The Giulia Sprint GT was revealed at Alfa Romeo's new Arese plant on 9 September 1963 and built until 1965, when the Sprint GT Veloce replaced it. Giorgetto Giugiaro drew its Bertone body, known as the step front for the raised edge of its bonnet. It paired an all-aluminium 1570 cc twin cam four with a five-speed gearbox and four disc brakes, and 21,902 were built.
The first-generation Volkswagen Scirocco, internally the Typ 53, replaced the Karmann Ghia. Giorgetto Giugiaro styled it on the Golf's platform with almost every part re-engineered. It went on sale in 1974, six months before the Golf, and its GTi entered production before the Golf GTI was unveiled.
The Alfasud was Alfa Romeo’s first front-wheel-drive, boxer-engined, mass-market car — conceived in Turin, built in Pomigliano d’Arco, styled by Giugiaro, engineered by Hruska. It prioritised low centre of gravity and aerodynamic efficiency over corrosion resistance. Its legacy is mechanical clarity, not durability.
The DMC DeLorean is a rear-engine, two-seat sports car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and produced by the DeLorean Motor Company from 1981 to 1983. It features gull-wing doors, unpainted brushed stainless-steel body panels, and a 2.85 L PRV V6 engine shared with Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo. Approximately 9,000 units were built before the company’s bankruptcy. Though criticized for modest performance and build quality, it gained iconic status through the Back to the Future films.
The Italdesign Aztec is a 1988 concept car built to mark Italdesign’s 20th anniversary. It features driver-passenger separation enforced by physical barriers and electronic communication. Its speedster body uses removable gull-wing visor sections. A turbocharged Audi engine and Lancia Delta HF Integrale–derived four-wheel-drive system power it. Compact srl licensed it for Japan; Carrozzeria Savio built 18 units. It was never a production car — it was a demonstration of interface-first automotive thinking.
The Lancia Delta HF is a Group A rally car built by Lancia for Martini Lancia to compete in the World Rally Championship from 1987 to 1993. Based on the Lancia Delta road car and replacing the Delta S4, it featured a front-mounted two-litre turbocharged engine and four-wheel-drive. It evolved through four versions and achieved extraordinary success: 46 WRC victories and six consecutive manufacturers’ titles (1987–1992), the most in WRC history.
The Lancia Megagamma is a 1978 Italdesign concept MPV commissioned by Fiat. It originated in a 1976 taxi study with the Museum of Modern Art. It debuted at the 1978 Turin Motor Show.
The Yugo is a subcompact hatchback manufactured by Zastava Automobiles from 1980 to 2008. It is a shortened variant of the Fiat 128. It was built in Kragujevac, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia.
The Volkswagen W12 was a series of five mid-engined concept cars developed by Volkswagen Passenger Cars between 1997 and 2001 in collaboration with Italdesign and Giorgetto Giugiaro, featuring a 5.6 L W12 engine and designed to showcase Volkswagen Group's supercar and high-performance engine capabilities; variants included the W12 Syncro Coupé (AWD), W12 Roadster (RWD), and W12 Nardò Coupé/Record Car (high-speed variant), with the latter setting a 24-hour endurance speed record at the Nardò Ring in 2002.
The BMW M1 is a mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive coupé designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro in 1977. Hand-built from 1978 to 1981 as a homologation special, it was the first car developed solely by BMW M and the first mass-produced mid-engine BMW. Its fibreglass body reflects Giugiaro’s angular 'folded paper' design language. Only 453 units were produced.
De Tomaso Mangusta (1967) — a Giugiaro-designed mid-engined sports car built on a modified P70 steel backbone chassis, with Ford V8 power and a distinctive gull-wing bonnet. 401 units produced. Suffered from handling instability, cramped cabin, and low ground clearance.
The Fiat Panda (1980) is a two-box, three-door hatchback designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani. It was conceived as a utilitarian 'container' matching the Fiat 126's weight and cost, using monocoque construction, a flat floor, and high roof for upright seating. Its interior features a seven-position adjustable rear seat — inspired by a folding lounge chair — enabling multiple configurations including a flat bed or V-shaped load support. The cargo area accommodates two 50-litre wine demijohns with all passengers aboard. Giugiaro described it as 'like a pair of jeans': simple, practical, unadorned. It won the Compasso d'Oro industrial design award in 1980.
The Fiat Uno is a supermini designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, launched in January 1983 to replace the Fiat 127. It was produced over a single generation with a 1989 facelift, offered in three- and five-door hatchback body styles, and built from 1983 to 1995 in Europe and until 1 January 2014 in Brazil. With over 8,800,000 units built, it ranks as the eighth most produced automobile platform in history. Its tall, square body featured a Kamm tail and achieved a drag coefficient of 0.34. It used front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout with MacPherson strut front and twist-beam rear suspension.
The Hyundai Pony is South Korea’s first mass-produced and exported car. It is a small rear-wheel-drive automobile produced from 1975 to 1990 in saloon, liftback, coupé utility, and estate body styles. Giorgetto Giugiaro designed both the 1974 Pony Coupé Concept — shown at Turin, uncommissioned by Hyundai — and the 1975 production Pony. The concept influenced domestic advertising and reverse engineering at Ulsan, but never entered mass production.
The Iso Grifo is a 1965 Italian grand tourer styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone and engineered by Giotto Bizzarrini. It uses American-sourced Chevrolet V8 engines and Borg-Warner transmissions. Production ran from 1965 to 1974, totalling 413 units. It was intended to compete with Ferrari and Maserati GTs.
The Iso Rivolta IR 300 is a 1962 Italian grand tourer designed for long journeys. It was Iso's first luxury car. Giorgetto Giugiaro styled it at Bertone. It used a Chevrolet 327 V8 and BorgWarner 4-speed manual. 797 units were made between 1962 and 1970.
The Lotus Esprit S1 is a 1976 Giorgetto Giugiaro design for Lotus Cars. It is a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive coupé built on a steel backbone chassis. It emerged from Project M70 as a successor to the Europa. Its 'folded paper' aesthetic was among the first of its kind in production. Its chassis later carried the DeLorean. Its design prioritises structural clarity and geometric rigour over comfort or concealment.
The Maserati Bora is a pivotal machine: the first mid-engined street car and first with four-wheel independent suspension from Maserati. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign in the late 1960s, it launched in 1971 under Citroën ownership and ended production in 1978 after De Tomaso’s acquisition. Its 0.30 drag coefficient and ‘gentle bends’ reflect a transitional moment in automotive design—between organic curves and hard-edged modernism. Named after the Bora wind of Trieste, it redefined what a Maserati grand tourer could be: technically current, aerodynamically advanced, and architecturally coherent.
The 1967 Maserati Ghibli AM115 is Giugiaro’s final full expression of arched, flowing form — a front-engine, RWD, 2+2 fastback coupé defined by its shark nose, steel body, and 4.7 L V8. It launched as a 2-seater concept at Turin in 1966. Production ran 1967–1973. Variants followed in 1969: Spyder and SS. Total output: 1,295 units. It predates Giugiaro’s angular shift — the Bora arrived in 1971.
The Saab 9000 is a formally resolved, transversely engineered executive car that delivered space, visibility, and quiet competence — at the cost of driving drama and mechanical distinctiveness.
The Subaru Alcyone SVX is a 1991 two-door, front-engine coupé styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro. It was Subaru’s first luxury/performance vehicle. It featured an aircraft-inspired 'window-within-a-window' side-glass configuration. It used only the 3.3-litre flat-six EG33 engine and an automatic transmission. All-wheel drive was offered via ACT-4 or VTD systems — or front-wheel drive in some markets. Production ran from 1991 to 1996.
The Bizzarrini Strada is a mechanically focused, front mid-engine sports car from 1964–1968. It uses a rearward-placed Chevrolet V8 to optimise weight distribution and handling. Its aluminium body was styled by Bertone, under Giorgetto Giugiaro’s influence. It exists in coupé, roadster, and Corsa forms. Its performance figures are verified: sub-7-second 0–100 km/h, 280 km/h top speed.
The Maserati Boomerang is a 1972 concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and produced by Italdesign. It debuted at the 1971 Turin Motor Show as a non-functional Epowood model, then reappeared at the 1972 Geneva Auto Show on a Maserati Bora chassis. It uses a 4.7L V8 engine producing 310 hp and 460 N⋅m, driving the rear wheels through a 5-speed manual. Its interior features a rotating steering wheel around stationary gauges. Though registered as a road car, it was intended solely as a one-off show car.
The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is the first generation of Volkswagen’s small family car. It succeeded the Beetle. It was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Italdesign and debuted in Europe in May 1974.