Photo: S. Baldauf / R. Kah
At first glance, the Italdesign Giugiaro Gea is your typical Italian brouhaha, a second-rate design study compared to previous pieces penned by the legendary Giorgetto Giugiaro. The Swiss crowd didn’t go mad about it, but then we looked at the specs and oh boy!
Italdesign Giugiaro claims that the focal point of the Gea concept is its autonomous technology and “luxury mobility for the future,” but the get-up-and-go is more impressive than those tidbits in our book. Without further ado, here’s Johnny: four electric motors fitted on the differentials, a whopping 570 kW (775 HP, 764 BHP) and an unspecified mountain of AWD torque.
If this beast would’ve been road-legal and ready for production, it would make the Tesla Model S in P85D guise eat its dust. Further specs classify the Italdesign Giugiaro Gea as a sportified luxo-saloon that’s 5.37 meters ( feet) long, 1.98 meters (17.6 feet) wide, 1.46 meters (4.79 feet) high and boasts with a 3.33-meter (10.92 feet) wheelbase.
Look beyond the thoroughly Italian design and you’ll find out that the body shell and chassis are made from a mix of aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber, which translates into a “weight of just over 2,000 kilograms" (4.409 pounds). In comparison to the Gea, the P85D tips the scales with 2.245 kilos (4,950 lbs).
All in all, iconic Giugiaro designs will never happen again. Giorgetto is a gray-haired man and safety regulations of this era don’t let an automotive designer go wild in order to offer beauties such as the Lotus Esprit, Audi 80, Ferrari 250 GT SWB Bertone, BMW M1 and Alfa Romeo Alfasud. But then again, if the future of boutique masterpieces will resemble and go like the Gea, then the future is in pretty good hands.
If this beast would’ve been road-legal and ready for production, it would make the Tesla Model S in P85D guise eat its dust. Further specs classify the Italdesign Giugiaro Gea as a sportified luxo-saloon that’s 5.37 meters ( feet) long, 1.98 meters (17.6 feet) wide, 1.46 meters (4.79 feet) high and boasts with a 3.33-meter (10.92 feet) wheelbase.
Look beyond the thoroughly Italian design and you’ll find out that the body shell and chassis are made from a mix of aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber, which translates into a “weight of just over 2,000 kilograms" (4.409 pounds). In comparison to the Gea, the P85D tips the scales with 2.245 kilos (4,950 lbs).
All in all, iconic Giugiaro designs will never happen again. Giorgetto is a gray-haired man and safety regulations of this era don’t let an automotive designer go wild in order to offer beauties such as the Lotus Esprit, Audi 80, Ferrari 250 GT SWB Bertone, BMW M1 and Alfa Romeo Alfasud. But then again, if the future of boutique masterpieces will resemble and go like the Gea, then the future is in pretty good hands.
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