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AUGUST 2020

On 12 August 2020, twin prototypes known by design codes Nice 1 and Nice 2, left from Rivoli. These acronyms were no coincidence, in fact they refer to the famous city of the Côte d'Azur designated as the start for the Tour de France.
Francia 2020. Foto del team Grenadier fra una tappa e l’altra del Tour de France. Da sinistra Egan Bernal, Michael Kwiatkowski, Luke Rowe, Richard Carapaz, Jonathan Castroviejo, Andrei Amador, Dylan Van Baarle, Pavel Sivakov.France 2020. Photos of the Grenadier team between stages of the Tour de France. From left Egan Bernal, Michael Kwiatkowski, Luke Rowe, Richard Carapaz, Jonathan Castroviejo, Andrei Amador, Dylan Van Baarle, Pavel Sivakov.Grenadier, a new start-up in the automotive sector, is part of the of the global chemical giant Ineos group.
The brand is known to the general public for the extraordinary sporting passion of its founder Jim Ratcliffe who formed the Grenadier cycling team "Ineos TeamUK" and the Britannia monohull that participated in the 2021 edition of the American's Cup.
They are also sponsors of the two Mercedes - AMG W11 EQs, registered for the 2020 Formula 1 world championship.

 

020304In 2020 the Brands Ineos, Grenadier, and Ineos TeamUK are present at the highest level in the world in the sports disciplines of Formula 1, cycling and nautical.didascalia

Magna Steyr’s Austrian and Italian divisions were important partners of Ineos in the realisation of this project with STUDIOTORINO acting as technical advisor to Magna Steyr Italia directed by Tiziano Novo for the realization of the prototypes with particular responsibility for quality.
The complete platform (chassis, engine, electronics, road test) and the mathematical surfaces were provided by Magna Steyr Austria as the complete engineering of the bodywork, while the engineering of the bodywork and assembly of the prototype was the work of Magna Steyr Italia

From left Stefano Vayr,From left Stefano Vayr, Pier.

Luca Curbis and Davide SecoliLuca Curbis and Davide SecoliLuca Curbis and Massimo MingozziLuca Curbis and Massimo Mingozzi

13Da sinistra Davide Secoli, Carlo Carena, Tiziano Novo and Roberto Gatto

14Flavio Secoli15Carlo Carena

16.Silvano Grosso.17Massimo Mingozzi

18.19Roberto Gatto

20From left Massimo Mingozzi, Luca Curbis, Walter Isabello and Luca Iraldi

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The Grenadier was the first project of the Covid 19 period, having started in January 2020.
Despite everything it did not suffer any delay thanks to a particularly active management putting good use to most advanced remote communication systems and in the immediate application of the effective health protection systems both in the Magna Steyr Italia technical offices and in the Mercury modeling shop.
Among the Managers involved in the project were Carlo Carena and Michael Messing, coordinated respectively by Hans Peter Pessler and Tiziano Novo.

21From left: Davide Secoli, Carlo Carena, Alfredo Stola
and Flavio Secoli.
Job Zwollo reference manager in Ineos for the Grenadier projectJob Zwollo reference manager in Ineos for the Grenadier project


Ineos coordinator Job Zwollo, was memorable for his tireless efforts in coordination "smart working" despite the problems created by the pandemic.
Teams Ineos, Magna Austria, Magna Italia and STUDIOTORINO interacted throughout the prototype construction period, working side by side Mercury at their Rivoli modeling facility.
The goal of these two Ineos Grenadier prototypes is future series production scheduled for 2022.

Rivoli 11 agosto 2020 presso la modelleria Mercury. Da Sinistra Silvano Grosso,  Luca Curbis, Gabriel Secoli, Robert Vernacea, Stefano Vayr, Valentino Vernacea,  Alfredo Stola (Studiotorino), Massimo Mingozzi, Carlo Carena ( Magna Steyr ) Job Zwollo (Ineos), Davide Secoli, Tiziano Novo ( Magna Steyr), Ermes Rizzardi, Beppe Aiola, Cristian Damiano, Maurizio Damiano e Beppe Comollo.Rivoli 11 August 2020 at the Mercury modeling. From the Left Silvano Grosso, Luca Curbis, Gabriel Secoli, Robert Vernacea, Stefano Vayr, Valentino Vernacea, Alfredo Stola (Studiotorino), Massimo Mingozzi, Carlo Carena (Magna Steyr) Job Zwollo (Ineos), Davide Secoli, Tiziano Novo (Magna Steyr), Ermes Rizzardi, Beppe Aiola, Cristian Damiano, Maurizio Damiano and Beppe Comollo.

 

 15 OCTOBER 2021

Studiotorino in the academic year 2020/21 for the IAAD university, decided to assign thesis titles that did not address the issues of traditional mobility.
Maria Paola Stola was external advisor for these two degree theses by the students Miriel Merulla and Marco Traversa.

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Graduate Miriel Merulla was asked to imagine and design a Lunar Rover Vehicle for the NASA Artemis 2024 mission, later postponed to 2025, which will bring the first woman and another man to the moon.
First step to approach the reality of a group of astronauts who will prepare the journey to Mars from our natural satellite with a large deployment of means. The project has been studied in detail with skills acquired from materials available on the sites of NASA and private partners, the name of this multifunctional vehicle is SOULMOON.
The next frontier of mobility starts from the Moon and Studiotorino is already ready to open its horizons with new vehicles.

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The graduate Marco Traversa in the academic year 2020/21 for the IAAD university instead ventured on a work of absolute fantasy, the brief was to be inspired by the VisionGT contest created for the Sony Gran Turismo videogame which proposed to design concept cars for videogame competitions.
It was decided to develop a one-off LANCIA with the commemorative name G.L.-ONE in honor of Gianni Lancia who had strongly wanted and founded the racing department of the Turin company.

1953 Gianni Lancia qualche minuto prima della partenza della sua Lancia D24.1953 Gianni Lancia a few minutes before the start of his Lancia D24.1983. Lancia LC 21983. Lancia LC 2

The inspiration for this video game Gran Turismo comes from that magical period of the 1980s of the Lancia Martini Endurance, piloted and driven to their maximum victories by the great drivers Patrese and Alboreto.

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On 29 June both theses were discussed online, in addition to Maria Paola Stola and the two undergraduates, Masato Inoue was present...

 

2129 June 2021 Maria Paola Stola.

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On October 15 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin was held the Ceremony of proclamation of Bachelor's Degree A.Y. 2020/21 of the IAAD.

 

3015 October 2021 Allianz Stadium in Turin.

32Maria Paola Stola and Miriel Merulla.31Maria Paola Stola and Marco Traversa.

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October 15, 2021. Some moments of the ceremony in which Miriel Merulla and Marco Traversa are proclaimed.didascalia

 OCTOBER 2022

 

STUDIOTORINO between April and October 2022 was involved by Magna Steyr Italia directed by Tiziano Novo in a project relating to a Special Edition example of the W Motor Tipo Fenyr.
The activities requested are technical support to the work team, the selection of materials and colors for the interiors.
The project manager for Magna Italia is Carlo Carena.
Regarding the choice of materials and colors, Maria Paola Stola who selected them were then shared and confirmed by Ralph Debbas.

Rivoli 25 ottobre 2022 presso la Mercury: Maria Paola Stola, Luca Curbis, Susy, Stefano Vair, Alfredo Stola. Davide Secoli, Tiziano Novo, Flavio Secoli, Carlo Carena e Roberto Gatto nell il giorno della spedizione.Rivoli 25 October 2022 at Mercury: Maria Paola Stola, Luca Curbis, Susy, Stefano Vair, Alfredo Stola. Davide Secoli, Tiziano Novo, Flavio Secoli, Carlo Carena and Roberto Gatto on the day of the expedition.

12 JANUARY 2024

  

On 12 January 2024, the Polytechnic of Turin awarded the Honorary Degree in Mechanical Engineering to Marcello Gandini.

01Turin 12 January 2024:
greetings from the Rector of the Polytechnic Guido Saracco.

The Proponents, the people necessary to promote the "Cause" at the Polytechnic and consequently activate the bureaucratic process towards the Ministry of University and Research, were Claudio Beccari, Flavio Manzoni, Giuseppe Menga, Mariella Mengozzi, Paolo Paloschi, Mike Robinson, Gautam Sen and Alfredo Stola.
The proclamation ceremony which began at 4.00 pm in the Aula Magna Giovanni Agnelli packed to its maximum capacity of five hundred people, as per protocol began with the "Greeting" of the Magnificent Rector Guido Saracco, the "Laudatio" of Professor Massimo Rossetto of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the "Motivation" by Giorgio Guglieri Director of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

02Among the audience Marcello and Claudia Gandini.

03The Laudatio of Professor Massimo Rossetto.04The Motivation by the Director Giorgio Guglieri.

05Professor Rossetto, Rector Saracco and Director Guglieri.

The actual proclamation was preceded by Marcello Gandini's "Lectio Magistralis", certainly the most touching moment for the attentive audience; a truly extraordinary "Manifesto" of indications dedicated to young students and soon-to-be graduates.
As always, with his humility but with iron firmness aware of his role, he gave them practical guidance to achieve their future highest professional goals and beyond.

06Marcello Gandini at the Lectio Magistralis.

07The public.
08The public.

At the end of the ceremony which culminated with the delivery of the parchment according to the medieval rite, Professor Alberto Scuro and Doctor Maria Paola Stola, respectively President of ASI, and ASI member of the Manufacturers and Design Commission, presented a plaque from the Italian Historical Auto Moto Club in memory of the event to Engineer Marcello Gandini.
All Proponents are grateful to Claudia and Marzia Gandini for having had the honor and privilege of this exclusive role from them.

09Delivery of the parchment. Engineer Gandini, Rector Saracco and Director Guglieri.

10Alberto Scuro and Maria Paloa Stola respectively President and Design Commission and ASI Manufacturers present an ASI Plaque to Engineer Marcello Gandini.

12The Proponents present at the Polytechnic on 12 January 2024: Giuseppe Menga, Gautam Sen, Alfredo Stola, Marcello Gandini, the Rector Guido Saracco, Claudio Beccari and Paolo Paloschi. 13Alfredo Stola, the Engineer Marcello Gandini and the Rector Guido Saracco.


Marcello Gandini was completely unaware of this initiative, in fact the idea was born by the Gandini ladies in March 2023, with a first exploratory meeting in Villarbasse together with the engineer Claudio Beccari and Alfredo Stola.
Marcello Gandini, will be informed only after the Minister of the University of the Italian Republic Anna Maria Bernini authorized the Polytechnic to proceed.

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In the large courtyard of the Polytechnic, a beautiful exhibition organized by Doctor Claudio Ivaldi, President of the Maserati Club Italia and member of the ASI technical commission, to admire the selection of fifteen cars from nine different brands designed by the Maestro.

14Present at the exhibition 15 Cars: Ferrari 308 Rainbow - Ferrari Dino GT4 - Lamborghini Urraco - Lancia Strato's - Maserati Shamal - Maserati Quattroporte IV - Lamborghini Miura S - Lamborghini Countach LP400 - Lamborghini Diablo S.V. - Alfa Romeo Montreal - Maserati Khamsin - Lamborghini Espada - Autobianchi Runabout - Fiat X1/9 - Innocenti Mini

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The Stola S81 Concept Car appeared in the center of the screen during Professor Rossetto's "Laudatio", although strongly desired it was not present at the exhibition. In fact, on the same day it was exhibited in Milan in the Montenapoleone district at Larusmiani in conjunction with the ADI exhibition "History of car design and restoration of vintage cars" with cars from the Lopresto Collection.
Alfredo Stola, one of the seven proponents, is pleased to publish in this story the S81, built by Stola S.p.A. and designed by Gandini in the year 2000, for what was the last Turin Motor Show at the Lingotto.

17Milan January-February 2024: the Stola S81 (Lopresto collection) at Larusmiani in the Montenapoleone district.

18Larusmiani welcomes the Alfa Romeo 33 Carabo Bertone
to its exhibition showcase.

Larusmiani has long been accustomed to welcoming the greatest masterpieces of Italian car design into its showcase, such as a few months earlier the revolutionary Alfa Romeo 33 Carabo Concept designed by the Maestro in 1968 for Bertone, and presented at the Paris Motor Show the same year at the Italian coachbuilder's stand.
This prototype is to be considered one of the very first examples of cuneiform architecture which will be the concept for future Lambirghini Countach, Urraco and ultimately the Diablo.

19Piotr Degler and his Dino Ferrari 208 GT4.

A heartfelt thank you goes to Piotr Degler for the exclusive photo shoot at the Polytechnic, a great admirer of Marcello Gandini whom he already photographed and interviewed for his award-winning book "Made in Italy".
The fact that he owns a classic Ferrari Dino GT4 208 is certainly no coincidence.

 

 

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