The results of the Stile Italiano Giovani 2008 design competition have been revealed. ANFIA (Association of the Automotive Industry) Italian Car Coachbuilders Group decided that the Porsche 917 Concept designed by Adriano Stellino is the winner of the contest, Lamborghini Lidia Concept by Luis G.Camino Calleja is the runner-up, while Shashwath Bloar’s Trioba 2+1 Concept came third.

The winner, the 917 Concept was designed to continue Porsche’s tradition, because, as we see, it inherited Le Mans 24 Hours winner’s car name. Its looks are great even though the conventional spoiler have been replaced by two wings, making the car more aggressive.

Everything was designed to reduce the weight of the car: even the dashboard, the steering wheel and the pedals were made of carbon fiber, not to speak about the bodywork. The rims are made of a mixture of carbon and magnesium. A camera positioned under the roof, has replaced the conventional rear mirrors.

An extreme sprtscar for the old ones: this is the Lamborghini Lidia, the runner-up in the Stile Italiano Giovani 2008 design competition. Though it is inspired by Spartan’s helmets in the “300″ movie and by elements of bullfighting the concept can be as well a family car thanks to the driving position and its loading capacity. Why inspired by bullfighting? Because “La Linda” means Art of Tauromanchy.

The 3rd place winner, the Trioba 2+1 Concept wants to get us closer to the nature. Inspired by organic shapes (Tri-OBA stands for Organic Biomorphic Asymmetric), Shalshwath Bolar thought that an asymmetrical body would be perfect for his design. Everything is asymmetrical about this car: the body panels, the hood, even the gool-wing door is asymmetrical, making the access to the cabin easy. Trioba 2+1 is powered by an electric powertrain based on Li-ion batteries and has a rear-wheel-drive transmission.