Developer:
Bertone Studio

Bertone unveiled its extreme concept car codenamed “Project M” at Shanghai Motor Show. Its design is inspired from Corvette ZR1.

Features:

• Interplay of convex and concave shapes and the jet-style teardrop canopy with butterfly opening doors, similar to that of th Pininfarina P4/5, a previous creation of Jason Castriota.
• Extensive testing in a full scale wind tunnel, resulting in a drag coefficient reduced by 25% (Cd 0.298) and a 30% improvement in down force.
• Use of carbon fiber for the body panels, interior trim/seats and wheels allowed to reduce the total weight by 100kg.
• 0-100 km/h acceleration in 3.2 sconds and a top speed of 351 km/h.

According to the first information the working prototype will be privately unveiled on April 23rd at the Balocco near Turin and will be on public display at the Concours d’Elegance at Villa d’Este.

Developer’s words,

Mantide has been designed and engineered in collaboration with the renowned Danisi Engineering and “aims to be the world’s greatest street legal performance car, wrapped in an iconic and radical Stile Bertone design.”

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The car is inspired by the 1920s Sunbeam Tiger speed record car. In September 1925 the V12 powered Sunbeam Tiger driven by Henry Segrave reached a half-mile record speed of 145 mph (233 km/h).

Features :

• Powered by an electric powertrain with a lithium-titanate battery pack which can be fully charged in 4 hours from a standard UK power socket.
• 0-60 mph in 2.3 seconds.
• An electronically limited top speed of 160mph and a driving range of about 800 miles between charges.
• Made from eco-friendly materials.

Designer comments,

I wanted to create a British roadster that would be the first of its kind in terms of its drivetrain and use of materials.

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Emanuel Abba designed “Urban Quad Bike” concept to create a new way of urban transport that could reduce the amount of cars on the streets, which in turn reduces pollution and congestion. Its a electric vehicle, based on a standard quad bike chassis and costs less.

The idea was to create a new way of urban transport that could reduce the amount of cars on the streets, which could reduce pollution and congestion. Since the vehicle is based on a standard quad bike chassis, it could be easily produced and won’t cost much.

Running on a zero-emission electric engine, the concept makes sure that your ride to the office is least harmful to the environment. The designer estimates that a decent lithium ion battery pack would be enough for a speedy trip to the office. Considering the fact that most of the times you travel alone in your car, thereby wasting both space and fuel, the Urban Quad Bike should prove a much better alternative.

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