Enigma Concept Supercar is a Bio-Electric Hybrid
September 29th, 2008 | by Thrystan |
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The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this concept car was that its rear end makes it look like an ant… Nature plays its part in this car’s design, but as a reason to use bio-electric hybrid technology to power the vehicle. No more internal combustion and all shiny looks for the Enigma, a concept supercar created by Paul Howse.
Also, this concept automobile uses cameras and projections on the interior to get rid of the standard windscreen and prolong the bonnet over into the roof. While the car’s kept away hidden from those pesky hybrid thieves (??), it will be recharged with the aid of photo-voltaic solar panels. To me, it seemed strange, but it turns out that the interior is “suspended in magnetic levitation”… What do you make of this?
The final touch to the Enigma is a patination of material, like bronze, for example, in order to emphasize how precious and unique this supercar really is.
[via Tuvie]
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One Response to “Enigma Concept Supercar is a Bio-Electric Hybrid”
By JD on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply
As a industrial designer, I find this design as a study only, very impractical to say the least, I have been building EV cars for the past 5 years, and have a good understanding what works, design is very important in marketing, take the Tesla (Lotus) a complete flop regarding mass apeal, sure some find it cute, but really would you want to be seen driving it, if you could actually fit in it.
We have a real eye pleaser in the works,a 1,200hp hybrid based on a existing platform that will give a dose of reality to all af those other builders who waste there time and money building from the ground up. Been there, done that, and lost a great deal. Ive learned to stick with proven platforms that actually work in the real world.