The new BMW Vision EfficientDynamics combines superb driving performance with extremely low consumption. A hybrid drive system and a revolutionary design are among the highlights. The film reveals how a sustainable, but enjoyable future BMW will look like.
Birdchick.com report the fascinating story of the “Bird Boy” who does not understand any human language and communicates instead by chirping and flapping his arms.
Not overwhelmed by first appearances of the new fourth-gen’ Apple MacBook Pro (with Penryn and multi-touch)!
Anyone who wants to “recycle” that certain something rather than throw it away should check out Freecycle.
Writers looking for advice might want to Ask the Brontë Sisters!
Here’s a first appearance that does catch my eye… Toyota FT-HS concept (next Supra???)
With the boundaries and ideas of car designers being pushed further and further, it never ceases to amaze me what will happen next. In a fascinating piece autoblog is reporting:
We were finally able to check out how the clay model of the Mazda Design Challenge winner was coming, and after two days of milling and scraping, Mallory McMorrow’s design was beginning to materialize. Her vision of the 2018 Mazda3 began to look like an obvious choice considering how Mallory incorporated many of the “Flow” design elements that Mazda has debuted in concept form over the course of the last year, particularly the sweeping lines flanking the sides, the gaping grille and the tapered ducktail rear end.
Here something from CarDesignNews that well worth a look:
Winners of Fiat’s “Design the Italian Way” competition were announced on September 20, 2007 at the new Fiat Group Automobiles’ Style Centre headquarters, Officina 83, in Turin, Italy. Participants in this competition – launched on November 30, 2006 – came from eight of the world’s leading design schools: Turin’s European Institute of Design, the Design Faculty of Milan Polytechnic, Detroit College for Creative Studies, Coventry University of Art and Design, Tokyo Communications Arts, Moscow’s Stroganov State University, Ahmedebad National Institute of Design (India) and the Umea University Institute of Design (Sweden).
The idea for this award was a joint effort that involved not only Style Centre designers but also the Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo brands and their respective Product, Engineering & Design and Human Resources management teams. The basic features to be incorporated in projects developed for each of the three brands were defined by the CEOs of Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo, namely, Luca De Meo, Olivier Francois and Antonio Baravalle.
by Patrick James
Nissan are taking the gloves off for the manufacturer’s home expo in Tokyo, with a futuristic saloon, an open-topped supermini and trendy van that’s sure to have surfers everywhere drooling, not to mention various other attractions.
“The Intima previews what’s in store from the next-generation version of Nissan’s Maxima, which was last sold in the UK in 2002. Neat details include barn-style doors to aid access and a huge panoramic glass windscreen that extends back into the roofline.
The Mercedes S-Class-sized luxury car also has two-piece headlamps that span the front wing and bonnet, tiny, ultra-aerodynamic mirrors and twin tail-pipes integrated with the rear bumper. It features a new V6 diesel engine.” Reports AutoExpress
A group of young American students have given us a fascinating look into their vision of the cars of tomorrow as reported by The New York Times:
“FOR Alex Rodriguez, a high school student from the Bronx, the nickname was inevitable: A-Rod. But a better one would have been Hot Rod: this Alex Rodriguez, 17, recently worked with a Nissan designer to create a car.
Mr. Rodriguez, who attends New Design High School on the Lower East Side, took part in a program organized by Nissan with a nonprofit organization, Sweat Equity Enterprises, or SEE, to bring professional auto designers together with teenagers in lagging urban neighborhoods. He worked with other students from the Bronx and Brooklyn: Paul Ayala, Shakirra Torain and Chris Jones known as Stewie.”
by Patrick James.
Ever fancied yourself as the next big car designer for Mazda? Well, this could be your chance! DriveMojo.com are reporting on Mazda’s new competition to find a designer for 2018 MAZDA3:
It’s the ultimate assignment: tell Mazda what you think the 2018 MAZDA3 should look like. And better, if your design is chosen, you’ll have the chance to put your talent where your mouth is at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, where you’ll work with Mazda designers to bring your creation to life in front of more than a million anxious show-goers.”
Popular Mechanics have given us a wonderful look at GM’s Flextreme Concept car.
They report that “Opel Flextreme, one of the best-looking, most dramatic concepts in the entire show. It’s an ultramodern, glass-roof wagon with several new angles on doors and openings—rear side doors open forward, and rear cargo doors open upward. Plus GM’s installed several new ideas on lighting design and—get this—a special cargo area under the load floor packed with a pair of Segway electric scooters.”
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