Structure becomes beauty. It is the sum of the knowledge of Giorgetto and Fabrizio which they develop and apply to the chassis with an architectural twist. The key elements are highlighted to the extreme while the panelling in sheet metal is replaced by transparent crystals. The effect is striking. Structura proposes the doors that open from the centre with liveability and generous access favoured by the elimination of the central pillar.

During the summer of 1997, WW Group President Ferdinand Piëch asked Fabrizio Giugiaro to create a haute-couture outfit that would do justice to a "body" with exceptional features: the revolutionary 5.6 liter 420 HP W12 engine developed in Germany.

The challenge was accepted, with the constraint of "...including features and contents in the Volkswagen tradition within a product category never conceived before”. Giugiaro was fully aware of risks involved in both getting the project wrong and in missing the deadline: the moving prototype had to begin its journey to the Tokyo Motor Show by the middle of October. And so the Model Department spent the summer completing the plaster model of the W12 Syncro.

In Tokyo, the positive reaction to this automotive gem was unanimous, so much so that the German board was convinced that it should make its European debut at Turin that same year. A few months later, at Geneva 1998, the W12 Roadster made its debut, as a rear-wheel drive only evolution of the Syncro with a brand new interior.

The features of the prototypes are typical of the Group C racing models and are aimed at enhancing the central engine which is left on view, free to express its ambitions. This kind of central engine models, though uncommon for VW, recovers several styles which can be found in production cars of the Company. For example: the roof recalls the Beetle, the windows resume those of the Passat, the front and rear lights that of the Golf IV.

On February 23, 2002, a W12 model beat the world record for all speed classes over twenty-four hours on the Nardò high-speed circuit (Lecce, Italy), covering a distance of 7,740.576 km at an average speed of 322.891 km/h. Volkswagen's aim was to analyze the general potential of the chassis and mechanical configuration, but above all the robustness and reliability of a 12 cylinder engine (with capacity and power increased to 5,998 cc and 600 HP compared to the Syncro and Roadster models) with an extraordinary low weight: only 239 kg.

The Lanos development programme was formally started in autumn 1993, with the goal to create a car to replace Daewoo Nexia as Daewoo's small family car. Its purpose was to compete with its contemporaries, the Opel Astra and VW Golf. Four design studios were commissioned to deliver clay models presenting their ideas for the new model's styling. Giugiaro's design was chosen to develop the car's final outside and interior styling. By the end of 1995, 150 prototypes were built (providing for three body styles). The development programme involved extensive testing in a multitude of locations.

The hood stems directly from the shield of the grille, the exaggerated lines integrate a wing derived from Formula 1 cars, emphasized by the unprecedented "clown's eye" headlight motif. The windshield, on the other hand, is 50s and 60s-inspired, with the frame protruding into the side without, however, compromising access into the car. The side windows open electronically, like wings, upward, while the doors open in the normal way. The glass rises gull-wing style and is removable for conversion to a spider. The large rear fender hood is one piece and opens in two movements: the first allows refueling, the second access to the engine.