/21 hits the nail right in the head. It has those proportions we spoke about, but that's not necessarily a clear tribute to the 250 GTO. However, it has a few other details that are much clearer giveaways. First, there are the round taillights and the oval shape containing them; then, there are the three little vents at the front, just above the main grille; finally, the grille itself copies the oval shape of the original, though here it's considerably larger.
Speaking of the grille and the vents, if this were indeed an EV, they would make very little sense. And if the rendering actually hides a V8 engine underneath that long hood, the question of the missing exhaust remains. Hopefully, Daniel will shed some light on what kind of propulsion he had in mind for the GTO 20/21, but in the meantime, let's just focus on the beautiful styling.
Beautiful, but not perfect. We're not entirely sure what hose two round things on its nose are, but regardless of that, the car's aspect would have benefited if they weren't there in the first place. And then there are the wheel arches.
See how they wrap tightly around the wheels? It looks great, but it leaves one inch of suspension travel at best. And it's not like the thick tires can absorb some of the bumps themselves: they too are roughly one inch thick. In fact, we're not so sure the GTO 20/21 would even be able to turn its front wheels without scraping them against the panel.
At the end of the day, that's why this is a computer rendering and not an actual model. For what it is, though, it has achieved its mission. That was to make us gawk at it and feel the need to write Ferrari and urge them to build it. So, who's going to start the petition?
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