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Obscuro GT Dyfodol Retro Gt by Alexander Polatai

Obscuro GT Dyfodol Retro Gt by Alexander Polatai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award in Cerbyd Competition Category.


EfyddCerbyd· 2020

Obscuro GT Dyfodol Retro Gt

by Alexander Polatai

Client: Strenson Artworks

Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award Winner in Cerbyd Category

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The Design

About Obscuro GT Dyfodol Retro Gt

Gweledigaeth yw Obscuro o sut olwg fyddai ar geir â pheiriannau sydd wedi'u hallsugno'n naturiol. Oherwydd poblogrwydd cynyddol ceir trydan ac ewyllys gwneud car cwbl hunan-yrru, mae i fod i gael newid sylweddol yn niwylliant y modurol. Yn sicr bydd rhai enghreifftiau o hamdden hunaniaeth car. Ond ni fydd y ceir hyn mor fforddiadwy a bydd ganddynt fwy o glasur ag ar gyfer dylunio yn y dyfodol, ar hyn o bryd, mae'r un peth yn bodoli: cronomedrau drud, sy'n dal i gael eu gwerthfawrogi yn yr oes ddigidol.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award

Mae Obscuro GT Dyfodol Retro Gt yn enillydd Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth hynod fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau rhagorol sydd yn nodedig am greadigrwydd, dyfeisgarwch a chraffter. Mae enillwyr Efydd yn arteffactau medrus iawn a thrawiadol o greadigol sydd yn dilysu profiad helaeth, dychymyg a dyfeisgarwch eu dylunwyr. Disgwylir i Obscuro GT Dyfodol Retro Gt fod yn wrthrych uchel ei fri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn nodedig o broffesiynol ac arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Efydd A' Design Award yn ymgorffori arferion gorau mewn celf, gwyddoniaeth, dylunio a thechnoleg, ac yn rhagorol am ei sylw i fanylion. Mae Obscuro GT Dyfodol Retro Gt yn bodloni anghenion yn odidog, yn cyffwrdd â dyheadau, yn swyno teimladau ac yn apelio at chwilfrydedd.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Obscuro is vision of how cars with naturally aspirated engines would look like. Due to rising popularity of electric cars and will of making fully self driving car it is supposed to have a significant change in automotive culture. For sure will be some examples of car identity recreation in . But these cars will be not so affordable and will have more classic as for future design, in our life time same thing exist: expensive chronometers, which are still appreciated in the digital era.
Dimensions & Packaging
4.3m - length
1.2m - heigh
1.7m - width
Tags
car, gt, strenson, obscuro, sportcar, luxury
Production Technology
car supposed to have 60% of 3D printed parts. Main materials are: aluminum, forged carbon fiber, fiberglass, titanium, magnesium, bio-chemicals for batteries, leather, alcantara, glass.
Design Challenge
The center of the project is the car itself. That's why Obscuro relied more on classic examples than modern ones. This philosophy was used to preserve the core idea of ​​GT cars, namely the combination of luxury and high performance. Chrome elliments are sent to early motorsports, and the forms of these elements are referred to the silhouettes of those sports cars. The side lights are made small, since in the future cities will be much larger in area and much more illuminated. Therefore, the lights are transformed into exclusively silhouette forms, respectively, a neckline that encircles the front lights refers to cars of the past era, with bigger optics. Forming will rely more on strong and contrasting volumes than on lines, that have been popular for the last decade, but they are still present in the design to give a classic look from the future point of view. In addition, due to the number of electric vehicles, gasoline-powered cars will be rare, so to emphasize its heritage, the Obscuro front compartment has very elongated proportions, and in the rear view there are 3 large open pipes trimmed with chrome trim to emphasize again that this is not an electric car.
Research
Center of the project car itself. That is why Obscuro was based more on classic examples rather then on a modern one. This base of philosophy was used to save main idea of GT cars itself.
Inspiration
Main inspiration was a classic gt coupe that has soul and strong aesthetics features, such as: Maserati A6GCS/53, Ferrari 250 gt, Jaguar E-type, Toyota 2000 GT, Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato.

Secondary was modern GT coupe that will be classic for future, such as: AMG GT-R, Ferrari Roma, Aston Martin superleggera, Bentley GT, BMW M850i.

Third is vision of future, currently we see it in creation of car with much dramatic shapes and volumes rather than line usage.
Project Duration
Project oriented on 2023-2029 production year, 2030 premier, 2033-2040 consumption years
Operation Flow
The interaction takes place in a classic way, no exotic operational doors or hinges are included in the design
Team Members
Alexander Polatai - individual student designer

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