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Jaguar XKX: Concept Car

AoiroStudio — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:20:51 +0000

Concept Cars always have been a fascinating subject for us to get inspired for the future. What will be the next coming? Today, I am showcasing this concept car by Hussain Almossawi and Marin Myftiu from Skyrill.com, I hope you guys will enjoyed it!

The XKX Jaguar is a new generation electric roadster, aimed at pushing both performance and power efficiency to a new level. This concept tries to revive the glorious design lines of the brand, combining fresh solutions, a unique, new aerodynamics, tailored around the electrical elements of the power system as well as cutting-edge energy feedback.

Inspired by the e-type from 50 years ago

Sketches

One of the main challenges during the concept drafting was avoiding the heaviness associated with many of today’s muscle cars, including actual Jaguar models. Like with the models of the golden era, we wanted to recreate a thin, elegant profile, but still showing off all the extra power and technological improvements. The solution was dividing the volume into two separate perceptive entities: one that “floated over” and transmitted the characteristic veil-like feeling, and another, below this layer, that spoke of all the power and adrenaline this car was capable of, which was translated into ample front and rear openings at the sides.

The morphology of the lower part was the most important and is obviously the most distinctive compared to current roadsters; the delicate equilibrium of the large curves of the air intakes had at the same time to transmit aggressiveness, but still appearing light and ephemeral, giving the adequate perceptive lightness to the upper curves.

This, is partly due to an intricate array of reasons, but in large part it’s also the very nature of those stylish cars of the ‘70s; the minimalistic, flowing lines of the E-Type, are maybe the very perfection of an automobile, almost entirely deprived of all the subtleties and excessive detail, they have very little to be improved.

Just like the sculptural representations of Konstantin Brancusi, the E-Type represents somehow the very essence of an automobile, with almost total smoothness, the perfect balance of muscle and elegance, all embodied in a dreamlike shell that seems to stay afloat, hovering on some dense, invisible fluid which also shaped it’s very being.

Given the circumstances, is somehow a paradox to try to follow an evolutionary path that leads to something “better” than these masterpieces. However, a new, in depth study of some glorious Jaguar models, was in our view a chance to find that path again, looking for distinctive DNA traits of the model through the years.

And applying current styling trends and standards, especially in the view of new body-forming techniques and new technologies, we started to envision the very successor of the E-Type and XK8 Jags, applying similar, stylish curves that run harmoniously from nose to tail, some of them uninterruptedly.

About the author

My name's François Hoang and my alias's Aoiro Studio. I am a self-taught freelance graphic designer from Montreal, Canada. I've been designing for the last 4 years and really have a huge passion for creative work that makes a difference in our world. If you wanna requests some posts; I can be found on Twitter or feel free to contact me.

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BMW i Concept Cars

AoiroStudio — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:57:14 +0000

The electric cars always have been a fascinating solution to a new way of living among the growing green society around the world. Hopefully, one day the electric cars will be part of the majority of cars on the planet. Let me share with you this BMW i Concept cars that might give you a new way of thinking about the future.

BMW i stands for visionary vehicles and mobility services, inspiring design and a new understanding of premium that is strongly defined by sustainability. With BMW i the BMW Group is adopting an all-embracing approach, redefining the understanding of personal mobility with purpose-built vehicle concepts, a focus on sustainability throughout the value chain and a range of complementary mobility services. Copyrights to BMW

For more information about the BMW i Concept cars, you can visit their website at BMW-i.com.

Images Courtesy of BMW-i.com

BMW i 3 Concept

Images Courtesy of BMW-i.com

BMW i 8 Concept

Images Courtesy of BMW-i.com

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Astrum Meera Concept Car

PauloGabriel — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:07:45 +0000

Concept cars have an unique way to make us dream of the future. That's exactly what the Astrum Meera does: puts you in a world where technology and design walked a long path and found perfect balance.

The Astrum Meera is a proposed concept car possessing several distinctive features that play a unique role in safety, sustainability, and practical design. The exhaust of the car has built-in sensors that track the level of CO2 emmisions and alert the driver when it exceeds the normal range. The wheel rims work through magnetic levitation, like train wheels, making the car lighter and faster. The side mirrors are hidden when parked and roll out of the body once the engine starts. The mirrors have a built-in camera system that allows the driver to clearly see outside from inside the vehicle without opening windows in the rain or turning your head around.

Car Design and Sketches: John Baltazar - http://www.baltazar.tk
3D and Visualization: Hussain & Ali Almossawi - http://www.skyrill.com
ID Presentation Sketch by Tim Tsai - http://www.changtingtsai.com/

This is the whole process from start to finish, showing a few highlights from each phase.

Sketches

Concept

Logo

Plans

Clay Renderings

3D Renders

Details

The wheel rims work through magnetic levitation, like train wheels, making the car lighter and faster.

The exhaust of the car has built-in sensors that track the level of CO2 emmisions and alert the driver when it exceeds the normal range.

The mirrors have a built-in camera system that allows the driver to clearly see outside from inside the vehicle without opening windows in the rain or turning your head around.

This is an animation showing how the side mirrors work.

Matt Paint

Interior

Final Renders

Backgrounds are courtesy of Evermotion.

About the author

Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil, born in 1984. I have worked as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobby for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! For more cool stuff, you may also follow me on Twitter.

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Future Car Concepts by Amar Vaya

aloa — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:09:38 +0000

Image the year 2040, the standard of living increased dramatically, the environment is warmer and the signification of luxury changed. Material and design matter more when buying a car. Here are some interesting concepts on how future cars may look like.

Where to find him on the web: http://www.behance.net/AmarVaya

MG v1

Izaro Motors - GTE

Audi Anxiom Project

The zeitgeist of today is of a fast moving world, where science is exponentially advancing and society's complexity is rapidly changing. During the constant transitions it can be easy to overlook some important values in the search for honest design. Beauty is a diverse subject which can be applied in different ways such as aesthetics or mathematics, however it also holds intrinsic value for future generations.

The Axiom project is a branding exercise designed to introduce 'beauty' to the implications of Audi's tradition. The key is to find a way in which the two can be used together to promote the beauty of today's world. In addition to this, Axiom is a study into balancing proportion, surface tension and aesthetic emotion for the Audi brand.

The Audi Axiom project is designed to express beauty, if any, that exist with the brand. As beauty is a broad subject, and also one that does not directly comply with the Audi brand, only a select few areas could have been explored. The first is Audi tradition, the brand's history is full of success and progress through technology has been the driving force. The spirit of our society in today's world is full of uncertainty and chaos, and progress is always a continuous hope for everyone. Axiom is an attempt to reflect this feeling and promote beauty as a place of refuge from the confusion of the world.

The second area where Audi could explore beauty, is the relation we have with time. The beauty of time, and the things that come with it such as history, wisdom, knowledge and legacy, all have links to Audi. Audi have pioneering status in many areas of design and technology, and expressing this through aesthetics is a clear direction to take. The visual energy from the car is designed to express age, content and wisdom gathered over Audi history, this is combined with the technological aspect of Audi where sportiness, power and agility are key to promote the brand.

Jaguar 2040

What is Luxury in 2040?
In an intelligent and self-developed age, society will bring luxury to a new status. Indulgence in the harmony of a tailored experience designed to match individual ideologies. Luxury is having the opportunity to fulfill life.

What is it?
The Jaguar L-type is designed to be a Luxury vehicle for a modern era, it is designed to be a cruiser for the modern city inhabitant. The objective for the L-type is to become a piece of sculpture when not in use, and it can do this by parking on special hub's installed around the city, which are positioned upright to drastically alter the vehicle's appearance. When parked on the hubs, it's secondary use is to gather solar electricity, like a blossomed flower reaching above the shade of undergrowth. The vehicle is continuously connected to the national grid, where it draws power via the front wheels, which in turn powers electro magnetic thrust, which react with specially adapted roads.

Scenario 2040

Society
-Overpopulation requires fully sustainable cities to be developed local to existing cities.
-After seeing the effects of global warming, world governments prioritise the environment and integrate society with nature.

Technology
-Nano revolution has dawned and nuclear fusion is still not ready for mainstream use. Maximising renewable energy is important. Aiding this, development into ultra efficient and powerful electronics.
-Nano materials, Nano computers and Nano solar voltaic cells change the way the car is packaged, centralising the user.
-Products are designed to provide human satisfaction rather than to fuel consumerism.

Economy
-Recession brings a generation who are aware of financial matters, buying into timeless products/ cultures, which fuel a healthy product lifespan.
-The standard of living is increased dramatically in the eco city, due to a natural lifestyle the population will begin the accept a happier place, with equilibrium in human behavior.

Ecology
-The environment is warmer due to global warming, however the damage caused by CO2 emissions is slowly reversed with advancements in technology.

Political
-Break down of traditional governments makes way for a scientific driven leadership.
-World peace is within grasp.
-Eastern superpowers merge with western societies creating a increasingly diverse World.

Luxury and Design
-Overconsumption is no longer a sign of success
-Cultural experience over material possession.
-Timeless quality thinking with technology
-Sustainability where material and design matter most.

About the author

Aloa is the moniker of the german/greek graphic designer/filmmaker & musician Alexis Papageorgiou. Im glad to share great artistic work with the readers on Abduzeedo. Contact me on aloa@abduzeedo.com or follow my Twitter and Facebook page

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I-Way, The Car Simulators Building

fabiano — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:56:19 +0000

Opened in 2008 the I-Way is a building dedicated to car and racing lovers. It is a place where the public can do simulations in race cars as Endurance, Raly and even Formula 1. The design of this sensational construction, located in Lyon - France, is from Cyrille Druart architects.

Made of concrete slabs, it provides an internal environment focused on the simulators, the cars are camouflaged with the colors of the building and seem to be part of the building. I can't imagine the feeling of sitting in those cars, but I'm sure that it must be awesome. Besides this main attraction, the complex I-Way also offers fitness rooms, bar (alcohol-free), restaurant, conference rooms and offices.

With its eighteen car simulators engineered by the aeronautics industry and made available here to the public for the first time, I-Way resolutely positions itself as a top-of-the-range venue.

Photos by Cyrille Druart.

To explore a bit more of I-Way check this PDF out.

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I'm from Brazil, co-founder of Zee with Fabio. Nowadays I like to play with Fireworks, Photoshop and improve my skills in CSS. If you wanna request some posts, please feel free to contact me or follow on Twitter.

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50 Impressive Car Ad Photographs

paul0v2 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:10:17 +0000

Oliver Paffrath is a genius when it comes to car photographs, he has worked with the best car companies in the business and made their cars look more than amazing on each ad campaign. If you a fan of cars, photography, and great final results you must check this out.

Oliver Paffrath

After a three year apprenticeship at a still life studio in Cologne, where he honed his technical skills, Oliver Paffrath worked as a first assistant to Michael Klein for six years. This experience, including all aspects of production, prepared Oliver to start his own business in 2001. Initially his career revolved around shooting people, but car photography was never far from his thoughts and combining people with cars became the catalyst for what has become a passion, Based in Hamburg, some of the clients Oliver has created campaigns for are: Chevrolet, Hyundai, Infiniti, Opel, Mercedes Benz, Peugeot, Mazda, Kia and BMW Motorcycles.

For more visit oliver-paffrath.com

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Hi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 26 year old web designer - paulocanabarro.com I'm from Brazil currently living and working out of Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds, finding and sharing inspiration here has become part of my life. If you like to know more about me or get in touch visit my website paulocanabarro.com Stock me at Twitter and Dribbble

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40 Totally Insane Car Graphics (before and after)

paul0v2 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:28:19 +0000

You will be amazed when you see all the work done by these artists, that's why I not only selected the artwork but the original photo to show you how insane a car graphic can be, for everyone who loves pimped out car it's a must see, enjoy!

I was surfing thought deviantart when I found this section there and I have to say I was very impressed by the quality and the creativity put into these works, It feels like it's a whole community behind this type of art, a lot of great artists where found as you can see, don't hesitate to click on the images ans scope for more into their galleries, I really hope everyone likes it and all these cars, before and after got me thinking of a tutorial, what you think?

Lexus IS-F

Lamborgini Gallardo

xC V12T Concept

Subaru Impreza

Fiat Punto Abarth

Subaru Impreza

Mitsubishi Lancer

Fiat Punto

Stealth Evo 9

Bride Silvia s13

Nissan 350z Rockstar

Porsche RS GT-R

Subaru Impreza

Nissan Skyline GT-R

Ford Focus B.E.R

Holden Commodore Coupe

Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

Honda S2000

Volkswagen Golf GTI

Chevrolet Camaro RS

Nissan 370Z

Nissan GTR R35

Mercedes Benz SLR

Nissan 370Z Senna

Honda Civic WRC

Nissan Silvia

Audi S3

Honda S2000

Audi TT

Dodge Ram DUB

Nissan Silvia

Corvette C6

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Inspiration: Amazing Car Wallpaper in 4 days by kxx

aloa — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:55:41 +0000

StudioKxx is a great design studio from Poland. He is definetely one of the most talented designers out there and worked together with Peter Jaworowski. He published his working progress on a wallpaper.

4 days of working

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Video of the Week #31

PauloGabriel — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:00:30 +0000

The fact that the last video we've posted here was a car commercial as the one we're posting today has nothing to do with coincidence. It's an awesome thing how these commercials are getting better, and better.

And of course, they are not always the same. Last week's Lexus commercial had a lot of motion graphics, today's video is totally simple, but beautifully done, and I bet you'll love it. Enjoy! ;)

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Video of the Week #30

PauloGabriel — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:30:00 +0000

We absolutely love cars. We also love motion graphics. Make a combo of those two, and you've got an instant favorite. That's what the people at Glossy made: an awesome advertising motion graphic video for Lexus. The result is totally awesome.

Lexus, directed by Crush.

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Cool Car Cut-Aways

PauloGabriel — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:32:47 +0000

Men all over the world have a common passion: cars. It doesn't matter how old a car is, because if it's a classic or just a beautiful car, we'll love each part of it... even its mechanical parts. That's what a cut-away brings us: sweet extra information.

1951 BRM Type 15

1959 Volkswagen Bus

1965 Hillman IMP

1992 Mazda Efini RX7

It is astonishing how many parts are in a vehicle. In my view, it represents an ideal examle of what the human mind can accomplish. We take it for granted that each and every component, from a gasket to a piston must be, and is, made by human hands, but more importantly, is manufactured to standards that are sometime difficult to comprehend. As if this was not impressive enough, every single one of these pieces must fit together, and stay together in ways we simply lose sight of. From Cartype

2000 Opel Speedster 2000

2004 Volvo S60R

2005 Bugatti EB16-4 Veyron

2006 Cadillac CTS-V

2007 Pontiac Solstice

2008 Porsche 911 GT2

Author: Paulo Antunes | If you want to write an article and have it published here send it via email to abduzeedo[at]abduzeedo.com

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