Wednesday, June 18, 2008

“2020″ - a concept car for the year 2020

2000-2001: “2020″ - a concept car for the year 2020



The winner of the 2000-2001 competition was “Moonster” by
23-year-old student at the university of applied art in Belgrade -
Marko Lukovic. His proposal was that the Peugeot of 2020 should be an
original vehicle, inspired by aeronautics, incorporating a two-seater
passenger compartment in the center.



Here is a couple of screenshots of a digital 3D Model:



Moonster by Marko Lukovic





Moonster by Marko Lukovic



And here is the actual photo of a real concept from auto show:



Moonster by Marko Lukovic



(with thanks to CarDesignNews.com)



* * *



2002-2003: “Retrofuturism”



This contest, themed “Retrofuturism”, had a winner named Stefan
Schulze with “4002”. Schulze’s well-done, not to say fabulous, mixture
of historic elements and futuristic body design makes the 4002 differ
from the bland retro concepts we have seen on international motor shows
so many times before. The vehicle’s silhouette is intended to symbolize
the Peugeot’s heraldic animal - the lion. But the original one stands
upright whereas the vehicle’s side profile shows the one that lies and
waits in the Savannah.



Digital 3D Model:



4002 by Stefan Schulze



The actual concept car photo exhibited at one of the auto shows:



4002 by Stefan Schulze



(with thanks to UltimateCarpage.com)



* * *



2004-2005 “Design the Peugeot you dream of seeing in the near future”:



That years’ contest’ best work was of a Portuguese designer André
Costa with a work called “Moovie”. I guess that the main reasons for
the award were the original style expressing a clear allegiance to the
brand with lots of innovations at the same time which made it a genuine
future prospect.



The digital 3D Model:



Moovie by André Costa



Moovie by André Costa



And this is what “Moovie” looks like in actual life:



Moovie by André Costa



(with thanks to: Official Peugeot ‘2020′ Design Contest Results and Moovie by Andre Costa)



* * *



2006-2007 “P.L.E.A.S.E.” - stands for Pleasurable, Lively, Efficient, Accessible, Simple, Ecological:



The great winner is Mr. Mihai Panaitescu, 20 year
old, a design student of I.E.D. Turin. With unbelievable work called
“Peugeot Flux Concept.” It’s a relatively small car (3,500cm long by
1,650cm wide), it runs on a slim hydrogen power generator hidden in the
back, with the tank mounted under the hood, according to what it says
in car’s features.



3D Model:



Flux by Mihai Panaitescu



The name Flux was inspired by the continuous change and flow of our
daily lives during work and fun. The shape also represents this flow
with transitions between hard and smooth lines, straight and curved all
of which are typical Peugeot’s styling cues.



According to the author, his intention was to design a vehicle that would please its passengers whatever the situation is.



Flux by Mihai Panaitescu



The actual concept car:



Flux by Mihai Panaitescu



(with thanks to: Official Peugeot ‘P.L.E.A.S.E.‘ Design Contest Results and Flux by Mihai Panaitescu)



* * *



Wesley Saikawa, 27-year guy from Brazil took the second place with
a very uncommon work called “N Jooy” that can be read in two ways:
“enjoy” and “Nature + Joy”. Designer offers to take form as “organic”,
a vehicle management system as “intellectual” and appearance as
“aggressive”. Wesley said that he was inspired with old Formula-1 race
cars to give the driver a strong sense of a car movement.” Instead of
wheels this car has some sort of spheres which makes it omnidirectional.



N Joy by Wesley Saikawa



* * *



The third prize belongs to Venezuelan artist
Gustavo Ferrero with his project of hybrid sport car called “Allscape”.
As you can remember this work called “Peugeot Allscape - Feel the Wind”
was mentioned in our “Awesome 3D Cars and Vehicles
blog post. This sports car is a part of a new generation of extreme,
powerful and really fast cars and at the same time it remains clean and
safe for the environment. Besides the contest jury called this work the
most detailed work ever presented in Peugeot design contests.



Allscape by Gustavo Ferrero



Allscape by Gustavo Ferrero



The most detailed work means that not only did the author make the
exterior outlook of concept car, but also designed the interior as much
as possible so that we could see the parts and how they look inside the
car. And honestly I like this concept the most.



Allscape by Gustavo Ferrero



* * *



It’s all for the winners and let’s look to some less fortunate
finalists that nevertheless deserve some portion of your attention.



A concept model “CUB” by Chineese designer Ka Dan excels from others with simple forms and futuristic ergonomics:



CUB by Ka Dan



* * *



Nice work called “Peugeot Plaire” by James Ma. A nonstandard sports car with a calm and suspended design:



Plaire



* * *



“LiiON Concept” by Christian Sano from Romania.
3-cycled-cars are very uncommon for design contests but this concept is
truly unbelievable! Single-seated, aggressive, slim - all these things
are half the battle for being a successful vehicle.



LiiON by Christian Sano



* * *



And Peugeot 910 by Turkish designer Ertug Yenidemir
with clean and streamline design. Author made accent to the lines and
form and was right about it - model looks very attractive.



Peugeot 910 by Ertug Yenidemir



* * *



As for this year - the contest’s topic is the following: “Imagine the Peugeot in the worldwide megalopolis of tomorrow.” It’s open to budding designers from all over the world. The participants can use the application form
and send one or more images (exterior perspective, side view, interior,
sketches or 3D model renderings, etc) as well as text explanations of
their concept. So designers, modelers and artists who love beautiful
cars - you still have a little time until July 20th to design the car
from your dreams and send it to Peugeot. We in turn can’t wait to see
the results of the contest of 200 - we promise we’ll publish the review
of this year’s contest participants.

“2020″ - a concept car for the year 2020

2000-2001: “2020″ - a concept car for the year 2020



The winner of the 2000-2001 competition was “Moonster” by
23-year-old student at the university of applied art in Belgrade -
Marko Lukovic. His proposal was that the Peugeot of 2020 should be an
original vehicle, inspired by aeronautics, incorporating a two-seater
passenger compartment in the center.



Here is a couple of screenshots of a digital 3D Model:



Moonster by Marko Lukovic





Moonster by Marko Lukovic



And here is the actual photo of a real concept from auto show:



Moonster by Marko Lukovic



(with thanks to CarDesignNews.com)



* * *



2002-2003: “Retrofuturism”



This contest, themed “Retrofuturism”, had a winner named Stefan
Schulze with “4002”. Schulze’s well-done, not to say fabulous, mixture
of historic elements and futuristic body design makes the 4002 differ
from the bland retro concepts we have seen on international motor shows
so many times before. The vehicle’s silhouette is intended to symbolize
the Peugeot’s heraldic animal - the lion. But the original one stands
upright whereas the vehicle’s side profile shows the one that lies and
waits in the Savannah.



Digital 3D Model:



4002 by Stefan Schulze



The actual concept car photo exhibited at one of the auto shows:



4002 by Stefan Schulze



(with thanks to UltimateCarpage.com)



* * *



2004-2005 “Design the Peugeot you dream of seeing in the near future”:



That years’ contest’ best work was of a Portuguese designer André
Costa with a work called “Moovie”. I guess that the main reasons for
the award were the original style expressing a clear allegiance to the
brand with lots of innovations at the same time which made it a genuine
future prospect.



The digital 3D Model:



Moovie by André Costa



Moovie by André Costa



And this is what “Moovie” looks like in actual life:



Moovie by André Costa



(with thanks to: Official Peugeot ‘2020′ Design Contest Results and Moovie by Andre Costa)



* * *



2006-2007 “P.L.E.A.S.E.” - stands for Pleasurable, Lively, Efficient, Accessible, Simple, Ecological:



The great winner is Mr. Mihai Panaitescu, 20 year
old, a design student of I.E.D. Turin. With unbelievable work called
“Peugeot Flux Concept.” It’s a relatively small car (3,500cm long by
1,650cm wide), it runs on a slim hydrogen power generator hidden in the
back, with the tank mounted under the hood, according to what it says
in car’s features.



3D Model:



Flux by Mihai Panaitescu



The name Flux was inspired by the continuous change and flow of our
daily lives during work and fun. The shape also represents this flow
with transitions between hard and smooth lines, straight and curved all
of which are typical Peugeot’s styling cues.



According to the author, his intention was to design a vehicle that would please its passengers whatever the situation is.



Flux by Mihai Panaitescu



The actual concept car:



Flux by Mihai Panaitescu



(with thanks to: Official Peugeot ‘P.L.E.A.S.E.‘ Design Contest Results and Flux by Mihai Panaitescu)



* * *



Wesley Saikawa, 27-year guy from Brazil took the second place with
a very uncommon work called “N Jooy” that can be read in two ways:
“enjoy” and “Nature + Joy”. Designer offers to take form as “organic”,
a vehicle management system as “intellectual” and appearance as
“aggressive”. Wesley said that he was inspired with old Formula-1 race
cars to give the driver a strong sense of a car movement.” Instead of
wheels this car has some sort of spheres which makes it omnidirectional.



N Joy by Wesley Saikawa



* * *



The third prize belongs to Venezuelan artist
Gustavo Ferrero with his project of hybrid sport car called “Allscape”.
As you can remember this work called “Peugeot Allscape - Feel the Wind”
was mentioned in our “Awesome 3D Cars and Vehicles
blog post. This sports car is a part of a new generation of extreme,
powerful and really fast cars and at the same time it remains clean and
safe for the environment. Besides the contest jury called this work the
most detailed work ever presented in Peugeot design contests.



Allscape by Gustavo Ferrero



Allscape by Gustavo Ferrero



The most detailed work means that not only did the author make the
exterior outlook of concept car, but also designed the interior as much
as possible so that we could see the parts and how they look inside the
car. And honestly I like this concept the most.



Allscape by Gustavo Ferrero



* * *



It’s all for the winners and let’s look to some less fortunate
finalists that nevertheless deserve some portion of your attention.



A concept model “CUB” by Chineese designer Ka Dan excels from others with simple forms and futuristic ergonomics:



CUB by Ka Dan



* * *



Nice work called “Peugeot Plaire” by James Ma. A nonstandard sports car with a calm and suspended design:



Plaire



* * *



“LiiON Concept” by Christian Sano from Romania.
3-cycled-cars are very uncommon for design contests but this concept is
truly unbelievable! Single-seated, aggressive, slim - all these things
are half the battle for being a successful vehicle.



LiiON by Christian Sano



* * *



And Peugeot 910 by Turkish designer Ertug Yenidemir
with clean and streamline design. Author made accent to the lines and
form and was right about it - model looks very attractive.



Peugeot 910 by Ertug Yenidemir



* * *



As for this year - the contest’s topic is the following: “Imagine the Peugeot in the worldwide megalopolis of tomorrow.” It’s open to budding designers from all over the world. The participants can use the application form
and send one or more images (exterior perspective, side view, interior,
sketches or 3D model renderings, etc) as well as text explanations of
their concept. So designers, modelers and artists who love beautiful
cars - you still have a little time until July 20th to design the car
from your dreams and send it to Peugeot. We in turn can’t wait to see
the results of the contest of 200 - we promise we’ll publish the review
of this year’s contest participants.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Volvo Recalling XC90 and S80 Models Equipped with V8 Engines


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Swedish carmaker Volvo is recalling 102 MY 2008 XC90 and S80 vehicles equipped with V8 engines as these models may have been built with incorrect bolts to the engine mount. The aluminium bracket for the engine mount could break due to lack of adequate clamping force allowing the engine to come in contact with the sub-frame, resulting in a reduced engine torque or stalling of the engine without prior warning. Volvo’s dealers will inspect the engine mount bolts for specific markings. If any of the bolts contain the incorrect markings, the bracket and bolts will be replaced free of cost.

Geely GT Concept Heading for 2008 Beijing Auto Show



Before you get all
wound up and start commenting about the design of Geely’s new GT
Concept Coupe that’ll premier at the Beijing Auto Show this April,
while we too find its styling reminiscent of other cars like the
Maybach Exelero or the Maserati GranTurismo Coupe, we must admit that
our first impressions are positive. Of course we’ll have to wait to see
more angles of the car to make our final evaluation.

Chevrolet Camaro Convertible preview


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The new Chevrolet Camaro already has a place in the Australian market if GM ever decide to sell it locally, filling the void left by the Monaro’s departure.

However unlike stillborn Monaro concepts of the past, Chevrolet has revealed a sneak peek of the new pre-production Camaro Convertible.

Chevrolet Camaro Convertible -1Chevrolet Camaro Convertible -2Holden has previously tested the waters with a drop-top V8 Coupe in the form of the 2004 Holden Marilyn concept - basically a convertivle Monaro.

This presumably didn’t fair too well with the accounting department as it obviously never saw production - maybe it was the name?

Chrysler Cuda Convertible Concept



Chrysler Cuda
Maybe the 'Cuda is alive after all. While we have speculated about the existence of one ever since we first heard a hint of the SEMA show car from last year, all we've had to work with since are rumors and sketches of what might be. Well, today at the weekly Cars and Coffee show in Irvine, a genuine 'Cuda Concept was parked right in the midst of everything. A convertible nonetheless. It just sat there with only a few people really spotting it for what it was.

Chrysler CudaConsidering that real original '70s 'Cudas are plentiful at this show and that several Challenger SRT-8s have already made appearances, it doesn't seem surprising that people might not spot this concept immediately. The surprising part is that it is painted purple with a white convertible top that can't be ignored no matter how hard you try. While the car sported no badges, it wore a mock "NEWCUDA" Colorado plate and had a seemingly stock Challenger-like interior, complete with a Hurst pistol-grip shifter for the automatic trans. While many of the details emulate the 70-74 cars, the bulk says Challenger. Particularly fun is the grill and headlight setup and the Shaker hood scoop. Very nicely done. The only badge we spotted was a big G on the front fenders, the mark of Metalcrafter's Gaffoglio boys. Looks like we have a SEMA '08 preview on our hands.

Acenta S special edition


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Nissan’s capacious family hatchback, the NOTE, now offers even greater variety with the debut of a new special edition and the introduction of a more powerful diesel engine into the mix. Offering supreme value-for money and packed with practical and easy to use additional features, the new five-strong Acenta S line-up slots in between Acenta and the top of the range Tekna grades and starts from £11,995.

The punchy new diesel meanwhile is a higher output variant of the same 1.5 dCi engine currently on offer in NOTE, boosting power from 86 to 103 PS, and available in both Acenta S and Tekna; prices are £14,245 and £14,995 respectively, an increase of £1150 over the 86 PS engine.

Moving to the outside, Acenta S comes in a choice of four vibrant colours: Blade (Silver), Pearl Black or Intense Blue metallics or a Flame Red solid; door handles and mirrors are body coloured. These features come on top of Acenta’s standard spec which includes 15 inch alloys, Bluetooth, steering-wheel mounted audio controls, trip computer, the unique flexi-board boot storage system, six airbags and active front head restraints, front seat storage nets and foldaway tables, secret storage under the front passenger seat, front and rear electric windows, rear sliding seats, friendly lighting and a cooled glovebox. Acenta’s heated mirrors also have an additional electric folding function on the Acenta S.

Acenta S is offered with all four engine options – 1.4 and 1.6-litre petrol and 86 PS and 103 PS 1.5 dCi diesel engines – while the 1.6 can also be specified with an automatic transmission.

The Acenta S range and the new diesel models are available to order from the second week of July.