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I am particularly proud of the Fiat Panda - in conversation with Giorgetto Giugiaro

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Created on December 1, 2012

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Peter Ruch (Radical-Mag)

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Fiat Panda (1983) - so sah ein fast neuer Fiat Panda mit Rolldach aus

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Giorgio Giugiaro in seinen jüngeren Jahren

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Giorgetto Giugiaro zusammen mit Agnelli

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Gordon Gran Turismo (1960) - der Prototyp auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1960 - Foto nur in Teilen unversehrt

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Maserati Ghibli 4.7 (1970) - Elegante Silhouette des Ghibli Coupé

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de Tomaso Mangusta (1970) - Schlichte und zweckorientierte Formgebung

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de Tomaso Mangusta (1970) - Im Vorderwagen befindet sich ein durchaus nutzbarer Kofferraum

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Maserati Boomerang am Genfer Automobilsalon 1972 - die Giugiaro-Schöpfung wurde bereits in Turin gezeigt, für Genf wurde der Motor vom Bora eingebaut

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Lotus Esprit S2 (1980) - der S2 wirkt wegen der schwarzen Schwellen noch gestreckter als der S1

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Karmann Cheetah (1970) - keilförmiger Prototyp von Giugiaro

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Karmann Cheetah (1970) - in der Autostadt gut aufgehoben

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Karmann Cheetah (1970) - beeindruckende Auspuffenden

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Karmann Cheetah (1970) - mit gewöhnungsbedürftigem Heckabschluss

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud (1976) - hübsches Zweckdesign

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VW Golf (1972) - frühe Studien für den späteren Millionnen-Seller

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VW Golf (1972) - frühe Studien für den Trendsetter

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VW Golf (1973) - auf dieser Zeichnung sieht man schon fast den Serien-Golf

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VW Golf (1974) - eine CAD-Zeichnung

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VW Golf (1973) - eine frühes Gipsmodell

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VW Passat (1975) - als Kombi besonders beliebt

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VW Golf (1974) - der Millionenseller und damit wohl das verbreitetste Design Giugiaros

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VW Golf (1978) - Vorderansicht

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VW Golf (1978) - der Start eines Millionenerfolges - entstanden auf dem Zeichenbrett von Giorgetto Giugiaro

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VW Scirocco (1974) - kam vor dem Golf und vor dem Alfasud Sprint, dem er recht ähnlich sah

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VW Passat (1975) - das perfekte Familienfahrzeug

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VW Passat (1973) - das erste Volumen-Ergebnis in der Zusammenarbeit Volkswagen-Giugiaro

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Fiat Panda 45 (1980) - schlicht und einfach

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Fiat Panda 45 (1981) - das unkonventionelle Cockpit des Panda

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Fiat Panda 45 (1981) - geräumiges Interieur mit liegestuhlartigen Sitzen

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - Aspid, Asgard und Aztec zusammen - alle von Giugiaro

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - saubere Trennung zwischen Fahrer und Beifahrer

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - eine Skizze von Giugiaro

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - auch für den Beifahrer gibt es etwas zu tun

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - futuristisch Ende der Achtzigerjahre

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - imposante Heckansicht

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - Klappen auf

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Italdesign Aspid (1988) - die geschlossene Variante des Aztec

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - ein Ausstellungsstück im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes

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Italdesign Aztec (1988) - atemberaubend

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Italdesign Asgard (1988) - vielleicht hätte der Touran so aussehen sollen

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Italdesign Aspid (1988) - Mittelmotorsportwagen von Giugiaro

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Summary

Giorgetto Giugiaro is one of the most famous car designers of all time and has gone down in automotive history as the creator of the Gordon Keeble GT, Maserati Ghibli and VW Golf, to name just a few examples. His professional colleagues voted him "Car Designer of the Century" in 1999. It may come as a surprise to some that Giugiaro himself names the Fiat Panda as the car that makes him most proud. Peter Ruch was able to interview the creative Giugiaro in 2012 and the result is summarized in our article and illustrated with early designs for the VW Golf and various other Giugiaro designs.

Estimated reading time: 7min

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Giorgetto Giugiaro's grandfather painted church murals. His father was also active in religious-decorative art, so it was only natural that the young Giugiaro also turned to art. However, he soon began to sketch cars, and in 1955 the then technical director of Fiat, Dante Giacosa, saw some of the drawings by the 17-year-old Piedmontese - and hired him immediately. As early as 1959, Giugiaro became head of the "Bertone Styling Center", one of the best addresses for car design in Turin. In 1965, he moved to Ghia, where he was responsible for the legendary Maserati Ghibli and De Tomaso Mangusta, among others.

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