The Italdesign Capsula proved in 1982 how MPV could be even smarter and more efficient

After Giorgetto Giugiaro had already shown the world a ready-to-use MPV in 1978, the beautiful Lancia Megagamma, he pushed the boundaries of the space car concept again in 1982. The Italdesign Capsula proved that a space car could really be much more sensible, smarter, more efficient and more practical. But not more beautiful at the same time.

Some designers have the talent to create excruciatingly beautiful automobiles, the kind that make big and small boys dream about that one spot behind that exclusive wheel, and about the view they will have on the most beautiful roads in the world. At the same time, the same designers have the talent to come up, completely unexpectedly, with cars that evoke the complete opposite of the above emotions. Nothing wrong with that, of course. Sensible cars, meant to work with, must also be there. What is striking, however, is how, when designing his Capsula, Giorgetto Giugiaro managed to give the ratio so much space that the emotion does not …

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