(Fictional) CONCEPT Exhibition

"Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert" (joshuagilbert)
07/25/2014 at 13:36 • Filed to: art

(Not a fictional vehicle, but still original.)

Ok Oppos,

I want you to design/render/photoshop/describe a vehicle. A VEHICLE. A CAR. A MOTOR. Of dreams. Of your own imagination. But I want you to do a damn good job.

It can be any era. It can have any engine. It can have Halos or halogens. It can be rotary or it can be an inline-eight. It can have as many or as few pillars as you like. It can have six exhaust pipes. It can be hybrid. It can be diesel. It can be steampunk. It can be 60s and chrome-y, or it could be hella flush.

I just want each of you to come up with something. Original. No name dropping. No tuner parts. No crate engines. This is the car you would build and then drive as a daily, of your brand and engineering. It could be a fictional car that should have existed in 1932, 1989, 1967, or 2026, etc. Give it your best shot. Remember; flush out images of other vehicles and power trains. Your mind is your playground. Also. Get a pencil.

Need help?

Step one: Play around with this.

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READ THIS.

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Lay down the basic guidelines for your vehicle for a basis to 'draw-around.' Pillars? Number of wheels? Is it a racing vehicle? Length of wheelbase? How many seats? Etc.

And then follow this tutorial if you wanna do it digitally. . Most programs like Pixelmator or Gimp have the same tools.

DISCUSSION (9)

Milky > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
07/25/2014 at 13:42

Done.

2020, the perfect commuter car trike. Electric and as nimble as a bike in traffic but drives like a car. #ShameLessSelfPromotionOfMyWork

GhostZ > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
07/25/2014 at 14:13

I'll draw it up later, but this is what I have already thought of for a long time:

Build date: 2015

2 Door fastback 2-pillar coupe with 2 seats. Aluminum monocoque chassis with fiberglass body panels. 90" wheelbase.

3 trim levels: Base, GT, Turbo.

Base price - $55,000

GT - $75,000

Turbo - $150,000

All models have a front-mounted 5.2l DOHC flat plane v8 with a 2.5" stroke, 4.5" bore. 11000 rpm redline (4500 f/min mean piston speed). Front and rear pushrod double wishbone suspension.

Base model and GT has a naturally aspirated version w/ 500HP @ 9500rpm and 350 ft/lbs, at a 2900lb weight.

GT and turbo models have an exhaust-blown carbon fiber rear spoiler and ground effect skirts and front splitter.

Turbo model has a pair of drive-shaft driven fans on the front and rear of the car. The front fan sucks air from beneath the car and blows it through the intercoolers and radiator. The rear fan does the same, but blows it through the existing exhaust-blown spoiler for maximize downforce. Adds ~200lbs of weight. The air lines run parallel to the exhaust lines, so they heat up and provide additional downforce on the rear spoiler. Since it's mounted below the bumper, it won't increase the drag coefficient to increase downforce... and you have the whole fan-car effect going on. That some insane downforce.

Turbo model has: 10PSI boost from twin parallel dual-intercooled turbos with factory methanol injection. ~1200HP @ 9500 rpm @12psi. roughly 500 ft/lbs of torque from 5000rpm to 9000rpm. Factory methanol injection allows for a 20PSI max boost. Fender-mounted intercoolers for each turbo bay. Total weight: 3300lbs.

Transmission is a DCT that uses a shift knob to select gears (none of that 'up down' crap, its gated with a traditional pattern) with a clutch pedal that allows you to manually engage or disengage the twin plates. Or, it can be put in automatic mode and does all the shifting for you. No launch control.

Base and GT have short-ratio gears, allowing for maximum torque at the rear and maxing at 180mph. Turbo model has long-ratio gears (since it has so much more power) and maxes at around 250mph. Aero and chassis strength would likely limit the car from reaching beyond 230mph, however.

It's all technically possible with modern technology, the most unrealistic aspect is the price.

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > GhostZ
07/25/2014 at 14:17

Well, I mean, if you take 20-25k off all prices, I'm in. ;) Wrap-around taillights?

GhostZ > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
07/25/2014 at 14:23

I'm thinking singular rear bar like a 69 charger.

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > GhostZ
07/25/2014 at 14:23

Dude.

1) KickStart this shit.
2) Find people like me with similar ideas.
3) Hopefully one of us has our MBA.
4) Warehouse. Part time employees who co-own business.
5) Start our own USA-made ICON/Equus type manufacturer.
6) Cooperate with famous graphic designers, tailors, musicians (but local ones to support small people) Give each car handcrafted feel and originality. Emphasize the coach building that Telsa is kinda currently edging towards. Without being insanely expensive and never having too much stock.
7) Limited-run designs, benefit community and start driving school.
8) Donate 10% to Veterans, Homeless, and Down's research.

GhostZ > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
07/25/2014 at 14:25

I'm already running one startup, which should be far more profitable. If this succeeds, I'll self-fund this car as my own personal vehicle.

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > GhostZ
07/25/2014 at 14:28

What's your current start-up called?

GhostZ > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
07/25/2014 at 14:44

I like keeping anonymous online, but it's a payment-processing startup involved with virtual currency. It pays (literally) to study economics.

4age20vsilvertop > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert
07/25/2014 at 16:15

Hehe I have quite a few of Concept cars. Unfortunately I suck at drawing threedimensionally , so I have only got some profiles views of the cars. My current favourite is a fictional 1950s race car, inspired by the likes of the 300SLR Uhlenhaut and Lancia D24 Sport. I call it the "SRX3" (Not related to a certain Cadillac model).

I decided to keep it realistic, so I went for a sturdy tube frame construction à la W194, double wishbone suspension all around, a selection of naturally aspirated overhead cam Iron block V8 engines ranging from a 146ci DOHC with 32V and 220hp, over a 206ci "24 Heures du Mans" spec SOHC 16V with 271hp to a 184ci DOHC 32V running on F1 fuel making ~330hp. All that is coupled to a 5-speed transaxle gearbox driving the rear wheels (as god intended) and wrapped with aerodynamic coupé bodywork "inspired" by the Lancia D24 S. Whole thing is supposed to weigh some 2200lbs.

This is my sketch. As I said, profile view only, but it has sidepipes.