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Walter de'Silva
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Walter Maria de’Silva (born February 27 1951 in Lecco, Italy) is an car designer from Italy, currently in charge of SEAT, Audi and Lamborghini design. His first work for Audi was the restyling of the Audi A4.
De’Silva first came into notoriety for designing the Alfa Romeo 156 and 147. From Alfa, he was poached by SEAT, where he designed the current incarnations of the León and Toledo, employing the same sporty design philosophy.
De’Silva's first design since becoming head of styling for Lamborghini was the 2006 Lamborghini Miura concept, first shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January.
His favourite car is the new Audi A5, which will be launched in the year 2007.
