Fourth Peugeot Design Competition - remarkable source of automotive ideas
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Image Gallery ( 41 images )Peugeot Erectus
Czech designer Jan Hrbek’s Erectus concept is his take on the next major step in the evolution of the automobile in that it changes its orientation based on the task at hand. The two seat vehicle’s cabin tilts upright in parking mode and flattens out to offer a near-horizontal position in driving mode. The angle of the cabin depends on the speed. Instead of wheels and tyres, the car uses an eliptical belt system with electric motors in each "wheel." This eliptic system has some pluses and minuses compared to normal wheels, but the main plus is more grip for more stable driving and a variable geometry. There are two versions of Erectus, the first being a three-wheel version with a shorter trip-range which is slower but lighter, smaller and cheaper. The four-wheel HSX version uses a Hydrogen Fuel-Cell system with a more powerful electric motors for longer trips and higher speeds. Hrbek believes the concept also has further development as an amphibious vehicle through the addition of a water-jet drive. The Erectus has a user-friendly, drive-by-wire joystick.
Peugeot Hi Tech
As can be expected of a car named Hi-Tech, Slovakian designer Gabriel Gunis has extensively used modern technologies and materials from a glass with changeable transparency, a 3D scanner on the top of the car that provides night vision functionality and automatic recognition and notification of road signs.
Peugeot Honey B
Romanian designer Manda Ciprian’s Honey B is very different and shows much original thought. Taking inspiration from some previous Peugeot concepts, such as the Hoggar and Quark, Manda divided the car body in two, with the lower body housing the hydrogen fuel cell and electronic components, and the upper body containing the passenger seats, structure and the envelope. The four in-wheel electric motors are separated from the body, simplifying the internal structure. The number of ideas incorporated into the vehicle is extraordinary and includes a low frontal area and excellent aerodynamic characteristics, better views for passangers and a feeling of safety and security, hydraulically-operated retractable seating, computer- assisted driving and two touchpads which replace the steering wheel, accelerator and brakes.
Peugeot Liion
Combining car and motorcycle design, the Liion (even the name combines several elements, being its power source of Lithium Ion batteries and the Peugeot Lion), leans into corners to offer the trill of riding a bike with the stability and safety of a car. The latest materials are used such as carbon composites for lightness and strength and electrochromic glass to control the amount of light inside the cockpit. The Liion uses a lot of video game technologies and not surprisingly, the steering wheel looks like an Xbox controller. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the Liion is the electromagnetic suspension system, which is envisaged to be used with an advanced force feedback system. Lots of detail in the comments of Romanian designer, Cristian Sano,.
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