Pininfarina and BMW Design Directors Talk about the Gran Lusso Coupe

BMW’s first-ever collaboration with renowned Italian design house Pininfarina resulted in the Gran Lusso Coupe, a luxury grand tourer that was displayed at this year’s Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza.

As we find out from Pininfarina’s design director Fabio Filippini, the concept’s styling was entirely the Italians' job, with the Bavarian carmaker only checking from time to time that the project would fit its design DNA.

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Beautiful Pininfarina-Bodied 1963 Corvette Rondine Looking for a New Owner

Not that you really need any further proof that Italian design house and coachbuilder Pininfarina has penned some of the most attractive cars in the world, but here's another example of the fine work the company has produced over the years. It's the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Speciale “Rondine” (Ron-di-nay) Concept built by Pininfarina for the Paris Auto Show of the same year. Read more »

Pininfarina Turns a Profit for the First time Since 2004

Being a world-renowned name, which is inextricably-linked to the Italian car design scene like few others, you'd expect Pininfarina to bask in the glory of their 83-year history, and not have any financial troubles. However, that would not be a fair assumption, because the company has actually been struggling for the past decade. Read more »

Pininfarina Sergio May be Made in a Very Limited Production Run

The Pininfarina Sergio, named after the former chairman of the company, who passed away last year, was one of the most striking concepts at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Its low-slung, windscreen-less roadster body, striking nose and overall barchetta shape bears little resemblance to the Ferrari 458 on which it's based.

Luckily, you might just get to see one of these on the road, in the not-so-distant future, as a report from Autonews Europe indicates that it may enter a very limited production run of no more than six examples.

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Sergio Pininfarina Talks about His Collaboration with Enzo Ferrari in 2006 Interview

When it comes to automotive success stories, there are very few (if any) that can compare with the collaboration between Ferrari and Pininfarina. It all started when two great men, entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari and coachbuilder Giovanni Battista Pininfarina, crossed paths in the early 1950s. It may sound like the beginning of an ordinary story, but it wasn't at all like that. Read more »

Pininfarina Honors Late Company Boss with Ferrari 458 Spider-Based Sergio Barchetta

Famous Italian design house Pininfarina is paying tribute to its former chairman, Sergio Pininfarina, who passed away last July, with a new concept car that bears his name and which it says, "renews the spirit and values" obtained under his leadership "projecting them into the future".

The Pinifarina Sergio is a barchetta-style concept study built on top of the Ferrari 458 Spider underpinnings, with both the wheelbase and the tracks remaining intact.

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Pininfarina Previews Sergio Tribute Speedster Concept

World-renowned Italian design and coach-building firm Pininfarina will honor the son of its founder and the man who headed the company for 40 years, Sergio Pininfarina, with a special concept that bears his name at next week's Geneva auto show. Read more »

New Pininfarina SERGIO Concept Car Heading to the Geneva Motor Show

Sergio Pininfarina, one of the most famous automotive designers of the 20th century, may have passed away last July, but his spirit continues to live on through the company founded by his father, Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina), in Cambiano, Italy, in 1930.

To honor his memory, Pininfarina S.p.A. has prepared a special concept model named "SERGIO" for the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show in early March.

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Famed Car Designer Sergio Pininfarina Dies at Age 85

The automobile industry is mourning the death of legendary designer Sergio Pininfarina who passed away on Monday night at his home in Turin, Italy. He was 85 years old. No cause of death was given.

Born in 1926, Sergio Pininfarina was the son of Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina) who founded the legendary Italian coachbuilding and design company.

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A Video Walkaround of James Glickenhaus' One-Off P4/5 Competizione

The racing version of Jim Glickenhaus' one-off, Ferrari-powered and Pininfarina-designed, P4/5 Competizione is an amazing car for more reasons than one.

However, the fact that it recently set a world record for any Ferrari-powered sports car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife at 6 minutes and 51 seconds beating the 700-horsepower Ferrari 599XX's 2010 lap time of 6:58 should be considered its greatest accomplishment.

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Designer Envisions the Upcoming Ferrari F70 Supercar

You have probably seen our most recent scoop pictures of the prototypes of Ferrari's Enzo replacement undergoing tests in Europe, but what could the actual production version look like when the new model, reportedly named the F70, hits showrooms in late 2013?

For now, this is a question that will likely remain mercifully answered, but we have an interesting design study for the Ferrari F70 that was penned by industrial designer and current employee of Pininfarina's German subsidiary in Rüsselsheim, Constantin-Gabriel Radu.

The concept borrows elements from both the Ferrari 458 Italia as well as the previous Enzo, combining curves with hard creases and a teardrop glasshouse. If this design were to be produced, we would imagine that the car would obtain more air vents both on the sides and more importantly, on the rear end.

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One-Off Pininfarina Hyperion Found for Sale in Abu Dhabi Dealership

As impossible as it may seem for us mere mortals, even one-off special creations can quickly become mundane for extremely wealthy individuals.

Rolls-Royce collector Roland Hall from Britain, custom ordered the Hyperion from Pininfarina back in 2008 only to put the car up for sale a year later for €4.5 million (roughly US$6 million at today's exchange rates).

We're not aware if the car was actually sold at the time, but we re-discovered the Rolls Royce Hyperion listed for sale for an undisclosed price at an Abu Dhabi dealership.

Named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology, the convertible model was designed by Jason Castriota of former Saab fame and built by the Special Projects division of Pininfarina.

It is based on the running gear of the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe with power coming from the British model's 6.75-liter V12 engine.

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