CoupeR Design’s Obsidian 900-HP Mustang

car couper design obsidian 900 HP mustang

Great finds can be found inside and outside of the expansive SEMA show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Today we found the "Obsidian," a 900-horsepower beast built by Matt Couper of CoupeR Design / Autoworks International. The twin-supercharged, 900-horsepower 392-cubic-inch V-8 breathes via a very mean-looking (and mean-acting) hood scoop. The design modifications on the car are extensive, as well. Over eighteen unique mods were made to the body.

CoupeR Design’s Obsidian 900-HP Mustang

car couper design obsidian 900 HP mustang

Great finds can be found inside and outside of the expansive SEMA show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Today we found the "Obsidian," a 900-horsepower beast built by Matt Couper of CoupeR Design / Autoworks International. The twin-supercharged, 900-horsepower 392-cubic-inch V-8 breathes via a very mean-looking (and mean-acting) hood scoop. The design modifications on the car are extensive, as well. Over eighteen unique mods were made to the body.

Rendered: Audi 'Intelligent Emotion' Project Car

Design students at the Munich University of Applied Sciences in Germany were part of a project supported by Audi to design Audi-branded human mobility solutions of the future. "Intelligent Emotion" was the theme of the project whereby students were required to present transport modules that comply with perceived environmental, technical and social issues of tomorrow.


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Future Mobility: Audi promotes "Intelligent Emotion" project

* Audi supports design students at Munich University of Applied Sciences
* "Intelligent Emotion" project with eleven radical concepts
* Stefan Sielaff, Head of Audi Design: "Design means conceptualizing the future and visualizing it in images."

Audi looks into the future. Under the title "Intelligent Emotion," students at Munich University of Applied Sciences, aided by Audi, have developed visionary ideas for the mobility of the future - from a hybrid supercar to an alternative concept for lightweight design of interiors. The results are presented in eleven future-oriented concept studies.

"The next generation of employees is our future," says Wolfgang Egger, Head of Audi Group Design. "That's why sponsoring design students is one of our high priorities. With the "Intelligent Emotion" project we have obviously inspired them to find new and creative approaches for the future of personal transportation." The project was headed by Dr. Othmar Wickenheiser, Professor of Transportation Design at Munich University of Applied Sciences. Wolfgang Egger and Stefan Sielaff, Head of Audi Design, mentored the project.

The objective of the design project was to present Audi as a sporty premium brand as well as a pioneer in technology and design. The balance between innovation and brand recognition was to be represented in a product with great emotional appeal that also conforms to the requirements of society.

"The results are impressive," says Wolfgang Egger. "The students have addressed the subject of mobility in the future with very well-conceived and lucidly presented approaches. Each concept, each model, contains at least one idea or feature that we could certainly conceive of as being included in a future production vehicle."

During the creative process, Audi designers supported the students. After all, they too are constantly pursuing innovative ideas to reinforce Audi's status as a leading brand in automobile design. "What sets a good designer apart is the very special ability of conceptualizing the future and visualizing it in images," says Stefan Sielaff, Head of Audi Design. "Current developments such as alternative engine concepts or increased efficiency of our vehicles also call for answers from the designers. We find it fascinating how students approach such challenges - above and beyond the technical and regulatory requirements that the design of production cars has to meet."

As Egger explains: "Emotion as a driving force must go hand in hand with responsibility as regulator. The students' assignment was to develop esthetic approaches that reflect the new ecological, technical and social issues while also portraying an Audi as an attractive, sporty automobile. The results are of very high creative quality and provide plenty of substance for intensive discussions."

The project results have been published as a book - with commentary by Audi's chief designers. Published by Heel Verlag and titled Audi Design Projekt, the book is available at booksellers for €29.90.
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Shanghai Auto Show:Peugeot RD Concept Car Full Scale Model Revealed

The Peugeot RD concept design of 27 year old Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar is now on exhibition as a full-size model at the 2009 Auto Shanghai in China. The Colombian has just graduated from the National University of Colombia where he studied Industrial Design.


What sold the RD concept for Peugeot and the selected jury was its high road-holding ability with ease of use in congested traffic, the environmentally friendly electric motor and the 3-wheeler's driving sensation of a sedan. It also features panoramic all-around visibility and head-up display. Peugeot has been building this show unit since October 2008.


His concept car was the winning project in Peugeot's 5th Annual Design Competition which saw prospects from 95 different nationalities submit over 2,500 projects. The theme for the contest was "Imagine the Peugeot of the Worldwide Megalopolis of tomorrow" which in essence asked them to picture the transportation needs of future megacities and design a vehicle to satisfy them.


On top of seeing his design come to life in a 1:1 scale, the winner also takes home a cheque for 10,000 euros and an Xbox 360 game console. Twenty nine short-listed entries also received certain prizes.
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Toyota Prius Ten Design Proposals

While fooling around on IED's (Istituto Europeo di Design) official website we stumbled upon an interesting project with ten proposals for the Toyota Prius of the no so far-away future created by the students of the Transportation Design Course of IED Turin in 2007. Even though the students were supposed to design the Prius of 2010-2015, the resulting hybrid vehicles look more like the Prius of 2035, but then again, artistic minds do have the tendency to drift away in time...

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Interior Photos and Sketches

Mercedes’ SLS AMG tease continues, with the launch of official sketches and interior pics of its new supercar

This is the latest instalment in the Mercedes SLS AMG strip tease. And naturally, apart from letting loose these new pics, the true Merc supercar story remains shrouded in mystery, and probably will until the car finally debuts at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
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