The Italdesign Machimoto was a concept car by styling house
Italdesign
Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A. () is a design and engineering company and brand based in Moncalieri, Italy, that traces its roots to the 1968 foundation of Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A. by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani. Best ...
shown at the
1986 Turin Motor Show.
Background
The Italdesign Machimoto was a development of the
Volkswagen Orbit
The Volkswagen Orbit is a concept car by styling house Italdesign shown at the 1986 Turin Motor Show. It shouldn't be confused with another Volkswagen Orbit concept shown in 1991.
Overview Background
The Orbit was a further refinement of previous ...
concept from the same year, and both used the
Volkswagen Golf Mk2
The Volkswagen Golf Mk2 is a hatchback, the second generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk1. It was Volkswagen's highest volume seller from 1983 and ended in (German) production in late 1992, to be replaced ...
platform. It was a concept of a car for socialising, and a cross between a car and a motorcycle. The seats were two parallel rows of motorcycle seats that could accommodate 6 or 9 people depending upon the configuration. Each passenger had a seat belt. It used the 1.8L 16v engine from the Golf GTi. The design never went into production.
References
Concept cars
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