Pininfarina’s 75th anniversary concept car – the Birdcage

Seamless Mobility By Motorola

The Birdcage 75th is an application of Motorola’s vision of seamless mobility. Telephony has revealed the existence of a world in constant movement, to the point that it is difficult today to imagine life without the mobile phone. Nowadays, when we travel, we are no longer content to just make a phone call: we also want to be able to access all manner of services with our phone. Motorola has made all this possible. And it doesn’t end there. We want to be able to send images and listen to music: our wishes have been fulfilled. Now Motorola is ready for the next step. People are constantly on the move and they want to have everything with them. They want a seamless mobility world. Solutions that make you live the experience of always being connected, to everything and with all services available. “Mobility” is the next stage in the Internet revolution; it will enable users to communicate and handle information independently of the place they happen to be.

The technologies integrated in the concept car fulfil this vision of seamless mobility and use payment systems, an iPen and a mobile router, putting projection screens into service for man-machine communication.

The idea of building a concept car with Motorola arose when the company in the Pininfarina group dedicated to industrial design, Pininfarina Extra, already a Motorola partner in the design of its last line of cell phones with iDEN technology, began to plan the new line of terminals. The new portfolio of iDEN products combines attractively designed lines with the very latest available technologies, digital cell phones with last generation wireless access to Internet, text pager and two-way radio communication which enables users to communicate instantaneously with one or more individuals simply by pressing a button. So we have integrated Motorola’s seamless mobility into a technologically advanced concept car.

This challenge was taken up and carried forward by Pininfarina Extra through its cooperation in the design of the cabin and the accessories of the concept car.

The design philosophy of Motorola’s iDEN cell phones is based on the study of bionics: the relationship between design and nature. The design of the concept is inspired by the shark which moves through the water guided by a sensor. In the same way, the car perceives the environment in which it moves. Technical Specifications

Chassis: load-bearing frame in carbon fibre and Nomex honeycomb with front and rear structure in aluminium. Bodywork in carbon fibre. Front and Rear Suspensions: articulated quadrilateral with push-rod layout; single-calibrated shock absorbers and co-axial coil springs. Brakes: Brembo system with four self-ventilated and drilled discs. Front 380 mm x 34 mm, Rear 335 mm x 32 mm; callipers in light alloy with six front and four rear pistons. Drivetrain: Longitudinal rear-mounted gearbox with rigid connection to the engine. Mechanical drivetrain with 6 sequential gears. Engine: 12 x 65° V-cylinders, displacement 5998 cm(3). Power output: more than 700HP. Length: 4656 mm Width: 2020 mm Height: 1090 mm Pitch 2800 mm Front Overhang: 1066 mm Rear Overhang: 790 mm Front Track: 1660 mm Rear Track: 1650 mm Front Tyre: 275/30 20" Rear Tyre: 295/35 22" Dry weight: approx. 1500 kg