Hot on the heels of the actual news story of the sale of Giugiaro to the dreaded VAG (so presumably denying FIAT Group of its services), shaky news of the possible return of the "enfant terrible" to where it all began:
http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2010/05/28/chris-bangle-heading-back-to-fiat/#more-4225
As a former owner and continuing admirer of the P175 Coupe, I'm a bit biased and think the possibility is intriguing. He was slated I know for his more well-known work at BMW, but you have to say with hindsight his influence has spread to almost every aspirational mainstream manufacturer, while BMW seem to have fallen back on tired iterations of a single "safe" design.
http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2010/05/28/chris-bangle-heading-back-to-fiat/#more-4225
As a former owner and continuing admirer of the P175 Coupe, I'm a bit biased and think the possibility is intriguing. He was slated I know for his more well-known work at BMW, but you have to say with hindsight his influence has spread to almost every aspirational mainstream manufacturer, while BMW seem to have fallen back on tired iterations of a single "safe" design.
