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Friday, 31 October 2008

Honda The Great Race 2025 at LA Auto Show Design Challenge

Honda’s The Great Race 2025 concept was created for the 2008 LA Auto Show Design Challenge. Honda concept is designed to act as a vehicle to fulfill all the demands of a similar race in 2025. Competitors must circumnavigate the globe in 24 hours on land through the United States, by sea through Asia and by air over Europe.

The vehicle’s sonar/echolocation sensors are able to detect changes in speed, terrain, and altitude, allowing it to switch to any configuration. With experience in automotive, marine, robotics, and jet technologies already in place, Honda envisage a future vehicle in which any one of these areas can be conquered.

The whole idea for this Honda concept revolves around the great race in 1908, when 17 men dared to take on the “toughest race ever devised.” Spanning six months, the Great Race brought these men over 22,000 miles, through three continents and around the world.

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

Futuristic Enigma Car Project by Paul Howse

Designed by Paul Howse, The futuristic Enigma car project is intended to represent the height of automotive exclusivity. You could argue that the only thing that separates one Veyron or Phantom from the other is the color and trim that the first owner specifies from new, whereas with Enigma, the patination of the bronze on the roof of the car would develop with the owner over time.

When the car is sold to its next owner, it would be taken back to the factory, the body panels removed and would be retained as a piece of automotive sculpture for their beautiful landscaped gardens. The next owner would get a new piece of bronze to start their own story. Paul Howse, the designer, really wanted it to be like a sculpture on wheels, a work of art.

Word From The Designer "Paul Howse" :
Luxury doesn’t have to mean expense or extravagance. Moreover, in the fragility of 21st century consumerism, exclusivity could go much further, where its perceptual value increases over time and through an experience of the product. Just as classic watches and historic cars develop a story and history over time, the owner of a vehicle should feel this experience. A patination of material such as bronze, that is hand-crafted or develops over time and is unique to each ownership situation would bring a valid ‘local quality’ that could be argued as being lost in today’s globalized world.

Technology was also an important part of the project, in that being at the forefront of technology would allow an entirely new, exclusive proportion of vehicle. By using bio-electric hybrid technology in situated low down in the chassis, I was able to celebrate the lack of an internal combustion engine and create an entirely new proportion of vehicle.

The use of cameras and projections on the interior allows for the deletion of the traditional windscreen and allows the long, low, sculptural bonnet to run up over into the roof, uninterrupted. Again, something only exclusively possible with this car. I also wanted to emphasize the interior element, to show that it is cradled in the structure, a precious entity much like a Faberge egg. By suspending the interior in magnetic levitation it further separates it from the technical elements of the car whilst providing a truly serene ride quality.

As it is intended to be used only on special occasions and cosseted, it will be kept in a specifically designed building from which you can control the atmosphere the car is kept in and thus control the patination, much like a cigar humidor. The building will be covered in photo-voltaic solar panels and will be able to store up solar energy to be used to power the car. If energy levels drop, then it will run off the national grid, but otherwise it will be solely self-sufficient.

All of these factors should add up to truly unique, exclusive ownership experience, while a creating a mystique about the car, the like of which may not have been seen since the art deco period. Continue Reading.....

BMW New Mini Crossover Concept

BMW has come up with new Mini Crossover Concept which is truly an innovative body concept with fascinating outlook. It is a model with four drive wheels, four doors, and four single seats. Not only this, Mini Crossover offers unconventional storage option and a more athletic feel when you drive.

Car is made up of massive and matt polished aluminum. There is a folding roof cover and roof structure can be opened both from front as well as from the rear. So, overall anyone having this car is surely going to enjoy all the benefits of motoring together with complete comfort and pleasure.

Press Release :
The MINI brand is continuing its overwhelming story of success - now taking a new approach with the MINI Crossover Concept. This Design Study offers a fascinating outlook at a new facet of the brand powerfully expressed by a truly innovative body concept - the fourth body variant, to be precise, following the classic two-door, the MINI Convertible, and the MINI Clubman.

The MINI Crossover Concept is a new model variant for the first time measuring more than four metres in length, with four drive wheels, four doors and four single seats. These features alone place the new car right in the line of vision of new target groups seeking to combine the individual style of the brand with enhanced versatility within the interior and innovative functionality throughout.

A universal, multifunction fastening rail, the MINI Center Rail, extending between the seats on the centre console of the MINI Crossover Concept, offers not only offers unconventional storage options, but also provides a consistent link between the front row of seats and the rear.

A further highlight within the MINI interior is the innovative central instrument in three-dimensional finish, the MINI Centre Globe. This combined control and display unit formed as a globe featured for the first time in an automobile worldwide sets new standards for the integrated control of entertainment, communication, navigation, and vehicle functions.

The MINI Crossover reflects not only the potential of the MINI model family in growing further and further to new dimensions, but also the innovative power of MINI’s designers. In this case, the outlook at an additional MINI concept is enriched by a wide range of visions expressing a unique driving experience and way of life only a MINI is able to evoke.

All innovations presented in the MINI Crossover Concept are conceived to expand that characteristic MINI feeling by yet another new dimension. Continue Reading.....

Round Shaped Futuristic Vehicle by Matus Prochaczka

Check out this new concept of round shaped futuristic vehicle by Matus Prochaczka. You can easily fit yourself inside this vehicle and start riding it. This vehicle is surely going to give an amazing experience to anyone who will try it on roads. Its design is very unique and modern. This one-seater vehicle is going to revolutionize the present vehicle world. Without taking much space on roads, it will definitely prove to be a beneficial concept. Continue Reading.....

Versa-Quatic Futuristic Car Concept by Christopher Lavelanet

This Versa-Quatic Futuristic Car Concept was designed by Christopher Lavelanet. With the increasing competition in automated car concepts, Versa has come up with another great creation i.e. Versa-Quatic. It is a two-seater, battery powered and entertaining vehicle that has introduced a unique way of driving.

This vehicle will offer more physically active and sensually enchanting driving experience with the help of complete body motion. User will be seating in a motorcycle-like position by utilizing upper and lower body in a sliding motion to turn, speed up and stop the vehicle. The front-in wheel electric engine and battery pack makes this concept totally energy efficient and eco-friendly.

Concept Car, Moon Recreation Vehicle by Alberto Seco

Alberto Seco has introduced a concept of Moon Recreation Vehicle which consists of 4 different panels that can be assembled on the skeleton frame, suspension arms and wheels. The side panels are made up of glass in order to provide a bigger view to the passengers and the driver can also enjoy a big widescreen.

The vehicle has giant and strong wheels so that it can move easily on the waved and hilly surface of Moon. All the parts of this vehicle can be separated and would fit into the shuttle easily. Once astronauts reach on Moon, they can assemble it. Overall, the concept pretends to be friendly with the Moon environment.

Vehicle Concept: Moon Recreation Vehicle that allows exploration and cooperation with professional astronauts while minimizing influence on the environment. The self-leveling on the move provided by the suspension arms improve the conditions of transport and in addition it is intended to create the sensation of walking on the moon!

ENVIRONMENT: The relatively insignificant lunar atmosphere involves:

A. FRAGILITY
- Footprints must be reduced since they will last for thousands of years à Solution
- Dust thrown up from the wheels must be minimized à Solution

B. HOSTILITY
- Extreme temperatures varying from 100ºC to -173ºCà Solution
- Heterogeneous topography à Solution.

Electric Personal Vehicle Concept Car by Sergio Luna

This new car designer has introduced a car design that can save a lot of energy that is required to keep a car moving. According to the designer, it is a futuristic car for the year 2020. It is based on segway transport technology which is a complete solution for traffic as well as contamination problems.

The car is powered by 4 electric motors i.e. two in each wheel and it also has batteries for keeping the energy. Car is really very small in size and runs on 2 wheels only with a seating arrangement for one person. If you are the only one to travel daily then why to purchase a family car, go for this one.

Designer : Sergio Luna Continue Reading.....

RD 3 Wheels Vehicle Concept

RD concept car is designed for single passenger and best suited for large routes. The main feature of this car is that it works mainly through articulation that not only gives direction but also makes it capable of compacted during high traffic and low speeds. Therefore, this vehicle remains low at the high speed and also displays information required during a trip by voice command by the driver. RD would be very convenient in the busy roads and is perfect for traveling in suburbs or long distance areas. While driving, you are definitely going to feel speed, comfort and space.

Designer : Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar.