The cockpit of the Sportiva Latina is a capsule, separate from the chassis

Orthogonal sketches of the final design were drafted, before the design
was programmed into CAD

The Sportiva Latina was not designed around a specific brand, the question
mark representing the independent project message

An early sketch revealing a different front end treatment. 

The interior of the Sportiva Latina combines tradition with modernism. It is not a
retro effort, rather an interpretation of the classic Italian Gran Turismo theme 

 A proposal exposing a tank like design

Driver comfort and safety were key elements of the project, with a
particular focus on an automated eye positioning system

Steering wheel, driver seat and pedals are controled by the Occhiocentro
system, developed by Dr. Riccardo Seccardini

Design students assisted in the design of the Sportiva Latina, particularly
in the interior

Fabio Ferrante and Daniele Petruccio were responsible for seats and controls

CAD and CAE (Computer aided Design & Engineering) were used from the
very start of the project, in the development of the chassis

The engineers researched different materials for the chassis, striving to find
the best multi-material combination for strength, weight and crash resistance

Topological optimization was used to define the ultimate shape and thickness
of components under certain given constraints. Computers automatically
calculate the ideal shapes.

Aluminium, Titanium, and Carbon-Fibre were decided upon for different chassis
members. Two different methods were used to create the Carbon-Fibre members.