Two by two sports car with reverse opening rear doors designed to replace the current Mazda RX-8. The design came from Romanian design student, Adrian Ciprian who took a different but not necessarily better styling approach ditching most typical new-generation Mazda.
The hybrid drive train consists of a 3.0 litre V6 and two electric motors.
Source: diseno-art.com
BMW SIMPLE Concept
Well, with the recent Auto Show in Tokyo i have a lot of questions at the back of my head. Lets move few posts back where we have covered the Nissan Land Glider that run’s just like a motorbike, all credits to its shock absorption system. The question is are we going to the time when then small car segment on the name of concept cars is going to acquire the whole market.
Now lets move to the BMW’s new concept car that has three wheels, yes just like our three wheelers. But the thing that BMW is developing is one of the worlds finest creation of three wheelers. The concept vehicle was created in 2005 and is called SIMPLE (Sustainable and Innovative Mobility Product for Low Energy consumption).
Features of BMW SIMPLE are like a motorbike and an automobile, it measures 1,100mm (43.3inch) in width and weighs 450kg only!!. It achieves it top speed of 0 to 100 km/h at under ten seconds while the concept model’s drag coefficient of 0.18 allows it to achieve a top speed in excess of 200km/h.
According to BMW, using the electric motor and the combustion engine of 48HP, the SIMPLE consumes just 6 kWh of energy or 0.7 liters of petrol for 40-50 km.
Some images of the BMW SIMPLE Concept car.
Nissan Land Glider
Nissan Land Glider is one of the most amazing and future concept car, switching to the new electric model. This is not a mere concept, its a highly capable design from Nissan that is set to capture the roads in 2010. Glider is a two seater electric model, that is designed to run on the congested roads.
Specifications of the car are: length 3,100 mm, width 1,100 mm , height1,415mm and a wheelbase of 2,180 mm, Lithium ion battery at the floor of the car and can seat two passengers.
Bugatti Stratos Concept Car
Bugatti Stratos is a concept car designed by French designer Bruno Delussu. The Designer used his fantasy in this concept car. Bruno Delussu was not limited by technical difficulties and his motive was just to give some pleasure to viewer’s eyes.
The design has been influenced by one of the most beautiful car of all time, the Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic. Bruno has used also used Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Mille Miglia design for front end styling.
Bugatti Stratos concept car looks quite attractive and catches people attention in first sight. (more…)
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