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Es una de las figuras emergentes del diseño automovilístico mundial.

Ex-Pininfarina. Ex-Bertone.

Acaba de ser fichado por SAAB como director de diseño.

Espero con ansiedad ver sus primeros diseños en SAAB

Este sus obras: Maserati GranTurismo, Ferrari P4/5, Bertone Mantide.

ESte tío es un genio y tiene 36 años

The first assignment for Castriota’s design firm is to create an upscale version of Saab’s current 9-3 model, scheduled for release in 2012, the 36-year-old said in an interview. Aerodynamics will be a focus of the new design, he said.

“It’s absolutely vital we get this car right,” Castriota said from New York late yesterday. “This is Saab returning to its roots, not having to worry about being part of a much larger machine that they were before in the GM organization.”….

…..Castriota will play a major role in fashioning the new 9-3 and other models, said Eric Geers, a spokesman for the Trollhaettan, Sweden-based Saab.

“The 9-3 design as made by him is basically done, and I can tell you it is spectacular,” Muller said by telephone, adding that the design will be completed within weeks. “It is truly aircraft-inspired and Swedish-clean.”

Saab esta avanzando en grandes cambios, es una buena noticia para todos los fanaticos del saab, estoy esperando con paciencia para ver el nuevo saab 93.
Saludos.

Castriota fue pieza fundamental en el diseño del Ferrari 599.

Ahora debe construir el nuevo SAAB 9.3 a escala real.

Seguramente después de que se presenten el 9.5 SW y 9.4 X, para Ginebra 2012 podramos ver el nuevo 9.3. Espero que se adelante a Frankfurt 2011 (Septiembre).

Algún día tendré un SAAB y espero que pronto!!!

Esperto. Nel presentare Castriota, Jan Åke Jonsson ha dichiarato: "Siamo lieti di dare il benvenuto a Jason. Ha un'eccellente esperienza di design automobilistico e ci aiuterà a far crescere il nostro marchio. Giocherà un ruolo fondamentale per esprimere il meglio della tradizione innovativa della Saab".

Impaziente. Il giovane designer americano ha confessato di non vedere l'ora di cominciare a lavorare per questo marchio: "La Saab ha un potenziale enorme da sviluppare e questa è un'imperdibile opportunità per dare forma ai prodotti futuri".

Talentoso. Il presidente della Saab, Victor Muller, ha aggiunto che "portare un designer di talento alla Saab sottolinea la determinazione della società nel produrre automobili che si distinguono per essere ispirate agli aerei e per la loro identità svedese. Con Jason costruiremo le automobili di riferimento del futuro". C.D.G.

Collonutti!!

Isuzu escribió:Collonutti!!

No entendi nadini

CHOP 9.3 2012

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Vaya diseño mas bonito, solo falta verlo el nuevo 93 en la feria de coches...

Información sobre el nuevo 9.3:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArtic ... rs/250475/

Habrá versión de 3 puertas con portón, sedán 4 puertas, SW y cabrio.

Faltaría una versión coupe de 4 plazas (tipo A5) para que todo fuera maravilloso.

Se hablo que el nuevo 9.3 usaría la plataforma Epsilon I del actual 9.3 y del anterior Vectra.

Según el artículo están trabajando en una plataforma propia llamada Phoenix.

Hablan de que ya se habría firmado un contrato con bWM para el suministro de motores (me encanta el 3.0d 245 cv de bmw aunque este no creo que se lo vendan a SAAB). En el artículo citan el 1.6 turbo 184 cv y un 2.0d 116 cv.

El 9.3 Hatch tendría un precio ajustado y competiría con el A3 Sportback.

Dado que parece que comenzará a salir mas información sobre el nuevo 9-3 no estaría de mas abrir un nuevo tema en el foro correspondiente donde subir la información sobre bocetos, y notícias del futuro modelo.-

Recuerdo tambien que podéis enviarme un MP o privado con algo que os interese como noticia en el portal:

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Primera entrevista de Castriota:

In the interview, Mr. Castriota said that the Saab relationship began with a meeting he had with Jan Åke Jonsson, Saab Automobile’s chief executive, and Victor Muller, the chief executive of Spyker and chairman of Saab, at the Geneva Auto Show in March. They discussed Mr. Castriota’s designs for a sportier, upscale version of the company’s bread and butter 9-3 sedan.

At first Mr. Muller and Mr. Jonsson wanted to hire him as Saab’s in-house design director, Mr. Castriota said. Instead, it was agreed that Mr. Castriota’s firm would remain independent, but direct design for Saab.

How does Mr. Castriota see Saab?

“Quirky and distinctive are important words,” he said. “It should be a true premium car alternative to the Germans. With the 900 series, with turbocharging and sporty performance, it was a smart buy. You saw doctors and lawyers everywhere driving Saab.”

These days, he noted, Audi has taken that position in the market that Saab occupied in the 1980s and part of the 1990s.

Mr. Castriota’s 9-3 may be on the road by 2012. He also may work on a small car, the 9-2.

Mr. Castriota pointed to the success of the Mini Cooper as a model for the success that the 9-2 might achieve. “There’s some behind-the-scenes talk going on for platform sharing with other companies,” he said, adding that he will have a voice in Saab’s marketing.

Mr. Castriota said his firm has five employees, and among its other clients are a boutique shoe company and a maker of a water bottle. The only other automotive client he was willing to mention is Shelby SuperCars — the name belongs to Jerod Shelby, not Carroll Shelby — which produces the Shelby Ultimate Aero. Castriota Design is shaping the next generation of that car and possibly a smaller model that will bear Mr. Castriota’s name.

As described by Mr. Castriota, the relationship between Saab and his firm sounds like those common in the product design world, but rare in the auto industry. Consultant design firms have long functioned as de facto design departments or directors for corporations. Examples include Walter Dorwin Teague for Kodak or Henry Dreyfuss for Polaroid.

Examples in the car industry include the tie between Pininfarina and Ferrari from the 1950s or between Raymond Loewy and Associates and Studebaker Corporation, from the late 1940s to the ’60s. That liaison produced such iconic models as the Studebaker Starlight Coupe and the Avanti.

For new designs, Mr. Castriota said, “We want to return to the Saab DNA.” He pointed to the first or “Ur”saab, the original highly streamlined concept that was created in 1945. It sits in the Saab Museum and preceded the first production model, the 92, which was designed by Sixten Sason in 1947.

“Aero was a key factor in that model,” Mr. Castriota said, “and today of course aero is more important than ever.”