IED Cisitalia 202 E, a revival concept car created by the "Istituto Europeo di Design"

Master of Arts in Transportation Design students of the European Institute of Design of Turin have been reinterpreted the classic car Cisitalia 202 as a modern day vehicle.

The Cisitalia 202 E ("Evolution") design concept represents the ninth year IED of Turin has presented a design concept.

The 202 Evolution has a rear mounted V8 engine producing 450hp, to far from the original 202's four-cylinder 1,089 cc engine with 55 hp.

The Cisitalia 202 E will be presented to the world's media on March 6th.



The original Cisitalia 202:

Dusio commissioned several automobiles from Europe's leading designers. He provided Pinin Farina with the chassis on which the Cisitalia's body was placed. The body was more or less handcrafted, with its aluminum panels shaped over wooden forms. Because of this time-consuming process, only 170 models were produced between 1947 and 1952. When first presented to the public at the Villa d'Este Gold Cup show in Como, Italy, and at the 1947 Paris Motor Show, the Cisitalia "202" GT was a resounding success. The two-seater Cisitalia "202" GT was an aesthetic and technical achievement that transformed postwar automobile body design. The extraordinary Pinin Farina design was honored by New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1951. In the MOMA's first exhibit on automotive design, called "Eight Automobiles", the Cisitalia was displayed with seven other cars (1930 Mercedes-Benz SS tourer, 1939 Bentley saloon with coachwork by James Young, 1939 Talbot-Lago Figoni teardrop coupé, 1951 Willys Jeep, 1937 Cord 812 Custom BeverlySedan, 1948 MG TC, and the 1941 Lincoln Continental coupe). It is still part of the MoMA permanent collection.[1]

Building on aerodynamic studies developed for racing cars, the Cisitalia offers one of the most accomplished examples of coachwork (the automobile's body) conceived as a single shell. The hood, body, fenders, and headlights are integral to the continuously flowing surface, rather than added on. Before the Cisitalia, the prevailing approach followed by automobile designers when defining a volume and shaping the shell of an automobile was to treat each part of the body as a separate, distinct element—a box to house the passengers, another for the motor, and headlights as appendages. In the Cisitalia, there are no sharp edges. Swellings and depressions maintain the overall flow and unity, creating a sense of speed.

The Cisitalia 202 is featured in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire by Rockstar Games and Team Bondi as a hidden, secret car called the "Cisitalia Coupe".

 

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Vuelve una leyenda: Cisitalia renacerá en la Argentina
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Cisitalia ya fabrica autos en la Argentina
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(Cisitalia official web)

 

On Tuesday March 6, at 11.15 from Argentina, will result in the rebirth of the brand Cisitalia in the automotive world. The reappearance of the famous Italian firm place at the Geneva Motor Show, where he presented the concept Cisitalia 202 E.

The Italian brand founded by Piero Dusio in 1943-and that was more famous for their exquisite designs Ferrari and sporting success, ended abruptly in 1963 in Argentina.

Now, from Buenos Aires, the heirs of Dusio-headed by his daughter Caroline and her husband Alberto Diaz Lima proposed relaunch the company with two parallel projects: it began in Don Torcuato with the production of reprints of the most famous Cisitalia and 2015 in Italy manufactured a range of modern and exclusive models.

The concept Cisitalia 202 E (for "Evolution") corresponds to this second project. Your name and your lines are inspired by the Cisitalia 202, 1947. It was designed by Battista "Pinin" Farina and built only 170 copies. The purity of its lines earned him a place in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The new 202 E was a joint effort of the students of the Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin (IED) and the studio Pininfarina. The concept to debut in Geneva, which renders some come on here, was intended to carry a rear engine V8 with 450 horsepower.

However, in an exclusive interview with Autoblog, the Argentine architect Alberto Diaz Lima, CEO of Cisitalia, found that production models for 2015 will be more efficient and sophisticated mechanical.

How did the agreement between Cisitalia and IED Turin to develop this concept?

Born of various contacts made by its CEO, Cesar Mendoza, passionate about the brand Cisitalia.

Why did you choose the model 202 to provide inspiration for this concept?

In the initial proposal of FDI spoke of working on three possibilities: the 202 Coupe, the 202 and the 202 SMM Nuvolari Savonuzzi Aerodynamics.

Along with Cesar Mendoza, who is a person that is interested in the challenges, we believed that the only option was to challenge the biggest myth of Cisitalia and that's how we started working on the project 202 Coupe.

Cisitalia checked any guideline for design or opened the way to FDI?

Cisitalia-marked all the guidelines about what had to be the 202 E, and then and during the design process, with the experience of FDI in the lead Mendoza, Luigi Giampaolo and Pininfarina, changes were introduced to overcome current designs.

What role did the studio Pininfarina in this concept?

The studio Pininfarina, through the same Paolo Pininfarina and its star designer Luca Borgogno, contributed their ideas at all times and constantly attended throughout the process to the students of IED and Luigi Giampaolo.

Is the 202 E is a foretaste of future production Cisitalia or just a show car?

The E-202 product is presented as a modern production. We all know that the concepts are undergoing changes. 2015 Cisitalia Project, based in Modena, is working on the design of seven different models, looking for a family seal might make some changes occur, but some basic concepts such as the introduction of next-generation devices are dumped in this design.

What mechanics could take this concept?

IED and Pininfarina worked on the basis of a rear engine V8 with 450 horsepower. But Cisitalia 2015 will be sustainable automobiles, hybrid cars or upwards. Is all that I can say for now.

What is the purpose of exposing this concept Cisitalia at the Geneva Motor Show?

Automobili Cisitalia team in Europe is made up of highly trained professionals in each of their areas. They are working hard and virtually no schedules, in the development of comprehensive project which means the assembly of an automobile factory. This happens in all areas and this implies in terms of what the complete establishment of the company, its operating diagrams, manufacturing processes, component selection, location, management and financing. In some cases, already reaching the level of detail is amazing the contribution of different sectors of industry to the project.

(English version by Google Translator)
Source:Ideada en la Argentina y diseñada en Italia: primer adelanto de la Cisitalia 202 E