Glow in the Dark Aston Martin DBS / Nevana Designs
Nevana Designs adorned this Aston Martin DBS with a special glow-in-the-dark paint for The Gumball 3000 team rally. The special paint contains a product called Strontium Aluminate that stores sunlight during the day and then reflects it at night. You may have seen this paint finish on the Nissan LEAF but when applied to a DBS the […]
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An Alternate Vision for Formula One / Andries van Overbeeke
“THERE ONCE WAS a time when the racing world was ruled by savage beasts. They were captured just before the snowy season, when noble brave men had one winter to tame this creature. After months of championship battle, a handful of the best animals were kept for another winter of training, while the others were […]
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Alpine Vision GT / Renault
The Alpine vision Gran Turismo stands at the crossroads of the past, present and future, at the frontier between motorsport and road cars. it also provides a link between the virtual and real worlds. indeed, the end result is so stunning that we couldn’t resist producing an actual full-scale model of it! the Restival Automobile […]
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RedShift / BRD Motocycles
San Francisco based startup, BRD developed a pair of groundbreaking electric motocross bikes, the Redshift MX and Redshift SM. The team at BRD was focused on building a faster bike, leveraging the advantages of an electric platform. The bikes are 30% lighter than competing motocross bikes and offer a perfectly responsive torque. Additionally, DARPA has selected the Redshift […]
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Quant-e-sportlimousine / Tüv Süd
making its official debut at the 2014 geneva motor show in march, the QUANT e-sportlimousine has now been officially approved by tüv süd in munich for use on public roads. built around a monocoque composed of carbon-fibre structures, the intelligent four seater electric sportscar boasts gull-wing doors and features an innovative drive-train concept with four electric motors (one per wheel). it...
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Lotus C-01 / Daniel Simon
We have worked hard to create a motorcycle with very distinctive features such as a clean main body, an extremely low side profile, a bold stance, a unique air intake, logical partline solutions and clean graphics. via The Verge. Renowned British sportscar manufacture, Lotus will produce its very first motocycle. The C-01 will feature a carbon fiber and […]
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911 Targa / Porsche
Porsche has built the most beautiful 911 Targa in a generation, a gorgeous throwback to the 1967 original that opens and closes in a mesmerizing mechanical ballet that took three years to engineer. Frankly, we weren’t expecting much from the Targa. Although the original was a clever sidestep around impending safety regulations, later models were simply […]
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Twin Z Concept Car / Renault x Ross Lovegrove
By examining nature, it’s systems and energy transactions this project intends to bring awareness and understanding of those phenomena and their current impact. Working with contemporary computational design methods and using parametric models, Ross Lovegrove and his studio’s intention is to reveal natures underlying blueprints and transfer them into a new design language. Therefore these...
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Urbee 2 (1,200-Pound 3D-Printed Car) / Kor Ecologic
Urbee’s approach to maximum miles per gallon starts with lightweight construction – something that 3-D printing is particularly well suited for. The designers were able to focus more on the optimal automobile physics, rather than working to install a hyper efficient motor in a heavy steel-body automobile. As the Urbee shows, making a car with […]
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Volkswagen XL1
PRESS RELEASE Volkswagen to produce XL1 by handcrafting-like production methods at its Osnabrück plant in Germany XL1 is the most aerodynamic production car ever 0.9 litre combined fuel consumption was a vision – now it is a reality Wolfsburg, 21 February 2013 – The XL1 from Volkswagen is the most fuel-efficient production car in the […]
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LaFerrari (Electric Supercar) / Ferrari Motors
This solution has not involved any increase in the car’s dimensions or its wheelbase and has, in fact, helped lower its centre of gravity. The F1 dual-clutch gearbox is coupled with the electric motor and an auxiliary electric motor replaces the traditional alternator, thus saving weight and reducing the overall dimensions of the packaging. In […]
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$3.9 Million Veneno for 50th Anniversary / Lamborghini
The Lamborghini Veneno is consistently focused on optimum aerodynamics and cornering stability, giving the Veneno the real dynamic experience of a racing prototype, yet it is fully homologated for the road. The systematic, carbon-fiber, lightweight design is not only visible, it is also evident on the scales: With a power-to-weight ratio of 1.93 kg/hp (4,25 […]
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