Donato Coco Explained

Donato Coco is an Italian car designer born in Foggia, Apulia, Italy in 1956.^[1] He is known for designing automobiles for Citroën, but even more well-known for designing some of Ferrari's recent cars.^[2]

Coco was Head of Design at Lotus from 2009 to November 2014.^[3]

His works include:

• Ferrari 458^[4]
• Ferrari California^[5]
• Citroën ZX at Bertone^[6]
• Citroën Xsara Picasso^[7]
• Citroën C3 Lumière concept, Citroën C3 Air concept and Citroën C3 Pluriel concept^[8]
• Citroën C2^[9]
• Citroën C1^[10]
• Citroën C3^[11] (First generation)
• Citroën C3 Pluriel^[12]
• Citroën C4^[13]
• Ocqueteau RC10^[14]

Notes and References

1. News: Lotus Hires Former, Mercedes benz BMW and Ferrari Executives. 2010-12-03. 2010-12-10. The New York Times. Phil. Patton.
2. Web site: Donato Coco Lotus Director of Design. racecar-engineering.com . 2020-12-14.
3. Web site: 2014-10-23. Lotus names Carr as new design chief. 2021-10-11. Automotive News Europe. en.
4. Web site: 2009-12-17. Ex-Ferrari designer new Lotus director. 2022-02-19. Drive. en-AU.
5. Web site: Donato Coco Lotus Director of Design. racecar-engineering.com. 19 March 2024.
6. Web site: Julian . Marsh . ZX Prototypes . Citroenet.org.uk . 2023-07-25.
7. Web site: Popa. Dan. Donato Coco: “Suivre son goût sans être pollué par les tendances”. 2021-05-23. www.journalauto.com.
8. Web site: Baruffaldi. Silvia. 2003-08-20. Citroën Pluriel, the return of fantasy. 2021-05-23. Auto&Design. en-US.
9. Web site: Citroën C2 (2003–2009). 2020-12-14. Motor Car History. en-gb.
10. Web site: Citroën C1 (2005–14). 2022-07-12. Autocade. en-gb.
11. Web site: Donato Coco, designer des petites Citroën. 2021-05-23. Le Soir Plus. fr.
12. Web site: SPIEGEL. Jürgen Pander, DER. Citroën C3 Pluriel: Das Ikea-Prinzip. 2021-05-23. www.spiegel.de. de.
13. Web site: CITROEN C4 Review. 13 July 2023. 27 August 2009. Alex. Oagana. Autoevolution.
14. Web site: RC10 Ocqueteau, look agressif sur une carène qui a fait ses preuves. 2021-10-11. Bateaux.com. fr.