Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept 2010

Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept 2010 Wonderful Design

After two years absence in the international arena, Bertone returned to Geneva Motor Show, unveiling the concept car Alfa Romeo Pandion: an aggressive but beautiful coupe designed as a tribute to the celebration of one hundred years of Alfa Romeo.

Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept: an extreme and controversial fashion typical Bertone sports car. Concept car the size (length 4620 mm, 1971 mm, height 1230 mm, 2850 mm wheelbase) has a compact sports car exterior with a great sense of dimension in sports cars, all equipped with a liter, 4.7, 450 hp 8 – cylinder Alfa Romeo.

Alfa Romeo concept Pandion is the first car produced by Mike Robinson in his new role and brand design director at Bertone. A car is pure “dream”, Alfa Romeo concept of Pandion took place as family members Bertone Alfa Romeo cars history has always been an icon of style, influence and history of Italian automotive design expertise in high quality, proven to be debated again be the benchmark for the automotive design world.

The name comes from the animal world, such as Pandion haliaetus is the scientific name of an osprey, sea eagle nest and live in coastal areas. The designers, led by Mike Robinson, taking inspiration from the scenes of this predator to find the mechanisms of the spectacular opening doors, and signs on the face of the traditional notion Hawks Project Alpha families in the next era of design.

Nearly a century in Bertone traditions, is not the first time natural wonders have inspired the name of the concept car. Just thinking about Corvair Testudo (1963) and, not coincidentally, Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964), Carabo (1968) and Delfino (1983).

Design: initial concept

Taut and muscular body Pandion The Alfa Romeo concept is the result of the original interpretation of the Alfa Romeo badge, which describes the man-eater he represents the force of attraction (what we call a “skin”) and the symbol of nobility of rigor cross the rational mind, the technical aspects (what we called “context”). In this interpretation, Alfa Romeo Pandion design concept, such as Alfa Romeo, a perfect synthesis between the “skin and frame, the ideal balance resulting from the tension between opposites: Technology rationality and sensuality and instinct, architecture and sculpture, organicism and structuralism, the benefits of industry and very good skills.

Alfa Romeo design concept is based on the concept Pandion called Robinson: “Leather & Frame” – a new interpretation of duality inherent in the Alfa Romeo 100 year logo. “Skin” refers to the snake in the logo, which represents the famous Italian excellence worldwide through the forms of beautiful and attractive “frame” refers to cross on the logo, representing the mechanical advantage of a high performance car italian race. The combination has now become a dynamic, looking for the ideal balance resulting from the tension between opposites: Technology and the sensual, rational and emotional development and architectural sculptures, and structural features of organic, industrial and excellent skills.

In this interpretation, the vibration energy in all Alfa Romeo is represented by the structure of spinal Pandion “(or” Frame “), the length of the car across from the V grille in the nose V-shaped car in the rear bumper of the car, the crossing of the structural elements that support visual aesthetics surrounding the shell (or “skin”).