It
is damn expensive to produce a concept car and realise every single dream of a
crazy engineer. Computer graphics here takes a huge part. Nowadays
conceptualists cannot stop working on sketches of a future car. Instead of
steam or gasoline-powered engines they use electrical ones or naturally
renewing energy. These are the technologies of tomorrow. If the first
automobile looked more like a bicycle, future cars today refer to the
unidentified flying objects or sky rockets.
Computer
graphics is extremely favorable for modeling these fantasies. It allows a
designer anything: to play with forms, textures, volumes, colours, to choose
radical designs, to apply features of favourite superheroes and to give a vision
that a car will make you fly in speed of light. These car models are far from
the reality, innovative and hundred years ahead of the casual ones. CGTrader
represents a carefully selected gallery of several concept car renderings especially
for your pleasure. All of them were created using 3D modeling software. (source-cgtrader.com)
So,
let's go for a short trip to the future and take a glance at post-modern
vehicles, and simply admire their beauty.
1)
RENAULT DEZIR CONCEPT CAR
While
other vehicle companies play with the power, ecology trends or extremely
futuristic designs, Renault choose to play with the sensitivity. Officals of
the company claim that this intriguing red concept vehicle model must evoke the
passion of a potential driver. It pulses with the complete freedom of a human:
blood-red colour, two-seat coupe, butterfly doors and red leather interior. It
is not surprising that for the first time it was showcased at the 2010 Paris
Motor Show, in the city of love. Renault made a plan to create the series of
concept cars that would be modeled after the stages of life that a Renault
customer might encounter. In company’s
own words their customers will fall in love, discover the world, start a
family, work, have fun and become wise. In this case, DeZir concept symbolizes
the love stage.
2)
F1 FERRARI CONCEPT
Imagine
F1 Ferrari wild race car that is wheelless. It still maintains many features of
nowadays typical Ferrari fireball, but it flies. C'mon, I guess F1 would never
be the same again. Actually, the main idea was to pimp a base design of the
current Formula 1 car and add something extraordinary, truly futuristic. I
honestly think that these fireballs fly each race. Csaba Kiss, a designer of
this dream Ferrari, says that he knows that technically this vehicle would not
be able to fly, but.. who knows, maybe in a galaxy, far-far away, a car like
this exists.
3)
T2 CONCEPT
Actually,
lots of designers are fighting for the brighter future with as little
combustion of gas, as possible, "greener" cars, lighter materials,
and they spend a lot of time sketching these concepts on the papers. This one
is the great expectation from Honda company. A vehicle is called the Taasiya T2
Concept, a mid-engine hybrid supercar that comes with a 3.5-liter V6 hybrid
engine mated to two electric motors with about 350kW of power and a 0-62 mph
time of just four seconds. Without a powerful engine, a car also has
provocative design, strict lines and abstract forms. It completely disarms,
letting a driver to feel the power of this steel beast. Let's hope that soon it
will be possible.
4)
LAMBORGHINI MADURA CONCEPT
It
is totally black. It seems dangerous. It refers to the legendary Hollywood
movies about bad boys and fast cars. This futuristic model is designed for
Lamborghini company and aims to be the first hybrid car that already has a
scheduled date of release in 2016. Unless it is a vehicle of the future, it is
not completely environmentally-friendly. It stands for the personal
eccentricity more. Lamborghini Madura is an artwork of a University student, who
wished to design the first "green" car for Lamborghini. In his
opinion, if you want a more eco-car, there is no necessity to break modern
lines or aggressive style. It can be good looking, fast and exciting.
5)
MERCEDES - BENZ BIOME CONCEPT
Mercedes-Benz
BIOME futuristic model was treated as the most outlandish and ambitious
concepts in L.A. Design Challenge, 2010. The creators of this design ask: What
do you think, could cars be grown in a lab? And they answer, that is more
likely that Mercedes-Benz BIOME is grown in a sterile laboratory than produced
on a production line. This concept model is designed to be in symbiosis with
the nature, called a natural technology hybrid and forming a part of our
Earth's ecosystem like the leaves on a tree. The whole vehicle is designed to
be made from a BioFabre material, that is lighter than metal or plastic, but
stronger than steel, the entire body of a car would also be biodegradable. This
is an example how futurists of Mercedes-Benz company think outside the box.
6)
AUDI SHARK CONCEPT
This
designer must be crazy. Probably he has been reading sci-fi books since his
childhood, or he has an incredibly good imagination, or the sixth sense and
future cars will look almost the same like his renderings. Kazim Doku
reinterprets Audi design language in a far futuristic way. Moreover, this
interpretation brought to him the award of The Desire Competition held by Domus
Academy. This concept vehicle covers the idea of a car, style of a motorcycle
and flight of a plane. Everything is included. Audi Shark is designed for two
people, who wish for strong sensations and high level of safety.
7)
FERRARI HYPER CAR HYBRID CAR CONCEPT
It
is completely gorgeous. Ferrari head officers always highlight that quality is
more important than quantity. So, here we have it: a doze of totally charming
futuristic quality. The designer of a car Kazim Doku thinks that it is a short
glance to the future after 15 years. He believes Ferrari to combine almost
perfect design of Ferrari Formula 1 race car with the futuristic forms, to put
fast as hell engine and make everyone to fall in love with this
hybrid-automobile.
8)
TRON LIGHT CYCLE REBOOT CONCEPT
Surely
everyone recognizes this speed monster. It is a model of Light Cycle that
appeared in 2010 movie Tron: Legacy. You would never believe, but this
futuristic artwork is actually on sale for the decent price of $55,000.
Moreover, you have to enlist yourself and then wait for ages to spend your
salary that would be enough for the next half a year to cover living expenses.
This concept vehicle features a 40,000 Watt motor powered by custom lithium-ion
batteries - so it can zip you through the dark city streets at up to 100 mph.
The blue glow is made possible thanks to OLED light tape, and the thing takes
three hours to charge
I hope that this short trip to the future had completely convinced you that all
the sci-fi enthusiasts and futurists are not just a bunch of crazy people. They
definitely have a well-developed sixth sense. Moreover, cars act as aphrodisiac
for inspiration, would you like to try modeling one as well..?
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