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Features of Car Design

Automotive design is the profession involved in the development of the appearance, and to some extent the ergonomics, of motor vehicles or more specifically road vehicles. car designs evolve and change with time. Cars today are oval shaped on the outside, they do not have protruding antennas either, and the antennas are now inside the front or back windows.

The Kumho Epoch is designed by the Korean tyre manufacturer Kumho. It is a concept car and the world’s first eco-friendly car. The car engine can produce immense horsepower, has great climbing ability and superior steering control. Cars now have long and flowing arm rests where you can really rest your arm on. Toyota Fine-T is a concept car that made its first debut at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. Saturn Flextreme is an innovative concept designed by General Motors.

A city car is a small automobile aimed for use in urban areas. A successor of the microcar is the modern Smart Fortwo. Superminis have three, four or five doors and are designed to seat four passengers comfortably. Today, superminis are some of the best selling vehicles in Europe. Small family/compact cars submit to the hatchbacks and shortest saloons and estate cars with similar size. Large family cars have room for five adults and a large trunk. Full-size cars may be well over 4900 mm long and are the roomiest vehicles while luxurious equivalents to mid-size and compact cars. Executive car is larger than a large family car/mid-size car and a compact executive car/entry-level luxury car. A full-size car is typically a four-door saloon and it is the most powerful saloons, with six, eight and twelve-cylinder engines and has more equipment than smaller models.

February 8, 2012 Posted by | Designs | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment