#ItaldesignGiugiaro

Design firm Italdesign Giugiaro is teasing a new concept car that its bringing to the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. 

The 2014 Geneva Motor Show is set to play host to a new concept car from Italdesign Giugario, and the Italian design firm has released a teaser of its latest creation. 

This weekend, PlayStation 3 gamers in North America will be enjoying Gran Turismo 6 and to hype up the release, Polyphony Digital has released renderings of even more Vision Gran Turismo concepts that will be heading to the game.

We first caught glimpse of the Giugiaro Parcour concept at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, where the idea of just such a vehicle was simply intriguing.

It’s hard to imagine a rugged version of an Italian bull, but the ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour means you don’t have to. Built in celebration of ItalDesign Giugiaro’s 45 years in business and unveiled this week at the Geneva Motor Show, the design house decided to make something that didn’t exist until now.

Everyone loves a free iPad app, especially one that makes you look sophisticated. And when you download the new Giugiaro Timeline app, you can impress all your friends with your appreciation for the finer things in life.

After famed styling house Italdesign was swallowed up by Volkswagen back in May 2010, we knew it was only a matter of time before the two came out with some kind of physical manifestation of their union. A little over 9 months later and their new bundle of joy, the Volkswagen Giugiaro Tex concept has burst forth at the Geneva Auto Show.

Legendary Italian design firm Italdesign Giugiaro will sell a 90 percent stake to the Volkswagen Group, as the German firm looks to consolidate even more power in the automotive world.

Volkswagen will purchase a controlling share in Italdesign Giugiaro – Italy’s largest design and engineering firm. The acquisition is seen as the latest step by Volkswagen as part of a larger plan to become the world’s largest automaker by 2018. With the recent acquisition of numerous brands, including, most recently, Porsche, VW is in need of designers to shape the company’s future products.

According to a report by Automotive New Europe, VW will introduce as many as 60 new models in just this year, meaning the in-house design teams are already taxed. Rather than contract out design work, VW obviously feels it makes more sense to bring an internationally recognized design house into its fold. Some of Italdesign Giugiaro’s best known designs are the original Lotus Esprit, the De Lorean, the Maserati Quattroporte, the original Lexus GS, the original VW Scirocco, the current range of MINI models and numerous well-known concepts.

Founded in 1968 and owned by Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italdesign currently employees 975 staff – most at its headquarters in Moncalieri, south of Turin. Both Giugiaro and his son Fabrizio, who acts as chairman, are expected to continue on with the company.

The official announcement of the acquisition is expected as early as next week.

[Source: Automotive News]

See a complete list of Italdesign Giugiaro’s works after the jump:

The upcoming Toyota Prius Coupe will add plenty of eye-catching passion to its environmentally-sound drivetrain thanks to a body that will be designed in Italy.