- Ferrari's design director, Flavio Manzoni penned the streamlined design for the spacecraft for fun
- A sci-fi fan, he was influenced by books and films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Flash Gordon
- Design borrows elements fromt he LaFerrari and FXX K supercars and looks a bit like a mantaray
Ferrari’s design director has imagined what a spacecraft would look like if it was designed by the famous Italian company.
Flavio Manzoni, who is a lifelong sci-fi fan, said the project was a bit of fun, but the results are breathtakingly beautiful.
The design for the spaceship includes signature shapes from some of Ferrari’s most impressive supercars and of course, a flash of red.
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Ferrari’s design director has imagined what a spacecraft would look like if it was designed by the famous Italian company (pictured)
The spacecraft, which was inspired by classic sci-fi books and films, started as a series of sketches and was then turned into a realistic-looking rendering, Formtrends.com reported.
Flavio Manzoni came up with the concept and then Guillaume Vasseur built the 3D model, with Guglielmo Galliano taking care of the rendering and post production.
The finished result looks sleek and streamlined but aggressive, and is recognisable as a Ferrari design despite the craft’s lack of wheels and prancing horse badge.
The front ‘spoiler’ of the craft bears some resemblance to one from a Formula One car, while the flicked wing and tail shapes look like they are borrowed from the LaFerrari and FXX K models.
The spacecraft, which was inspired by classic sci-fi books and films, started as a series of sketches (pictured) and was then turned into a realistic-looking rendering
Flavio Manzoni came up with the concept and then Guillaume Vasseur built the 3D model, with Guglielmo Galliano taking care of the rendering and post production
The spacecraft's wings seem to wrap round the lower part of the body and to give it a look that’s slightly similar in shape to a mantaray (a stock image is shown)
The body of the craft is subdivided into two, with a red 'line' running through the middle of its polished metal body.
Its wings seem to wrap round the lower part of the body and to give it a look that’s slightly similar in shape to a mantaray.
The craft may also seem slightly familiar to children of the 1980s, who have seen Disney’s Flight of the Navigator, because of its streamlined shape and metal body.
The front ‘spoiler’ of the craft bears some resemblance to one from a Formula One car, while the flicked wing and tail shapes look like they are borrowed from the LaFerrari and FXX K (pictured) models
The body of the craft is subdivided into two, with a red line running through the middle of its polished metal body. The front ‘spoiler’ of the craft bears some resemblance to one from a Formula One car
The craft may also seem slightly familiar to children of the 1980s, who have seen Disney’s Flight of the Navigator, because of its streamlined shape and metal body. A still from the film is pictured
Mr Manzoni said that his sci-fi infatuation started as a child in Sardinia and he thought a UFO would land on the roof of the apartment block he grew up in.
'I tried to imagine something that can fly in the future, since there will be less and less space available on the ground and I focused on creating a little craft that's different than my childhood dream, when I thought that a car of the future would slip on a cushion,' he said.
He was inspired by sci-fi films, books and comics, including Flash Gordon, Blade Runner and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The highly respected designer admits that he believes in aliens.
'I think it is possible that there are other beings in the universe - more or less evolved but I also think it's really difficult to intercept,’ he said.
The finished spacecraft design looks sleek and streamlined but aggressive, and is recognisable as a Ferrari design despite the craft’s lack of wheels and prancing horse badge, pictured here on the LaFerrari
Mr Manzoni said 'I tried to imagine something that can fly in the future, since there will be less and less space available on the ground and I focused on creating a little craft that's different than my childhood dream, when I thought that a car of the future would slip on a cushion.' This is the result
The design (pictured) was inspired by Mr Manzoni's love of sci-fi films, books and comics, including Flash Gordon, Blade Runner and 2001: A Space Odyssey
THE £1MILLION LAFERRARI: A BEAUTIFUL HYBRID
Ferrari launched its first ever hybrid - the LaFerrari in 2013, which cost £1 million.
It has an electric motor linked to a 6.3 litre petrol engine that propels it from rest to 62mph in under three seconds and to 124mph in under seven seconds.
With a top speed of 220mph, its lap time around Ferrari’s legendary Fiorano circuit is under 1 minute 20 seconds - 5 seconds faster than a Ferrari Enzo and more than 3 seconds faster than a the F12 Berlinetta.
Ferrari launched its first ever hybrid - the LaFerrari in 2013, which cost £1 million. It has an electric motor linked to a 6.3 litre petrol engine that propels it from rest to 62mph in under three seconds and to 124mph in under seven seconds
It has a bespoke seat moulded to the main driver, emits 330 g/km of CO2, which though low by supercar standards, is still much higher than an average hybrid car, and has a carbon fibre body and chassis.
It is powered by Ferrari’s hybrid petrol-electric energy recovery system called ‘HY-KERS.’
The powerful 6.3 litre V12 800 horse-power engine is coupled with a 120 Kw electric motor with power equivalent to about 40 electric kettles, as much horsepower as a family saloon.
Together this gives the LaFerrari a combined power output of 963 horsepower – equivalent to nearly ten Ford Fiestas - to drive the wheels.
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