Volkswagen Orbit (1986)
The Volkswagen Orbit is a concept car by styling house Italdesign shown at the 1986 Turin Motor Show. It shouldn't be confused with another Volkswagen Orbit concept shown in 1991.
Overview
Background
The Orbit was a further refinement of previous Italdesign concepts such as the Alfa Romeo New York Taxi, Lancia Megagamma, Capsula and Together. The concept was built on a Volkswagen [Golf Mk2] platform, specifically the new Syncro. The goal was to produce a car around 4 metres in length. The concept was 15cm taller than the existing Volkswagen Golf and featured a large amount of glass.The Orbit would be developed further into the Italdesign Machimoto, shown the same year.