Giorgetto Giugiaro
Born 1938
Car designer · Founder of Italdesign
Italian designer of the first Volkswagen Golf, the Lotus Esprit, the DeLorean and the Fiat Panda, named Car Designer of the Century in 1999.
- Born
- 7 August 1938Garessio, Piedmont, Italy
- Nationality
- Italian
Biography
Giorgetto Giugiaro was born in Garessio, Piedmont, on 7 August 1938. He started in 1959 as a stylist in Fiat's special vehicle design department, then worked at Bertone from 1959 to 1965 - his designs there include the 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT - and at Ghia from 1965 to 1967.
In 1968 he founded Italdesign. Its work for other car makers includes the Maserati Bora (1971), the first Volkswagen Golf (1974), the Lotus Esprit S1 (1976), the Fiat Panda (1980), which won a Compasso d'Oro, the DeLorean (1981) and the Fiat Uno (1983).
In 1999 Giugiaro was named Car Designer of the Century. In 2015 he founded GFG Style in Turin with his son Fabrizio.
Timeline
Cars
Volkswagen Golf
Lotus EspritGiorgetto Giugiaro in 1CARS stories
- Isuzu: From Wolseley Kits to Trucks, Diesels and the D-Max
- FSO Polonez: Poland's Hatchback From Fiat's Safety Study
- Zastava: The Kragujevac Car Maker Behind the Yugo
- VinFast: Vingroup's Car Company From Hai Phong to Nasdaq
- Iso: from the Isetta bubble car to V8 Iso Rivolta grand tourers
- FSO: The Warsaw Factory of the Warszawa, 125p and Polonez
- Eagle: The Brand Chrysler Built From American Motors
- DeLorean: One Man, One Car and a Factory in Northern Ireland
- De Tomaso: Alejandro de Tomaso's Italian-American Sports Cars
- Volkswagen Karmann Ghia: Ghia Style on Beetle Mechanicals
Related people
Sources
- Giorgetto Giugiaro — Wikipedia · accessed 13 October 2026