Design Team: Marin Myftiu, Antoine Alaurent, IAAD Istituto d'Arte Applicata e Design /
Transportation Department.
Location: Torino, Italy.
The Changan
UV (Ultraefficient Vehicle) is a concept that not only comes up with
innovative, practical solutions based on near-future technology and
expectations; it also strives to use them in the most efficient and practical
way, articulating an all-new design semantics based on clear, subtle geometry and light traces. The final result is a vehicle with a bold, minimalistic look,
reduced physical and environmental footprint and countless, exciting futures
ahead.
The UV
combines innovative, state of the art technologies and composite materials to
deliver the best user experience at the best energy cost and lowest environmental
footprint. With a length of slightly
more than three meters, four-five seat setup and autonomous driving it
offers the perfect package for both the city and short highway trips, balancing
practicality and comfort in a global and
local context.
Rational
Design and Strata
The roof
ring also houses a collapsible structure which is meant to expand similarly to
a folding cup. This structure, combined with the overhead membrane, will serve
as an overhead trunk, using only vertical space and having the advantage of
being totally inside the car.
Package: 2+3 (2 children) or 1+3 adults
Using 2+1
seat layout, with two seats at the sides and one slightly recessed in the
middle, a 6 seat layout could have easily been achieved with length of just
3100 mm. For practical and aerodynamic reasons however, the front part of the
cabin had to be more aerodynamic, mainly for highway use, ending in an almost
triangular roof and anyway the weight of six adults would compromise
performance and range in such a small footprint, so the UV can ultimately sit 4
adults (in a 1+3 layout) or 5 persons (3 adults + 2 children) in a 2+3 layout.
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