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A rare look into the secret world of supercar design

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | March 11, 2009 | In bertone design supercars videos

At rightpedal, we are a big fan of Jason Castriota’s. The young Italian-American born right here in New York state has left an indelible mark on the design world with such unforgettable beauties as the Maserati Birdcage 75 concept car, the one-off Ferrari P4/5, the Maserati Gran Tourismo and the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.

Castriota, who previously worked at Pininfarina, was recently named the Design Director at Stile Bertone, another legendary Italian design firm responsible for historic cars such as the Lamborghinis Miura and Countach. The video here is part one of a documentary series called Inside Project M, in which Castriota takes us behind the scenes of his new supercar project at Bertone. The car is to be unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show in April.

Castriota’s passion for the discipline of car design and respect for the history that precedes him are evident here. We are particularly excited about his next masterstroke because in many ways, Bertone’s work has always stood in sharp contrast with that of Pininfarina’s: the former design house typically created outlandish and eccentric cars for the likes of Lamborghini and Citroën, while the latter’s specialty was more restrained and classic forms for the likes of Ferrari and Peugeot. It will be very interesting to see how this change in setting and design philosophy influences Castriota’s first creation at Bertone. He will no doubt make a loud statement whatever the end result is.

We will bring you the next installments in the series as they are released.

[Source: Motorauthority via Youtube]

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