Events & Tours
MAUTO Roarington Experience Space. Challenge and pleasure, open today in Turin
Legend and tarmac meet inside Turin's MAUTO — where a Lotus 25 awaits, and perfection is measured in tenths of a second.
The 1000 Miglia, the great circuits, the classic cars certified to compete in the "most beautiful race in the world," and the authentic Digital Twins of automobiles that entered legend through their victories — these form the heart of the MAUTO Roarington Experience Space, open today to visitors at the celebrated Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile. In the Museum's spectacular entrance area, the permanent Roarington Experience Space installation offers the chance to take the wheel of two sophisticated simulators — one in Pininfarina green, one in Zagato red — for a genuinely immersive experience. Born from an idea by Benedetto Camerana, architect and President of Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, the MAUTO Roarington Experience Space was developed in collaboration with Roarington and designed by media artist and designer Nik Hafermaas. The installation rests on an innovative concept that reaches beyond conventional driving simulation: the experience is built around the principles of peripheral vision, with content generated and processed in real time that responds dynamically to the act of driving. Through a system of LED columns surrounding the area, the environment becomes an advanced perceptual platform, amplifying the sensation of movement and immersion and drawing in not only the person at the wheel but the audience watching each driving session.
With an instructor on hand, and the option in early sessions of following the line marked on the asphalt to indicate the ideal trajectory, those at the wheel familiarise themselves with the simulator within seconds and gradually discover how faithfully it replicates the behaviour of the car being driven. An example? Today, Sunday 7 June, the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco is being contested. After watching the race inside the Museum, why not take the wheel of Jim Clark's Lotus 25 and run a session through the streets of the Principality, between the barriers of the most celebrated street circuit in the world in its 1960s configuration? The simulator will be automatically calibrated to reproduce the handling and braking character of the 1962 Lotus 25. The setup and performance shift entirely if the choice falls instead on the Lancia D24 Sport, the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante, or the Fiat Turbina — genuine Digital Twins of cars on display at the MAUTO.
