Fiat Ritmo in Kaeve Highlight video on car design icons | Niels van Roij Design

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Welcome to this newest episode of Kaeve Highlight. In this series about car design gems we will walk you through some of the design highlights of new cars available. Let us know what you think of this very special Italian car and get in touch if you are interested in buying this.

[@kriskross63]

Another great review explaining the great design of the Fiat Ritmo! Thank you, Sir!

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@giuseppelavecchia775]

Bellissimo video,dedicato a questa gran macchina,lo merita!

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Many thanks indeed. Much appreciated.

[@yourtypicalgerman]

Love it, still have a 85 S today.

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Thanks for sharing your story! Enjoy your example!

[@N1kk3l]

I've been eagerly awaiting that one. In my own opinion the Ritmo is an underappreciated design classic, inside and out. It's the Olivetti Lettera 32 of cars :)

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

It is! Lovely piece of car design - thanks for tuning in!

[@77funtomas]

1983 Diesel CL my father bought in 1990. Amazing 1.7 D developing astonishing 55Bhp🤭. But I loved it. In 1991 at the age of 14 I learned to drive cars on it😉

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Thanks for sharing! Much appreciated. Hope you’re enjoying the channel!

[@phrodendekia]

Fiat 1.7 Diesel engine, such a reliable engine.

[@claudiakramer4516]

So your point about creating visual Mass in the surfacing to imply that the structure has some strength is what is likely missing on the current Mercedes-Benz models.

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Well spotted. Indeed this is an issue. Bar the fact the MB team sadly seems to have lost all connection to their past. Which, being the inventor of the car, is quite a daft way of going about, one could argue. The point being that this incredible heritage of MB needs to be visible in their design, needs to be communicated through design. One of the "tricks" communicating a feeling of solidity and strenght is through the facets pointed out in this Fiat design. Thanks for tuning in! Make sure you see the newest Kaeve Highlight video today!

[@interceptordave]

Great video, nice discussion on the critical elements of the external design, pity you didn't show the interior and the dash - the choke handle was novel in the way it was hinged in the dash moulding. The piano backing track is very loud over your voice - I don't think your videos need music on them!

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We’re trying to keep the videos to relatively short spans. Maybe next time we should go for a separate video on the interior.

[@roarpal6314]

Fiat should bring back the ritmo again

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Could be cool right?!

[@michaelkilbride2927]

They rusted as you looked at them cheap Russian steel bad fuse box caused a lot of electrical faults a bad car looked nice but a a heap of shit

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Haha, there is indeed a vast difference between good design and good engineering. Thank you for tuning in!

[@clivebrackstone1896]

STRADA IN THE UK LOVE. NOT STRATA 😂😂😂😂

[@NielsvanRoijDesign]

Thank you for tuning in to our channel, glad you enjoyed the Strada - which is what was said. ;-)