BELOW THE LINE: DESIGN CHOICE; Alfa Romeo GTV

Marek Paczynski Senior Designer, Basten Greenhill Andrews

Designing cars is very simple, or at least it is. I’ve been

I did it because I can hold a pencil. It’s an undeniable workout made for

It seems unbelievable because of the demands on automobiles.

please so many people most of the time. And the result: the Blob and

Comfortable Curves by Outer Space Inc.

The big brands are indulging in concept cars to prove that they are not

boring, but those workouts don’t convey the “art” of car design

no more than a day until Bognor. The design of a smart car will have to express

the service and, more importantly, the undeniable fact that those damn things

and not look like a prostrate chair in Tamazipán.

Let me now explain to you an example of car design: the new

Alfa Romeo GTV. A design and construction with enthusiasm for your

Pure thrill in your driving. It’s not fashionable

“blob” this; Alpha has rediscovered his lineage. He paid tribute to

the lines of the 1966 Pininfarina Spider Duetto and reinterpreted

the simplicity of the theme.

It has drama, tension, and unabashed audacity written all over it.

The most apparent clue is the deeply pleated line that runs from

the bumper on the C-pillar and then wraps around the rear window.

There is a secondary fold that follows the most sensible line and

falls over the rear wheel arch to shape the rear fender and abruptly

It stops at the steeply sloping trunk.

Here we have a genius at work, Enrico Fumia.

Taut rear and driven from the car, those two lines propel the car

Forward on the magnificent breaking wave of the wing. Throughout the

As we travel, we came across magnificently curved and voluminous bodies.

around the rear wheel and the door. The angle is 60 when stationary.

The bottom line is that Mr. Fumia had the courage to follow the curves with the curves.

Lines, a long-forgotten art. He expressed his heart, expressed his

passion and opened his soul to the task.

Every time I see a picture of that, I go back to being and say “oooh”

and “run” noises. This little Alpha out there

Creators with their hearts in place.

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