Situated on the Carcenaro stand along with models of the "New York" ( currently being shown at the 'Avantgarde in Italian Car Design' exhibition in New York ) and the "Triagmos", the lack of association with the Lancia stand ( in separate halls ), it is not the launch that many had hoped for.

The car, based on the Thesis floorpan, has drawn praise for its styling and details. The clean, flowing lines give it an attractive "Grand Turismo" look and the attention-to-detail, especially in the neat front and rear lights have created an integrated design. The large Lancia grille gives it the "family" look, and it sits easily idenifiable with its Thesis heritage. Assisting Pier Luigi Carcenaro in the design has been Lancia designer Andrea Bassi who was involved with both the Dialogos and Nea concept cars. His influence can be seen especially in the rear end which is almost all Nea styling.

The Grandturismo follows an emergining trend of having much smaller rear hinged "suicide" doors which assist the Grandturismo to draw on the Dialogos' "living room" theme. The front lights follow the fashion of multiple internal bulbs, six separate bulbs illuminate the cars path. In fact Piero Luigi Carcenaro, one of the foremost proponents of the use of computers in car design is believed to have styled the lights for the new Ferrari Enzo.

Carcenaro seem convinced that this concept, which looks much more impressive in the flesh than photographs convey, will see production however and it has to be hoped that the project can move forward.