DAuto Newsletter

2016

DAuto Newsletter

March Edition

Design engineers turn designs into reality. Without them, a great idea but nothing more than, .... well, a great idea.

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Toyota to present a wooden concept car at Milan Design Week

At the upcoming Milan Design Week Toyota will officially unveil Setsuna, an experimental show car made primarily of wood.

The goal of this material choice is to "be able to capture the developing relationship between people and their cars in the way it changes in appearance over the years."

Toyota designers picked a variety of types of wood for different parts of the car, including the exterior panels, frame, floor and seats. The design blends a two-seat, open wheel layout with a look influenced by the sport scar of the early 19th Century, while the wooden surfaces showcase a clear inspiration from the boat world. While the idea of a long-lasting family car could be fascinating, the concept appears to be a designers 'divertissement, without any actual connection with the actual production line-up of the company. The name Setsuna ? which means `moment' in Japanese ? was chosen to reflect how people can experience special and memorable experiences with their cars. Toyota believes that, over time, these collective moments can give cars a significant place in their owners' lives. "(Setsuna)can last for many generations, if properly looked after, and its color and texture will change in response to its environment, particularly to temperature and humidity, and how it is used."

Equipped with an electric motor, Setsuna is 3,030mm long and 1,480mm wide, 970mm. It will be on public view at 31 Via Tortona in Milan from 12 to 17 April with media day viewing on 11 April.

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Morgan EV3 is a retro-futuristic electric 3 wheeler

The Morgan EV3 is the pre-production version of a new all-electric three-wheeler, with a retro futuristic design, a weight under 500kg and a range of 150 miles.

Presented at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the Morgan EV3 aims at combining a zero-emissions drivetrain with a bespoke, fun to drive vehicle, and follows the concept revealed in 2015.

The distinctive face features brass conductive cooling fins that encase the batteries and an offcentre tri-bar headlight which adds to the overall asymmetry of the design.

The EV3 sprints from 0 to 62mph in less than 9 seconds and reaches a top speed in excess of 90mph.

The retro-futuristic look takes inspiration from 1930's aero-engine race cars, classic motorcycles and 1950's fantasy automatons.

The EV3 is the first Morgan vehicle to make use of composite carbon panels for the body construction: the carbon hood, tonneau cover and side pods are made in the UK, and much like the remaining aluminum panels, are hand worked over an ash wood frame.

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Bugatti Chiron Bugatti has presented the Veyron successor, an extreme sportscar with 1,500 hp and a top speed of 420

km/h. It will be launches this fall with a starting price of 2.4 million.

Like for the Veyron in 2005, the launch of the Chiron marks a new records for production vehicles: the GT delivers 1,500 HP and 1,600 Nm, and can reach a top speed 420 km/h, a value which is electronically limited for road use.

At the 2016 Geneva Motor Show Bugatti has revealed the much anticipated Chiron, successor to the Veyron model, produced from 2005 to 2015.

The design of the Chiron appears to be very close to the Vision Gran Turismo Concept ? minus the racetrack-oriented details and with a less extreme surface treatment of the sides.

Iconic design elements include the C-shaped side line that defines the two-color scheme, the trademark grille and the central character line that runs from the front end to the tail, taking inspiration from legendary models such as the Type 57 Atlantic.

The main technical features include a carbon fiber monocoque chassis and a 8 liter W16 engine with four new, larger turbochargers controlled by a two-stage turbocharging system.

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Bugatti Chiron

The luxurious interior echoes the flowing lines of the exterior as well as the C-shaped graphic theme of the flanks, which is adopted for the design of the distinctive transition between the center tunnel and the ceiling.

The basic price is 2.4 million net. Currently, advance orders have been

received for one third of the total

production run. The most distinctive design features of the Chiron are

the Bugatti horseshoe with the eight-eyed front end, the

C-bar on the side (also known as the "Bugatti line"), The name Chiron pays homage

which is also used as a design element in the interior, the central fin as a reminiscence of the central seam on the Bugatti Atlantic, which extends over the entire vehicle to the rear, and the redesigned rear end with the newly developed rear light, which is unique in the automobile industry and gives the Chiron its distinctive Bugatti signature.

to Louis Alexandre Chiron, a Monegasque racing driver who competed in rallies, sports car races, and Grands Prix, and the oldest driver ever to have raced in Formula One, at 55 years of age.

Illuminated C-bar in the interior is the longest light conductor in the

Like the Veyron, the Chiron will be built at the automobile industry. The interior reflects the stylistic themes of the exterior

company's headquarters in Molsheim, with a including the central fin inspired by the Bugatti Atlantic. This approach

total production volume limited to 500 units.

ensures a symmetrical layout in the interior.

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