Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani introduced numerous innovations in the world of motor car design: such innovations were the fruit of research and testing which, sometimes, was commissioned by a Client but more often was introduced on prototypes, the so called “concept cars” produced for the great events in the automotive industry to provide evidence of the freshness, the courage and the vision and know-how of the house of Moncalieri. Below are several significant examples.

MEGAGAMMA:
Mono-Volume-Multiuse, ante-litteram
Mr. Giugiaro has undoubtedly turned upside down the practice of judging the status of a motor car by its length.
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THE DOOR-ROOF JOIN
and the disappearance of "drips".
Mr Giugiaro and Mr Mantovani are most certainly responsible for designing doors that perfectly integrate with the roof and for doing away with open drips...
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THE 4x4 PANDA PATENT
Starting from the innovative Panda project, it is worthwhile to look into the research results which lead Aldo Mantovani and the Italdesign Engineering Division...
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BIGA
the ecological miniature "City Own Car" to be used with a credit card.
We hope that this formula for a city car can be implemented in a short period of time.
Biga was on display in the 1992 Turin Exhibition...
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