Giugiaro Celebrates 50 Years of Automobile Design with Ferrari GG50

In analyzing the GG50 from the side, it's very clear that extensive work was done to distinguish it from any other Ferrari. (Photo: Ferrari North America)

Having removed healthy portions of the overhangs from front and rear, the GG50's midsection was completely reworked to maintain the car's balanced proportions. The new nose features the 612's large, grinning grille, but the resemblance stops there: ultra-slim xenon headlamps replace the regular vertical-mount ones, while a flowing nose bulge and rippling fenders help carry the eye towards the rear of the vehicle. Twin air vents on the lower valance provide ventilation to the front brakes.

In analyzing the GG50 from the side, it's very clear that extensive work was done to distinguish it from any other Ferrari. Gone are the scalloped indents on the fenders and doors of the 612, replaced not with smaller exhaust vents like the 575M, but rather with a sweeping vent that hugs the profile. Squeezed between the fast roofline and the stubby tail and muscular haunches of the rear fenders, are windows that have been reduced in size.

At the rear, Giugiaro's decision to incorporate a liftgate creates an interesting looking tail, that's rounded and curvy. Underneath an aerodynamic lip spoiler molded into the stubby trunklid are two sets of asymmetrical LED tail lamps that sit to either side of the Ferrari prancing horse badge. On the topic of modified glass, the GG50 features a panoramic roof that flows from the windshield rearward. Like the Ferrari

Despite incorporating a drastically shortened tail end, the GG50 actually has a larger cargo bay than the Scaglietti. (Photo: Ferrari North America)

575 Superamerica, the glass panel is electrochromic, allowing the driver to select various settings of tint, from clear to sun-blocking opaque.

Despite incorporating a drastically shortened tail end, the GG50 actually has a larger cargo bay than the Scaglietti. At the request of none other than Giugiaro, the fuel tank was repositioned from a vertical mount behind the rear seat passengers to below the floor line. Not only does this allow for an additional 30 litres of storage space (GG50: 270 L; 612: 240 L) and a 1.4-meter long trunk floor, but it also allows the car to feature split-folding rear seats - a first in any Ferrari, if memory serves correct. With the rear seats folded flat, a total of 500 litres of space is available.