The Alfa Romeo Spider (1955) was the first vehicle Pininfarina produced in large numbers. Designed and assembled by Pininfarina in Grugliasco, it was a front-engined, rear-drive roadster that launched in 1958 with 1,025 units and scaled to over 4,000 in 1959. It remained in production across four series until April 1993. Its success cemented Pininfarina’s role as Alfa Romeo’s long-term Spider partner—and proved coachbuilding could be industrial.
The Honda Beat is a kei-class, two-seater roadster with rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, designed by Pininfarina and produced by Honda from May 1991 to February 1996; approximately 33,600 units were built. It features a 656 cc three-cylinder engine with MTREC technology, a 5-speed manual transmission, disc brakes on all four wheels, and was marketed exclusively in Japan as 'Midship Amusement'.
The Lancia Rally 037 is a mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive rally car built by Lancia in the early 1980s for FIA Group B competition. It won the 1983 World Rally Championship Manufacturers' title and remains the last rear-wheel-drive car to do so. To meet homologation rules, 200 road-going examples — later confirmed as 207 units — were built between 1982 and 1984. Its engine is a longitudinally mounted 2.0-litre (later 2.1-litre) supercharged straight-four, developed by Abarth. The car debuted in 1982 and was succeeded by the Delta S4 in 1985.
A 1957–1970 Italian luxury car, Lancia’s flagship successor to the Aurelia. Built in saloon, coupé, and cabriolet forms — with the two open-top variants exclusively coachbuilt by firms including Pininfarina.
The Peugeot 404 is a large family car produced by Peugeot from 1960 to 1975. Styled by Pininfarina, it launched as a saloon, estate, and pickup. A convertible arrived in 1962; a coupé in 1963. It used a 1.6 litre petrol engine (Solex carburetor or Kugelfischer fuel injection) or a 1.9 litre diesel. A 3-speed ZF automatic was optional. It gained fame as a taxicab and earned a reputation for durability and value. Its bodyshell closely resembles that of the 1959 Austin Westminster.
The Peugeot 405 is a large family car designed by Peugeot and styled by Pininfarina, produced from 1987 to 1997 in Europe and under license in Iran until 2020. It shares its floorpan with the Citroën BX but lacks hydropneumatic suspension except on 4x4 variants. It was voted European Car of the Year for 1988 by the largest number of votes in the history of the contest. About 2.5 million vehicles have been sold worldwide, both in left and right drive versions, as a saloon and estate. In early 2020, the 33-year production run of the Peugeot 405 was counted as the 'twentieth most long-lived single generation car in history'. Its appearance is similar to the Alfa Romeo 164, launched the same year and also styled by Pininfarina.
The Peugeot 504 is a durable, mechanically coherent saloon built for longevity over novelty. Its design solves for resilience — not agility, comfort or style.
The VinFast VF 8 is a battery electric mid-size SUV styled by Pininfarina and launched by VinFast in 2022. It features dual-motor all-wheel drive, round proportions, chrome ornamentation, and a double-strip headlamp layout. Its dashboard uses a two-colour aesthetic with physical driving mode switches and a large multimedia touchscreen. Early reception highlighted poor build quality, ride, handling, braking, and driver assistance systems — alongside praise for infotainment, warranty, and range.