Monday, January 7, 2008
Mazda Concept Cars
Taiki — used Japanese koinobori — decorative climbing carp streamers or kites — as their inspiration for the air-tube shapes throughout the vehicle's cockpit.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Lamborghini Reventón
Like the Stealth fighter, the Reventón's bodywork is multifaceted and devoid of right angles. The difference is, this Lambo won't fly under the radar.
Named after a legendary fighting bull from 1943, this is the first car to be totally designed by the Centro Stile Lamborghini in Sant' Agata. And it is the first Lambo to be done fully digital too: There were no clay models. After the designers started with first sketches in March 2007, the final car was ready just five months later and presented to the public at the Frankfurt auto show in September. Lamborghini is now building a specialty car of its own: the Reventón, a limited-edition version.
Deciding not to wait until a coachbuilder picks up a Murciélago to convert it into something different, Lamborghini decided it could do the job better and started work on project code LP640/2, aka the M.O.A., which stands for "Meanest of All." True to stock dimensions, the Reventón was designed in-house by Centro Stile Lamborghini and "embodies a compression of the brand's DNA.
Underneath, the Reventón is all Murciélago with a 6.5-liter V-12 drivetrain. The Reventón is one cool piece of exotic machinery — some may even call it art. Wealthy enthusiasts might be tempted to order one now, but they have no chance — all of these super Lambos were sold.