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Italians turn design on head once more for the Geneva show; Giugiaro will try to reset Alfa...

Byline: Luca Ciferri

Giorgetto Giugiaro, one of the world's leading car designers, intends to revolutionize Alfa Romeo's lineup for a second time.

Giugiaro created a showstopper at the Geneva auto show two years ago with his Alfa Romeo Brera concept.

Now he has penned a potential new sporty flagship for Alfa Romeo that will be unveiled at next month's Geneva auto show.

Giugiaro's Visconti concept car is a large sedan that would rival Audi's flagship A8 or BMW's 7 series.

Alfa does not have such an upper-premium model in its f

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