Giugiaro Columbus

[PerfAdv]

Columbus (1992)

Research Prototype
Body architecture: 5-door, 7-9-seat
Overall dimensions (mm): length 5997, width 2190, height 2060
Wheelbase, front and rear track: 3820, 1910, 1880
Front and rear overhang: 1240, 937
Engine position and drive: mid transverse engine, 4 WD
Engine: BMW V12, 5000 cc/cm3, 300 HP

A sort of super Minivan, an Ultravan.





*pics courtesy of italdesign.com

[matek]

Yeah i remember that car i had a book i was always impressed by it.

It would be nice if people carriers were made interesting.

[RazaBlade]

Now thats a people carrier... not the Mercedes Van with seats in the back......

[ruim20]

That's the coolest "people carrier" ever!

[PerfAdv]

I'd want a Van if this is the direction large vehicles went. Instead we get Nissan Armada and Ford Excursion, equally big just nowhere as innovative or designed for on-road driving as the Columbus.

[ScionDriver]

That is sweet. Designers always seem to like to temp us every few years with what a Supervan would be like, but they know that no one would spend as much money as it'd cost to produce something like that.

[Leo_Ant]

Nice car. There was another study of a minivan, from about the same years (2nd half of the 80's) called Genesis, with a Lambo engine. I don't know if it was Giugiaro's. Do you know what I'm talking about? Does anyone have specs and/or hi res photos of it?

[go.pawel]

It was a Bertone concept. I'll try find some hi-res pics of it.