Volkswagen XMR
Gary Shiu
There are many alternative fuel concepts out there, but none of them wear that identity proudly. The Volkswagen XMR is a Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered Land Speed Racer. It uses an Xposed Mechanical Theme to highlight its massive and unconventional powertrain.

Dainese D-Lanesplitter
Gary Shiu
The Dainese D-Lane Splitter has the capabiities of a sport bike with the protection and high tech advances associated with the Dainese brand.

BMW Hyper-X
Gary Shiu
'Piercing Through Fluid', the BMW HyperX is an aerodynamically considered evolution of the SAV. Inspired by NASA's X-43 Scramjet, the HyperX uses its massive underbody airflow to create an unusually high amount of downforce.

Bertone Pegasus
Geoffrey Richmond
The Bertone Pegasus ‘stealth active aero coupe' is a conceptual approach to an alternative theory of aerodynamics. With articulating surfaces and dilating apertures, the body of the vehicle adapts to the ‘language of the wind' by sensing and adjusting to high/low pressure zones, creating a ‘virtual laminar flow cocoon' around the vehicle. The design language that best addresses this radical concept is one of tectonically shifting mechanical muscle.  With the presence of a mechanical animal, this concept is an exercise in pushing the surface treatment of a road car to the edge of 'entertainment/movie car' viability.

MG RV8 Coupe
Ernesto Rodriguez
This project began with the objective to understand the British formula, and subsequently design a car that is genuinely British both visually and conceptually. The result is an MG coupe that leaves the factory as an unfinished piece, lacking a front end, rear end, roof, interior and several details throughout the car. Once the car reaches a Morris Garage those components are then designed and fabricated at the dealer for each customer. Visually, the design subtly incorporates a few British icons such as the Union Jack and the Supermarine Spitfire.

Nissan Pathfinder
Ernesto Rodriguez
This design for a Nissan Pathfinder represents part of a proposal for a new platform sharing strategy between Nissan and Infiniti. Visually, the design manifests a design theme called "Broken Design" which involves familiar graphic shapes that are broken in 2D and then in 3D to create new and interesting forms.

Citroën Halo 2+2 sports car for 2020
Manuel Rojas
The project aim was to design a 2+2 front engine sports car for the French marque, with romantic performance, and maintaining French uniqueness, style and heritage. Smaller that the C-Metisse, the inspiration for the design is organic sliced architectural forms. Citroën has not had a sports car since the SM in the seventies and this coupe would complete  the lineup to compete with other premium European car companies.

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