Press Release
Interliner Bus by Anadolu Isuzu Design Team Receives the Golden A' Design Award in Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Anadolu Isuzu Design Team of Anadolu Isuzu for vehicle, mobility and transportation design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Interliner Bus by Anadolu Isuzu Design Team of Anadolu Isuzu, designed for Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Interliner Bus
Interliner is a 13 metre bus designed for service, school and short distance intercity transport. The bus has 63 seats, and the midsection can be changed into a standing and wheelchair area with folding seats. A wheelchair lift is available on request. The exterior has a sharp black contoured face with split headlights, a dynamic body and an aerodynamic cover for the compressed natural gas tanks. The monocoque chassis is made of steel and aluminium. Interliner is intended as an economic and low emission solution for regular routes.
About Anadolu Isuzu Design Team
As a team comprising of industrial designers with various backgrounds such as automotive design, interior design, corporate identity, household goods, consumer electronics, furniture etc., we have conducted processes from patented, registered and award-winning public transportation projects to truck projects, from conceptual designs to realized products since 2007. From 2015, while keeping on working for transportation design projects, we are also working on diverse subjects in order to enhance our competence. The digitalization and transformation of the production methods are also effecting design, its outcomes in today’s world and our daily life.
About Anadolu Isuzu
Anadolu Isuzu is one of the leading medium-sized bus and coach manufacturing companies in Europe whose major shareholders are the Anadolu Group from Turkey, and Isuzu Motors Limited and Itochu Corporation from Japan.
Award Record
This recognition makes Anadolu Isuzu Design Team of Anadolu Isuzu a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2017 - 2018 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design Award
The A' Vehicle Design Award is an international vehicle design competition recognizing good vehicle designs by best vehicle designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to vehicle designers, mobility solution providers, transportation design studios and automotive engineers from all countries. Typical entries include cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, buses and trains. The awarded vehicle designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/vehicle
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/100678
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100678
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100678
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/220771
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.isuzu.com.tr/en
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Interliner Bus
- Function
- Bus
- Category
- Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Anadolu Isuzu Design Team
- Country
- Turkiye
- Brand
- Anadolu Isuzu
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #100678
Credits
- Team
- Ezgi Ozcelikel, Gorkem Erdogan, Kunter Aytekin, Ozge Fati and Sadik Gelirli
- Image Credits
- Anadolu Isuzu Design Team, 2020.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Interliner is a 13 m, service, school and short distance intercity transportation vehicle. It is Anadolu Isuzus first bus within its segment and one of the very first members with the new design language which is digital, sharp, black contoured face with split design headlights. Dynamic body, aerodynamic Cng cover, new dashboard and Ux design supports this new statement. Interliner offers the best package within its size including the most comfortable driver space and passenger zone.
- Inspiration
- In the coming years diesel bus & coaches will not be permitted in certain parts of the European cities. Interliner 13 CNG is designed to be an economic and green solution for regular service and schoolbus transportation in such areas. Purchase, operation and maintenance costs are highly important for the owner and operator. Making the bus cost effective, functional and durable while ensuring that the driver and passenger needs are met, were the main requirements and source of inspiration.
- Research
- After market and project definition, benchmark and field researches are conducted. Anadolu Isuzus existing products and their know-how are reassessed, and used as a development point in order to increase ergonomy, serviceability, durability and productivity in the manufacturing process. Advancements in other industries, upcoming trends and form tendencies are analyzed along with color, material and finish researches.
- Challenge
- While combining all the components with the maximum seat capacity in 13 meters limited length, ensuring that the driver and passengers are given the maximum, comfortable and ergonomic space was one of the biggest challenges in the project. Strengthening the perception of Compressed Natural Gas tubes as part of the main bus body instead of separate, add-on components was also important for vehicle to state with its form that it is a safe and green solution rather than dangerous or bulky.
- Realization and Technology
- Monocoque chassis and other structural elements are steel and aluminium. The outer shell which covers this structure around are mainly sheet metal, perforated sheet metal, fiber reinforced polymer and tempered glass according to its location, form and function. Inner surfaces include Abs, Pu, Pvc, formica, aluminium, vinyl, fabric and various composites.
- Operation and Interaction
- Interliner is designed to be operated as school, service and line type interurban transportation vehicle. Having the widest driver stroke amongst its competitors at the same size and capacity with the ideal settlement, it offers different steering wheel and seating position options in order to adapt drivers comfort and ergonomy. While standard Interliner has the maximum seating capacity, there is the option for midsection to be transformed into standing and wheelchair area with folding seat usage.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in November 2018 and going to be finished in June 2020 in Kocaeli, Turkey.
- Specifications
- Width: 2550 mm, Length: 12990 mm, Height: 3634 mm, Wheelbase: 6950 mm, Front overhang: 2660 mm, Rear overhang: 3380, Gross Vehicle Mass: 19.500 kg. Interliner is equipped with Zf Ecolife 6 A P 1400 6 speed automotic transmission and 6 cylinders Cummins engine which produces 320 hp at 2000 rpm. Capacity: 63 seats, optional 4 folding seats alteration. Luggage capacity: 6.9 m3 with lift, 7.5 m3 without lift. Wheelchair lift is available on demand.
- Keywords
- bus, public, transportation, anadolu isuzu, vehicle, automotive, design, interliner, interurban, school bus
