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TORINO, Italy, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Pininfarina celebrates another important milestone in its history: half a

century of excellence in aerodynamic and aeroacoustic research. In 1972,

exactly 50 years ago, Pininfarina became a leader in this sector when then

Chairman Sergio Pininfarina inaugurated the Wind Tunnel in Grugliasco, near

Turin. It was Italy's first wind tunnel to be built for testing full-scale

cars, at the time one of only seven in the world.

The Wind Tunnel has always been a cutting-edge strategic tool for OEMs in the

automotive sector. The advent of electric mobility, introducing new challenges

in the field of aerodynamic and aeroacoustic development, has made it even more

decisive in the search for increasing autonomy and interior comfort. The Wind

Tunnel has also proved to be a powerful tool for testing and developing

products across all sectors in which Pininfarina is fully committed. Examples

include aircrafts, high-speed trains, yachts, buildings, wind engineering,

industrial design and sporting goods.

"The Wind Tunnel has given our Company a considerable competitive edge, being

the only design company to own one. Born as a tool with which Pininfarina

developed its own projects, today it's a strategic asset for the Group, thus

expanding the portfolio of services that we offer to the market: an activity

that supports other sectors beyond the automotive, from transportation to

architecture, from nautical to industrial design", CEO Silvio Pietro Angori.

The Pininfarina Wind Tunnel, which also boasts a new logo made especially for

its first 50 years, is future-oriented. Its testing capabilities are being

constantly improved thanks to the development of innovative measurement

techniques in both the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic fields. It's also one of

the few in the world to have a TGS - Turbulence Generator System able to create

various conditions of controlled turbulence, associated with gusts of wind,

overtaking manoeuvres, cross winds and vortices generated by cars ahead. The

Ground Effect Simulation System, instead, allows faithfully reproducing real

vehicle motion conditions.  

"I am very proud to share with you the celebrations for something that was born

out of my Father's genius. Without a doubt Pininfarina has a real passion for

aerodynamics. And it's a passion that has lasted more than 50 years, long

before my father decided to build this structure. It all began with my

grandfather Pinin, whose visionary intuition in aerodynamics is exemplified

since the Lancia Aprilia Aerodinamica produced in 1936," said Chairman Paolo

Pininfarina.

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Source:  Pininfarina