Pininfarina - what was their best design?

[WarnieV6GT]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

These still look fresh today, I would have had one over my GT if they weren't so bloody impractical.

[RichB]

WarnieV6GT said:

Rawwr said:

The 456GT. It's the most well-packaged 2+2 ever. It still makes me weak when I see it now.

Great design, but it's amazing how older cars look so under wheeled nowadays.

And yet I'd say the opposite in that these look better without stupid 22" rims and liquorice strip tyres.

[Rawwr]

RichB said:

WarnieV6GT said:

Rawwr said:

The 456GT. It's the most well-packaged 2+2 ever. It still makes me weak when I see it now.

Great design, but it's amazing how older cars look so under wheeled nowadays.

And yet I'd say the opposite in that these look better without stupid 22" rims and liquorice strip tyres.

Yeah, I'd say 'correctly wheeled'

[Axionknight]

Rawwr said:

RichB said:

WarnieV6GT said:

Rawwr said:

The 456GT. It's the most well-packaged 2+2 ever. It still makes me weak when I see it now.

Great design, but it's amazing how older cars look so under wheeled nowadays.

And yet I'd say the opposite in that these look better without stupid 22" rims and liquorice strip tyres.

Yeah, I'd say 'correctly wheeled'

Agreed

[iambeowulf]

Lancia HF2000 coupe.

[Tractor lad]

Axionknight said:

Agreed

+2.

The truly stunning cars are always older with proper wheels, not stupid giant rims.

[Quhet]

[Rawwr]

These machines sport a Pininfarina badge on the front, too

[WarnieV6GT]

RichB said:

And yet I'd say the opposite in that these look better without stupid 22" rims and liquorice strip tyres.

No, you are indeed correct, it's just that every car nowadays has to have oversized wheels to carry the design off, so you get used to that look. I bet that ferrari is on 16's there.

[RichB]

WarnieV6GT said:

RichB said:

And yet I'd say the opposite in that these look better without stupid 22" rims and liquorice strip tyres.

No, you are indeed correct, it's just that every car nowadays has to have oversized wheels to carry the design off, so you get used to that look. I bet that ferrari is on 16's there.

ferrari 456GT:
front wheels 17.0 x 8.5 in
rear wheels 17.0 x 10.0 in
front tire size F 255/45ZR-17
rear tire size R 285/40ZR-17

[WarnieV6GT]

RichB said:

errari 456GT:
front wheels 17.0 x 8.5 in
rear wheels 17.0 x 10.0 in
front tire size F 255/45ZR-17
rear tire size R 285/40ZR-17

1 inch out then, a lot of supercar's now run on 20's which is a big difference. Look at a 14in wheel compared to a 17. My car runs on 17's but needs 18's to look better/right, something I'm not prepared to do as the ride can be bad enough as it is.

[SuperHangOn]

Ferrari 275 was a decent effort.

[Tractor lad]

Boxsters run on 20s; that's insane.

[jogger1976]

250 GT

365 GTB Daytona

Alfa P33 Tipo Coupe concept

1967 Austin 1800 concept

[jammy_basturd]

2008 Maserati Granturismo - one of the best looking modern cars amongst a sea of dull.

[Cockey]

Axionknight said:

I really like the Fiat Coupe too - a weird one perhaps, I know, but I think it looks great, although I'm not too sure how much they had to do with that one, as I'm sure Chris Bangle was involved too.

Bangle designed the exterior and Pininfarina the interior.

[HarryW]

Fiat Dino Spyder is pretty nice.

[Mermaid]

HarryW said:

Fiat Dino Spyder is pretty nice.

That is drop dead gorgeous.

[Paul O]

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