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It’s been awhile since we heard from Ciprian Andrus, that’s why we are very pleased to feature his latest design with all of you. It’s a Lamborghini Murcielago Bodykit, let us know your opinion about this car modification ideas.

This body kit brings the aerodynamic efficiency of a racing to the road. The form pursues of this modification is to bring exceptional dynamics, optimum downforce with minimal drag and perfect cooling of the high-performance engine. It has a cut arrow-shaped front end and the interplay between razor-sharp lines and precise surfaces.

The entire front end has been laid out for perfect airflow and down-force. Just like the front end, the rear has also been optimized for underbody aerodynamics and high speed cornering stability. The smooth underbody transitions into a substantial diffuser framing the exhaust pipe. Characteristic for the body-kit is the Y shape reverse of the angular headlamps. The rear lights, including brake lights, indicator lights and fog lights, pick up the Y shape.

Designer : Ciprian Andrus

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Short track speed skating is a high-speed sport – reaching up to speeds over 40 miles per hour. Many of the accidents occur during competitions. The athletes are exposed to serious head injuries when they hit their head against the ice or the soft pads in the ice rink. Due to numerous races throughout each year, the helmet is exposed to multiple impacts.

Aiguille is a high performance headgear for short track speed skaters. The user is a professional athlete who participates in competitions. The athlete only uses the headgear during these high performance races. This headgear not only reduces drag, but also delivers confidence in the rink.

Designer : Mathias Hintermann

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BMW has announced that U.S. Med’s Bobsled Team will participate at FIBT World Cup using BMW M2 2-Man Bobsled. It’s been designed and developed in collaboration with USA Bobsled & Skeleton Federation (USBSF), BMW managed to apply world-class design with high-tech engineering to redesign two-man sled with hope of helping team USA to get its first Olympic gold medal. The head coach of U.S. men’s bobsled has said that the testing result looked promising, however, the true speed is determined in the competition.

BMW has utilized intelligent lightweight materials with optimized aerodynamics design for this new sled. The weight distribution is configured to optimize the balance of the regulation’s mandated sled weight. The result is BMW M2 2-Man Bobsled with lighter body shell and low, centralized center of gravity for faster performance.

Designer : BMW

The Vortex F1 is a high performance specialty vehicle built on a space frame chassis. It was first debuted in Las Vegas at the 2010 SEMA show, powered by a 2.0L Turbocharged engine, this vehicle is able to reach 0 to 60 mph in under 3 seconds.

The body was designed to convey the sexiness of power and performance with shapes, lines, and details that support the critical function of heat intake and extraction. Examples of this are the sculptural surfaces that lead the cool air into the large side scoop. These cars expel hot air from the engine then make their way out the beautiful extractor outlets on the engine hood and rear fascia.

Designer : Troy Trinh

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Futuristic TriMove motorbike is a three-wheel concept vehicle that utilizes electromechanical technology to support any complex movement in any part of its body and wheel. As you can see here, the three wheels are arranged in triangle shape to keep the balance while not on-the-move. Its 3 disc braking system means it requires less braking space. Equipped with 2 LCD display, driver can easily see any information about the bike such as current speed, battery life and time.

There are many 3-wheelers out there which offer weird and bad design with many exposed elements, some even difficult to lean into corners. TriMove motorbike features narrow body that provides agility and aerodynamic styling you would expect from a fierce motorbike.

Designer : Mohammad Ghezel

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Abarth 500 Roadster has been designed based on the iconic 500 Fiat. It aims for young generations; that’s why the design boasts sporty and modern style. You can read the explanation from the designer below.

The Abarth 500 roadster is a stile exercise of the iconic vehicle 500 Fiat, created by Madeindreams Studio with their team of automotive designers along with some students of the Transportation and Automobile Design Master Course of Politecnico di Milano directed by prof. Fausto Brevi.

Madeindreams Studio created the Alias Automotive Training Centre to fill the gap between University and Design Center of major automotive brands. It is addressed to youth and recent graduates for the professional training in the automotive field.

The goal of the Abarth 500 roadster project was to give a complete experience of the design process to the students making the internship at Madeindreams Studio, in which they learn how to build a virtual model of a car in team with senior designers and under the supervision of our Training Center director, Ginevra Gatto.

Designer : Madeindreams Studio

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Futuristic Nike One 2022 Racing Car has been designed for driving simulator Grand Turismo 4. Phil Frank, the principal of Phil Frank Design, LLC explained that Nike One 2022 boasts dramatic and futuristic technology of Nike One with its athletic focus, stretched surfaces and less-is-more philosophy, just like the principles from Bill Bowerman, Nike founder. Since Nike is an athletic company, this futuristic vehicle was designed and developed from that perspective, instead of building just another fast car, the design team took the inspiration and learned from the human body, its motion and dynamics.

“The wide and narrow track widths of the car for instance are directly inspired by a sprinter in the starting blocks” explains Asano, one of Phil Frank design team, “even the asymmetric tire profile comes from the human form”. “All these design elements are there for a functional performance reason” adds Frank, “right down to the dynamic motion control of the suspension”. The Nike ONE’s innovative suspension mimics tension in the muscles and takes advantage of the asymmetric tire profile to have extreme negative camber in a straight line for minimized rolling resistance on the motorcycle like section and then maximum positive camber when cornering or breaking.

Designer : Phil Frank Design, LLC
Producer and Project Management: Asano & Co.
Art Director and Image Design: Mitch Morse
Renderings: Toru Kosaka

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Showcased at Geneva Motor Show 2012, Valmet Dawn futuristic electric vehicle demonstrated how electric components can be integrated into innovative hovercraft like vehicle without compromising its style. This vehicle was one of major attractions during the show, it was Valmet Dawn world premiere, so you can guess how visitors were captivated by the futuristic look of this electric vehicle. Although the EV components are exposed on the body, they actually what make Dawn attracting so many attentions from the public and media.

Despite many positive comments, there are also some comments that point out how impractical this vehicle is. Well, if you think the same, just for you know, this concept is not a car nor planned to be manufactured somewhere in the future. Aimo Ahlman, the Vice President of Product Development said that Valmet Dawn was only a demonstrator to illustrate how Valmet Automotive’s engineering services can combine current EV technology with a visionary design.

From : Valmet

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Sunrise Solar Powered Thermal Airship has been designed to achieve airborne missions based on low speeds and long flight duration for e.g. observations, expeditions, patrolling, filming or simply for recreational. Compared to Helium, Sunrise offers lower performance however since it utilizes hot-air as its lifting gas, this transportation dramatically reduces operational costs. The Fresnel lens inside this hot-air balloon concentrates the sunlight to heat up air into a focal point that not only to create buoyancy that generates lift but also to fuel heat-powered Stirling engine for propulsion. Sunrise is equipped with 2-axis sun tracking system that allows for the lens to constantly face the sun.

Designer : Metin Kaplan

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Train Wreck bike features steampunk style bike with awesome details. The main goal this industrial designer was to bring back iconic form into different and interesting object.

Designer’s own words:

My inspiration was derived from a lot of different sources. I have always had a fascination with old fashion mechanics. We don’t see the technology outwardly exposed enough anymore due to the rise of electronic controls. Often when interesting mechanisms are used, designers are paid to cover them with swoopy and aerodynamic looking fairings or covers. I wanted to bring back the idea of visible raw mechanics and put it into something that we can all relate to. I determined to an extent how it would actually function, and that’s what drove the design. My other goal was to prove that objects and designs can be extremely simple (not always organic) yet still have a very interesting look, in this case a couple of cylinders define the form. I didn’t even touch any heavy duty surfacing tools while making the model (Other than the seat maybe), just tedious parts and details.

Designer : Colby Higgins

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Here is another new futuristic free-shaped structure by Architect Ephraim-Henry Pavie, Biomorphic House. Hand made green house, soft and sensitive biomorphic architecture for a magical environment. The Biomorphic House is facing the Mediterranean Sea from its 1000-meters high, the panoramic bay windows have been shaped like amazing sunglasses overlooking the sea.

The Nurbs-like glazing surfaces provide ideal support for mounting the brand new kinds of transparent Photovoltaic-cells. The electricity produced by such an area of PV-Cells units is to be converted in Hydrogen (through a self powered water electrolyze process) and compressed into containers for a later use. This zero-emission pilot-project includes the development of a Hydrogen powered PEM-Fuel-Cell generator, providing electricity while the only “emissions” are reusable heat and pure water.

Designer : Pavie Architects

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The Audi 2Lip is a vehicle for the year 2050 designed mainly for elderly people. The whole architecture comes from the idea revolutionizing the way of accessing the vehicle overcoming possible mobility problems of the users. The front of the vehicle is divided into strips of shape memory polymer, able to open and close like a flower. In this way, the passengers can walk into the cabin, reaching the seats without obstacles. The large front platform moves downward, reducing the space between the road and the bottom of the car, this also means providing easy access for disabled people. Once the passengers have taken place, the bodywork closes gently giving an unusual view from the outside.

The characteristics of Audi 2Lip offer excellent visibility and extreme spaciousness. The entire front area is dedicated to the passengers, while the mechanical parts are gathered inside the large rear wheels. The large transparent surface that surrounds the Audi 2Lip also provides a full view of the road and of the position of the front wheels, enhancing the feeling of full control of the vehicle.

Designer : Davide Varenna

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Air-Elf aircraft concept is to solve road congestion. The core of the concept is a new type of wing, “Air Caterpillar”. It can be transformed in order to meet the needs of flexibility and speed of the aircraft. Air-Elf aircraft not only can take off and land vertically, but also is able to perform high-speed cruising. In addition, Air-Elf is equipped with smooth aerodynamic appearance, clean and efficient hydrogen energy power system, solid frame, to facilitate safe and comfortable cockpit and baggage compartment.

“Air Caterpillar” wings consist of a main structure and many small wings. These small wings can move horizontally and circularly to provide lifting force constantly. “Air caterpillar” wings are highly transformable to meet the parking, vertical takeoff and landing, high-speed cruising requirements.

Designer : Yinze Hu

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This design began with the idea to instead look at the American truck from an aerodynamic perspective, in a bid to increase fuel efficiency over long journeys at high speed. The sleek design and wide arches allow for a more weighted grip to the road at high speed, along with giving other road users the idea of the vehicle being safe. The canopy styled roof gives increased vision on all sides to the drivers. Heavily influenced by dynamic vehicles like formula 1 cars and drag racers this is a British look at the American truck, crossing the American ideas of power and brawn with the European ideas of performance and style to create the ultimate in a new range of aerodynamic long haul trucks.

Designer: Josh Shercliff

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