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Inside Project M, Episode 9: Jason Castriota speaks about the Corvette ZR-1

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | May 28, 2009 | In bertone chevrolet design supercars videos

We are inching toward the end of this supercar chronicle. Hopefully, you have been following the story of the Bertone Mantide, a supercar based on the Corvette ZR-1. If not , you can catch up by watching the previous episodes here.

In this installment, Jason Castriota gives a detailed technical explanation of how Bertone improved the performance of the base donor conor as it was transformed into the Mantide.

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Inside Project M, Episode 8: closer look at the Bertone Mantide

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | May 07, 2009 | In bertone chevrolet design supercars videos

For your daily automotive video fix, we have a closer look at the Corvette ZR-1-based Bertone Mantide. Here, you can see the Chinese ogling over it at the recent Shanghai Auto Show.

If you have not been following this story, click here to see the previous episodes.

[Source: Inside Project M]

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Inside Project M, Episode 7: the mad Mantide is born!

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | April 20, 2009 | In bertone chevrolet design news supercars

For those of you patiently following the construction of Bertone’s top-secret new supercar, the wait is over: here is the Bertone Mantide, Jason Castriota’s rendtion of a Corvette ZR-1. The car was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show and although we are not there to see this beast in the flesh, something tells us it is the showstopper.

One thing is for sure: Castriota's first creation under the Bertone umbrealla is a markd departure from his previous, more classical work at Pininfarina. But then again, what else did you expect from the historically-wild design house of Bertone ...

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Inside Project M, Episode 6: supercar design

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | April 19, 2009 | In bertone chevrolet design supercars videos

We are inching closer to the unveiling of Bertone's new supercar, designed under the direction of Jason Castriota. In this episode (see previous segments here), we learn that this one-off supercar is based on the running chassis of a Corvette ZR-1, itself a bargain supercar.

Here's a video of the ZR-1 being put through its paces on the autobahn, appropriately driven by a prototypical German test engineer.

The Bertone interpretation of the ZR-1 wil be revealed at the Shanghai Auto Show today. We can't wait to see it.

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Inside Project M, Episode 5: supercar design

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | April 13, 2009 | In bertone design lamborghini supercars

We are inching closer to April 20th, when Jason Castriota's new supercar will be revealed in Shanghai. In this segement, you will hear Jason talk about that oh-so-ageless supercar, the Lamborghini Countach.

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Inside Project M, Episode 4: supercar design

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | April 07, 2009 | In bertone design supercars videos

Here is episode 4 in the Inside Project M documentary on Bertone’s one-off supercar being designed under the direction of Jason Castriota. Reminder: the car will be unveiled at the Shnghai Auto Show on April 20.

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Inside Project M, Episode 3: supercar design

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | April 02, 2009 | In bertone design supercars videos

Episode 3 of Inside Project M takes us a bit closer to the supercar being designed by Jason Castriota at Stile Bertone. Watch to hear just how outlandish the designers involved are promising the car to be.

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Inside Project M, Episode 2: supercar design

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | April 01, 2009 | In bertone design supercars videos

This is the second installment in a documentary covering the genesis of a new supercar being designed by Jason Castriota, Design Director at Stile Bertone. Click here to see the first episode.

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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 ...

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