Actually I quite like it, not the design itself, but that someone is at least taking the effort to think seriously about reducing energy use as opposed to making ever-heavier gas-guzzlers like our over the pond neighbours.
No, of course it'll never make production as-is, but concept cars are there to set a direction and ideas can be incorporated slowly as they make sense. The insulated panels make sense, and can likely be produced on a standard line with few changes - we'll be seeing those pretty quickly I'm sure. The hued glass may be initially hidden in just plain slightly yellowy tinted windows, cameras instead of mirrors make sense as they really do stir up vortices and cameras are cool and trendy by comparison (and more expensive to fix, mind!), seats can be just as comfy or moreso when made with modern ideas and lightweight materials, etc. We'll see quite a few of these ideas drib and drab into standard models in the next few years I'm certain.
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It's a posh dodgem, isn't it?
Actually I quite like it, not the design itself, but that someone is at least taking the effort to think seriously about reducing energy use as opposed to making ever-heavier gas-guzzlers like our over the pond neighbours.
No, of course it'll never make production as-is, but concept cars are there to set a direction and ideas can be incorporated slowly as they make sense. The insulated panels make sense, and can likely be produced on a standard line with few changes - we'll be seeing those pretty quickly I'm sure. The hued glass may be initially hidden in just plain slightly yellowy tinted windows, cameras instead of mirrors make sense as they really do stir up vortices and cameras are cool and trendy by comparison (and more expensive to fix, mind!), seats can be just as comfy or moreso when made with modern ideas and lightweight materials, etc. We'll see quite a few of these ideas drib and drab into standard models in the next few years I'm certain.