Praise for the Fiat Grande Punto Design
I just received the January Car Magazine (U.K.), off the slow boat, and in his “From the Drawing Board” column Stephen Bayley discusses the design of the new Fiat Grande Punto among others….
- Chrysler 300C: “Designer Ralph Gilles has drawn a car of fine proportions and imposing presence”
- Porsche Boxter: “Great cars evolve inexorably, just like basic life forms, but Porsche philosophy is much cleverer than plankton”
- Subaru Impreza (with the latest snout): “Thigh slappingly awful, an absolute stinker”, he even steals Wolfgang Pauli’s words: “It’s not even bad since to be bad would imply it’s in the same philosophical area as good”
He then states “the best work is always with the small cars” praising;
- Nissan Cube (Japan, some in NZ) : “a totally desirable wheeled box”
- Fiat Grande Punto: “the superb Grande Punto will, I’m delighted to say, restore Fiats credibility moments before that big nasty clock in Torino threatened to strike midnight. It’s Giugiaro at his very best which means none better”
“Quality design is independent of price… as Chrysler, Fiat and, in it’s own particular way, Porsche prove”
Italdesign must be proud of it, they have a special website:
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