Imaginé par le jeune designer britannique James Trim, actuellement étudiant en design automobile à la Coventry University, un petit coup de projecteur sur le concept-car Aston Martin Volare, une superbe étude de style autour d’une GT de la marque anglaise de voitures de sport propulsée par une pile à combustible. Les détails et les phases du projet, des premières esquisses à la maquette finale à l’échelle, en images dans la suite !

Découverte du process de design dans la galerie

Description originale

The principle concern being confronted by Aston Martin is the harmful impact their cars are having on the environment. With this in mind, the Aston Martin Volare would retain the fantastic sound and outright performance customary with that of a petrol equivalent, but would provide drivers the world over with equal amounts of guilt free motoring.

The two-seater Volare adopts a high-power fuel cell stack, located between the front seats, a rear mounted battery pack, and a co-axial electric motor at the front. To aid the Volare’s weight distribution, the two hydrogen storage tanks have been positioned directly above the car’s rear axle.

Aesthetically the vehicle sharpens up familiar Aston Martin proportions, with much crisper shoulders and a noticeable ‘floating’ rear deck. The body coloured front grille was inspired by the 1977 V8 Vantage, while the flexible front fenders can alter their shape to reveal daytime running lights or full headlamps. When parked, the fenders will flex up so that no lights will be visible at all, giving a very uncluttered and sculptural appearance to the front end.

The underlying aim when designing the Volare was to combine present day technologies with the profile of a car that would be instantaneously recognisable as that of an Aston Martin.

Credits & copyrights James Trim

Posté le 22.11.09 par Mr K (boss)
Catégories : Design, Labs, Transports

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