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PANDION" BERTONE, 2010

dubbio, una delle più belle There is no disputing that the Pandion is one of the
truite nell’ultimo decennio, most beautiful show cars designed and built in the past
ebrare al meglio i 100 anni di decade, a prototype worthy of its purpose: to mark the
tiche più rinomate al mon- 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo, one of the world’s
tra la Carrozzeria Bertone e most prestigious carmakers. The company’s links with
nella storia automobilistica Carrozzeria Bertone form part of automotive history of
aborazioni capaci di creare the last century, with various collaborations giving rise
a Sprint e Sprint Speciale, la to legends like the Giulietta Sprint and Sprint Speciale,
ostipite Giulia Sprint GT e la the 105 Coupé series, which sprang from the Giulia
i entrati nella memoria col- Sprint GT, and the Montreal, as well as one-offs that
Navajo, la serie delle BAT o have become part of our collective memory, like the
miglia degli esemplari unici Carabo, the Navajo, the BAT series and the Canguro.
sata sul telaio e sulla mec- The Pandion, too, is a member of this family of one-
one, una delle più raffinate offs. Based on the chassis and mechanics of the 8C
nti, con un motore V8 di 4,7 Competizione, this concept car is one of the most re-
andion, una coupé 2+2 pen- fined Alfa Romeos of recent times, boasting a 4.7-liter
le Bertone sotto la regia e V8 engine capable of generating 450 HP. A 2+2 coupé,
er di origini americane Mike it was designed and built at Stile Bertone under the
ebutto al Salone di Ginevra direction and supervision of American-born design-
ratterizzata dalle lunghissi- er Mike Robinson, and it made its debut at the 2010
oltello, aperte sono alte 3,4 Geneva Motor Show. Its shape, defined by very long
rte posteriore, è subito pia- doors that, hinged at the back, open like a jackknife
ezzato il disegno pulito ed and reach a height of 3.4 meters when open, was im-
udiati stilemi, come la parte mediately well received. Many appreciated its clean
a, capace di illuminarsi per and aggressive design, enriched by carefully studied
simili a quelle di un grande stylistic features, like the rear part in darkened resin

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