Archive for the 'Special Cars' Category

Loremo – lightness of being

By Aida on March 16, 2006

The Loremo design is based on a simple linear cell steel structure: the patented chassis with its three straight longitudinal girders and one central transverse girder weighs only 95 kg. The steel girders provide Loremo with the required stability and safety. This clever principle of construction allows for a great crumple zone of 600 mm.
The [...]

Vehicles Owned by Billionaires

By Aida on March 12, 2006

The cars and trucks driven by those in the Top 10 of the 2005 Forbes list was, in short, shocking. You won’t find a Bugatti, Ferrari or BMW driven by these billionaires. But you will find a Lincoln, a Mazda, even a Dodge and Ford. It seems that for the super-rich, a vehicle is seen [...]

2006 Saab Aero X

By ovisopa on March 2, 2006

The Saab Aero X concept harnesses the power of Saab’s aviation and Scandinavian roots to make a unique statement in performance car design. Conceived as a study to explore future design directions, its innovative features preview the development of an enhanced design language that will inspire future Saab products.
As one [...]

Space for Outstanding Personalities

By Aida on February 23, 2006

At the Mondial Automobile 2004 in Paris, Mercedes-Benz unveiled four new vehicles to experts, the press and the general public. The presentation aimed to highlight the vision cars, without upstaging the production launches. Film, lighting and audio interacted to create a succession of new moods that underscored the personalities of the individual products, ensuring that [...]

Lexus LF-A Concept Car

By Aida on February 21, 2006

While the LF-A concept makes a major statement about how the Toyota brand would define exotic sports car performance, it was conceived to express the company’s new styling philosophy, “L-finesse,” which is based on concepts of dynamism and inherent contrast between simplicity and elegance. Simplicity, in form and function, reflects styling that is uncluttered and [...]

Jeep Hurricane

By Aida on February 21, 2006

The purpose of the Hurricane project was to design the most maneuverable, most capable, and most powerful 4×4 ever. The exploration resulted in a twin-engine fully-functional concept vehicle with the ability to turn on its own axis. Adding to the vehicle’s maneuverability is its ability to crab steer (all four wheels can turn up to [...]