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 The ‘city car’ version may be considered the mainstay of the
range.
that could be bonded on to the tub, thereby creating
a monocoque-like central body. There would be two
subframes — one containing the mechanical elements
such as the powertrain, suspension system, wheels and
brakes, the other with just the suspension system, wheels
the body section, making a complete car.
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this.
and brakes — which would be bolted onto each end of
As the car would be constructed of ‘building blocks,’ and
therefore modular in structure, it would be possible to imag-
ine top hats which could be changed to make a city car, or a
convertible, or a coupe, a minivan, an SUV, a roadster, even
a golf cart, whatever one could envision and develop.
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 The recreational vehicle version — a little SUV — could look like
With an imagined overall length of around three
meters, Gandini’s design could have worked both as a
quadricycle or as a compact homologated runabout, with
a maximum seating capacity of 2+2 (two adults and two
seater minivan version.
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children) in the three-box city car configuration. It was
also possible to increase the wheelbase by extending
the rear powertrain/mechanicals ensemble subframe to
provide a slightly longer (up to 3.3 meters long) four-
➌ The roadster.
➊ The quad version could have been along
these lines.
➋ This would have been the pick-up.
➍ Even a compact van.
cart.
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➎ Extend the rear subframe whilst retaining
the same tub, and it could even be a minivan.
➏ The ultimate niche may have been the golf
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