
Quaranta
BRAND: Giugiaro
MODEL: Quaranta
YEAR: 2008
BODY TYPE: MPV
POWER SUPPLY: Hybrid
CATEGORY: Concept car
DESIGNER: Fabrizio Giugiaro
Paying homage to the Manta Bizzarrini, the prototype recovers the MPV outline, characterized by a continuous profile, from the short nose that takes advantage of the windshield's inclination to the tail mirror. One enters the cabin “standing up” through an upper hatch that includes the side doors. Opening is upward in the upwind direction controlled by an electric button and regulated by proximity sensors. The load-bearing architecture of the electric all-wheel-drive prototype is the carbon monocoque, on which the noble parts made of aluminum and special steels are assembled, while the windshield and roof glazing are made of UVA-filtered laminate. The super sports car was created with the cooperation of Toyota, which provided its most advanced hybrid system, the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive.