LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal 1,000-pound car concepts
The theme for this year’s Design Challenge forces designers to envision vehicles that are at once both kind to the environment yet stylish and exciting to drive at the same time. The catch? Each vehicle concept must weigh no more than 1,000 pounds, seat four adults, be efficient and safe and provide a rewarding driving [...]
Posted at 1:54 am on October 24, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: News | Tagged: 000-pound car concepts, ample capacity, art and science, Cadillac, design challenge, driving experience, general motors, gm, Honda, interior components, la 2010, la auto show, la auto show 2010, la auto show design challenge, LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal 1, la design challenge, maybach, maybach mercedes, mazda, mercedes benz, nissan, optimum efficiency, philosophy of art, polyhedral structure, quietness, Smart, smart toyota, solid freeform manufacturing, storage tank, stylistic approach, sustainable materials, Toyota, vision of the future, volvo | read on
Panoz Abruzzi makes on-track appearance, gearing up for competition
The Panoz Abruzzi is powered by a front-mounted V8 engine producing 640 horsepower and over 600 pound-feet of torque, while it’s styling is derived from pre-war classics such as the 1935 Delahaye. It has been five years since Don Panoz and his racing team have experienced a win in the American Le Mans series. They [...]
Posted at 1:59 am on October 23, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: News | Tagged: american le mans series, don panoz, gearing up for competition, Panoz Abruzzi makes on-track appearance, panoz motorsports, parade lap, pound feet, road atlanta | read on
