Perfect Aerodynamics And Colossal Efficiency In Volkswagen XL1. The visionary goal of Volkswagen, stated at the beginning of 2000, was to bring a production car to the market that would be practical in everyday use with fuel consumption of one litre per 100 km. And recently Volkswagen has unveiled the XL1 2014, a car of the future, built for today. The car combines high-tech lightweight design (795 kg) and tremendous efficiency: perfect aerodynamics (Cd 0.189) and a low centre of gravity make it an automotive hero following pure sports car design principles. The XL1 is the most aerodynamic production car ever: 3,888 mm long, 1,665 mm wide and just 1,153 mm tall, just to compare a purebred sports car like today’s Porsche Boxster is 129 mm taller (1,282 mm).
The plug-in hybrid system – consisting of a two-cylinder TDI engine (35 kW / 48 PS), E-motor (20 kW / 27 PS), 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) and lithium-ion battery – all make it possible for the vehicle to emit just 21 g/km of CO2. Bugatti EB.LA In The Jean Bugatti Prospective Style. The designer’s (Marian Hilgers from University of Pforzheim) idea behind this vehicle was to imagine the Bugatti Veyron of today with the innovative vision of Jean Bugatti.
The Bugatti EB.LA is 4.62 meters long, 1.2 meters tall, and almost 2 meters wide having the side wings to provide the downforce to the vehicle while letting it remain very light. Hence, Bugatti EB.LA weights about 750 kg and embraces 600 horsepower with the help of the supercharged 4 cylinder engine and two electric motors in the front wheels. What’s more, Bugatti EB.LA has a driver’s seat at the center and two passenger seats backing it up on both sides.Via: AutoMotto.com. The Amazing Self-Parking Car. Futuristic & Smart Fiat Eye For A Single Rider. The concept Fiat Eye personal vehicle by Dinard Da Mata has elliptical wheels making the tires rotate in synchronized treadmill rotation that allows around the axis turns and other irregular moves. The smart car is balanced gyroscopically and provided with the technology monitoring the surrounding situation and adapting its balance accordingly. Its navigation mechanisms are placed ergonomically.
What’s also important, the Fiat Eye is eco-friendly as it has electric propulsion. Via: tuvie.com. Tokyo Motor Show 2013: Toyota Concept Cars – FV2, FCV Concept. OCE (One Common Energy) Electric Car Concept. This new car concept which was a participant at the Michellin challenge design 2009 is one that is modern in functions yet contemporary in design. The car runs on the new energy system known as OCE or One Common Energy wherein the complete system runs on the same type of smart battery. The system consists of a battery, CPU with customized interface for user communication and function which in itself can replace the need for the regular battery, engine and other control systems found in today’s cars. The car has been designed by Korean born Yongbang Ho.
(Click the image for bigger view) Designer : Yongbang Ho. Peugeot EX1 Concept - французский электромобиль, покоривший Нюрбургринг. Французская компания Peugeot в 2010 году показала миру свой великолепнейший концепт - Peugeot EX1 Concept, на который возлагались огромные надежды. Сама модель автомобиля была разработана к 200-летию марки Peugeot. Стоит отметить, что этот автомобиль сейчас претендует на звание самого быстрого электромобиля в мире. А всё потому, что французам наконец-таки удалось создать быстрый автомобиль, который способен побивать рекорды.
Сам же рекорд был установлен на немецкой автотрассе, расположенной неподалёку от города Нюрбург. Стефане Кайллет, технический директор данного концерна, умудрился преодолеть опаснейшую автотрассу мира всего за 9 минут и 1 секунду, что на 50 секунд быстрее предыдущего рекорда, установленного британским Mini E Race. Отверстие в переднем бампере не защищено абсолютно ничем.
Со стороны технического оснащения, автомобиль не самый мощный – 340 лошадиных сил. Why Concept Cars Are Going Nowhere - Creditplus. Another year of international car shows spells another round of scantily-clad girls stripping the covers away to reveal motoring’s gorgeous, pouting future. Festooned in swathes of dry ice and heralded by pumping muzak, auto makers spend millions each year on these forward-looking statements. Empty Statements But while there are concept cars that indicate serious intent and direction, the show halls are also a dumping ground for empty statements – clever ideas that promise breakthroughs in green technology, performance and practicality yet more often than not, ideas destined to remain as static as the models on show. In the absence of real cars actually scheduled to sell, concept cars make great space fillers – proof that the design department is doing something for its swish studios and fat pay cheques.
The Buick Y-Job, the first ever concept car. Rewind to 1940 and the model acclaimed as the world’s first concept, the Buick Y-Job, was a case in point. (Il)logical Visions. Студент разработал концептуальный электромобиль (5 фото + видео) | Autozoo.ru - Блог об автомобилях. 22-летний студент тайванского университета разработал очень интересный концептуальный одноместный автомобиль, чем заинтересовал немецких ученых. По идее, Insecta Concept должен приводиться в действие четырьмя электродвигателями, которые также смогут еще и изменять дорожный просвет и жесткость подвески. Естественно, этот концепт на всегда останется концептом, но в действии его можно увидеть на видео далее.
TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Mazda’s Futuristic KAAN Racer. Mazda’s aggressively styled KAAN concept vehicle represents an innovative foray into the future of racing. A finalist in this year’s Design Los Angeles Automobile Design Challenge, the all-electric car envisions a transit system where vehicles are propelled by roadways imbued with “a sub-level electro conductive polymer” powered by solar panel farms in the Mojave desert. The emission-free vehicle sports a sleek aerodynamic profile and is powered by electric motors encased within wheels infused with electric pickups.
This year’s Design Los Angeles Automobile Design Challenge featured some incredible concept cars that sought to define the future of racing. What was remarkable about the competition was that the car designers needed to not only design the car of the future, but the actual racing system itself. The team created a series of sleek vehicles that race in groups in order to improve the aerodynamics of the team. . + Mazda KAAN Via Dvice. Infiniti Emerg-E concept gets unveiled before Geneva, is it the 'green' supercar you've been waiting for?
Despite parent company Nissan's penchant for forward-thinking electric mobility, its luxury division, Infiniti, hasn't gotten much love from us thus far, chiefly due to its reluctance to play in the EV and plug-in hybrid spaces that we cover. That friends, will change at the upcoming Geneva Auto Show with the unveiling of the absolutely gorgeous Emerg-E concept. We don't have much more info on offer other than a bevy of official shots, but with looks like that, how could we not keep a watchful eye out for its March debut? You'll find another snap of its interior after the break, and those with more time (and privacy) ought to peep the upcoming E-tron and i8 competitor over at Autoblog. Comments. Gorgeous Mercedes-Benz Electric Concept Could Be Spiderman's New Ride. Designed for the grueling 24-hour LeMans car race, Mercedes-Benz’s newest electric concept is far from conventional.
Built by Turkish born, Milan based designer Ozgun Culam, the race car looks like it belongs more on the set of the next Spiderman movie than on the track. (You just have to change the orange paint job to the appropriate red.) Time to forget about the Batwing. The gaps in the side of the car (you know, where one normally puts doors) serve to funnel in air, keeping the brake ducts from overheating.
Each wheel gets its own electric engine,according to AutoMotto, while large spoilers keep the car on the ground. As electric cars move into the mainstream, the concepts get wilder. The Bugatti Gangloff Concept. Image: Bentleys of the future design concepts, size: 1024 x 570, type: gif, posted on: February 1, 2010, 4:45 pm - MotorAuthority. Flying Cars: Audi Calamaro Flying Concept Car Takes Future Design Competitions To Higher Level.
Green Solution Of Your Transport Problems. Just think of some brand new green solution of the numerous present-day transport problems! The Folding Electric Vehicle is a compact and speedy means of transportation, that can easily solve your problems, like traffic jams, little parking space. This green technology could even substitute cars and public transport! Via: yankodesign.com. Land Airbus The Future Of The City. Virtually Real BMW Pario 3.0. BMW Pario 3.o is a virtual reality private vehicle created by BMW and Intel-Works India to travel from the seaside city to the recreation ocean islands. Harvey Rabenjamina designed this concept to travel in the new futuristic world and regain the joy of travel with the next level of driving each time anew.
This futuristic vehicle is compiled of nanorobots which use digital info, arrange themselves, and generate material creating lustrous design. Via: TUVIE.com. Sportscar Concept By Giampiero Sbrizzi Turns Vibrations Into Energy. Inspired by music, Giampiero Sbrizzi has presented a Pininfarina Chords Concept, a future sportscar, that features similar vibration strings system, which is produced by musical instruments. Due to the innovative technology (Mini Energy Harvest) developed at MIT this car transforms any low frequency vibrations coming from those strings into energy.
The strings are set to the car’s exterior elements that are made in mahogany; the body panels are made from carbon fiber and composite plastics. This smart car concept seems pretty compact, its overall size is: 3,850mm (L) x 1,650mm (W) x 1,300mm (H).Via:tuvie.com. Re-skin Your Bike. The main idea behind the MOOBY bike concept designed by Madella Simone is to enable the rider to easily re-skin your ride with personalized graphics.This single-speed bike rethinks the structure of the urban commuter as a paneled, modular system.
If you want the bike to to give the best fit to your taste and mood, you can switch out the side plates to change the color, material and the overall appearance.Via:yankodesign.com. Tronatic Everia Concept Car. A French design studio that specializes in 2D and 3D visualization, Tronatic Production, has recently presented their vision of a French muscle car. The concept is actually an improved Atmos project, already built as a full scale prototype. The French electric muscle car combines muscular and aggressive aesthetics with the philosophy of Atmos. The Tronatic Everia Concept features the classic lines of a coupe, a more aggressive front and a tail which is blended with the lines of rood in a similar way as in the iconic American fastback of 60s.
The concept is mainly aimed at showcasing design studio’s digital imaging and design capabilities, so it’s not clear yet, whether a prototype version of the concept will be ever built.Via:autochunk.com. Flashy Futuristic Bike. Recycled Materials Only For A Supercar Concept By Peugeot. Extreme Aerodynamics Due To Unique Roof Surface. Mithos Electromagnetic Vehicle: Supercar Of The Future. Bugatti EB.LA In The Jean Bugatti Prospective Style.
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