Earlier this year, Swedish automaker Saab was saved from the scrapheap by Spyker and a loan from the European Investment Bank. In spite of this, nothing much has changed. The stylish new 9-5 has gone on sale overseas, with the 9-4X crossover following in Q2 2011. And the aging 9-3 trundles on, blissfully unaware that anything has happened.
Korean design student Youngho Jong is looking towards Saab’s future with his 2025 Advanced Warning System Vehicle concept: a rakish, four-door saloon with coupe-like styling. And no headroom, by the looks of it, but that’s a forgivable oversight. More interesting to us, however, is how he used his knowledge of nature and human psychology to come up with a vehicle that isn’t just smart, it’s downright sinister.
Jong’s goal was to design a vehicle that would warn other drivers of impending danger. With his research showing that 50% of vehicles accidents are caused by carelessness, excessive speed and tailgating, Jong wanted to create a car that would warn other drivers to back off and drive with care.
If you are following the 2025 concept too closely, for instance, slits open up in its rear panels revealing amber hazard lights. Patches of the car’s skin also darken, warning you that you are too close. The same amber slips are found on the front and sides of the vehicle. Jong took his inspiration from nature’s Fire Salamander, which uses its bright, menacing colours to ward off potential predators.
Jong also incorporate sharp edges and the colours red and yellow to further emphasises the possible danger. He also mentions that the vehicle’s skin is constructed of a soft, impact absorbing material that reduces pedestrian injuries and vehicle damage in collisions.
All in all, it’s a very clever, if far-fetched solution to a very real problem we face in the world today. The technology isn’t quite there yet, but it’s not too hard to believe that cars twenty years hence will use a system like this. As for the design, I leave the final verdict up to you, the readers.
By Tristan Hankins
Sources: Umea Institute & Cardesign
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Design a Hyundai
yes design a hyundai or kia....promote ur identity
TRON
Don't let me catch an American working for Honda, Toyota or Volkswagen. He/She should be promoting their identity working for Ford. Oh wait, there's no jobs there. Bunch of racists idiots.
Didn't a Korean design the Camaro? And look how well that one's selling!
This car looks odd, though. He should have stuck with a realistic 2025... not Ghost in the Shell 2025.
You can't attach a 'national idenity' to a fucking car. The auto industry is entirely globalized nowadays and there's no such thing as a Koren or German or American car.
The only thing that exists in a national sense are badges. There's only Koren and German and American badges, not cars.
Alfa romeo copy
Lovely parallel in the one pic.
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