The Torch realized by Pininfarina is a concentrate of competence of the well-know Torino’s brand, Official Supplier of Torino 2006.
In base of the partnership with Toroc, in fact Pininfarina is responsible of the design, the engineering and the production of 12.000 numbered Olympic Torch and 150 Paralympic Torch.
Compared to the Torch of Athens 2004, the flame designed by Pininfarina had to respect requirement far stricter. The performances required by Toroc, suggested also by the problems come up with the Athens’ Torch, had leaded to prefer a fine-looking flame with great visibility and resistance to a more fragile and light one. More in details, the requirements for the Olympic Torch by Pininfarina were: visibility to the distance of 100 meters also in the daylight, resistance to rain, snow, temperatures from –20°C to +25°C, to the wind up to 120 km/h to altitudes up to 5000 meters.
In December Pininfarina’s Torch obtained the award “Lorenzo il Magnifico”, the highest recognition of the Biennale, with the following motivation: ”Lorenzo de Medici ‘Il Magnifico’ bows before the beauty of pure synthesis of the Olympic Torch born from the multiform Turin-type genius and from the sublime Master of design, Pininfarina”.
