It is very common these days to see various computer or manually drawn car concepts, created by amateur designers and linked to top automotive manufacturers as rhetoric proposals.
However, the design study presented here is a real model created by four Volkswagen Brazil interns (the winners of the "Talento Volkswagen Design 2008"): Kauré Martins, Rogério Okabe, Guilherme Motta and Wadson Gomes Amorim.
The team, supervised by Oscar Mendoza and Marilia Biill, set itself the goal of creating a Toyota IQ/Smart Fortwo -sized car which could accommodate two passengers and luggage, offering the same level of comfort as the VW Fox.
The result you see here was developed thorough 2009, measures 2.48 m in length (97.6 inches) and was showcased last December during a special event in Brazil.
The team has also made several powertrain proposals for the minicar, including VW’s current 1.0 liter unit and various layouts of two-cylinder engines (V-displaced, inline and boxer). These would be placed at the rear of the vehicle. Considering the current growing eco awareness, the team also sees a plug-in electric version, which features four electric motors placed in the wheels, as a possibility.
If this model were ever to enter series production, it would have to be placed under the upcoming Up! model in VW’s line-up. The latter is a 3+1 seater expected to be introduced on the market in late 2011. This will also have an electric version, called the E-Up!, powered by a 60 kW (80HP) - continuous power of 40 kW - electric motor which uses a 18 kWh lithium-ion battery.
However, the design study presented here is a real model created by four Volkswagen Brazil interns (the winners of the "Talento Volkswagen Design 2008"): Kauré Martins, Rogério Okabe, Guilherme Motta and Wadson Gomes Amorim.
The team, supervised by Oscar Mendoza and Marilia Biill, set itself the goal of creating a Toyota IQ/Smart Fortwo -sized car which could accommodate two passengers and luggage, offering the same level of comfort as the VW Fox.
The result you see here was developed thorough 2009, measures 2.48 m in length (97.6 inches) and was showcased last December during a special event in Brazil.
The team has also made several powertrain proposals for the minicar, including VW’s current 1.0 liter unit and various layouts of two-cylinder engines (V-displaced, inline and boxer). These would be placed at the rear of the vehicle. Considering the current growing eco awareness, the team also sees a plug-in electric version, which features four electric motors placed in the wheels, as a possibility.
If this model were ever to enter series production, it would have to be placed under the upcoming Up! model in VW’s line-up. The latter is a 3+1 seater expected to be introduced on the market in late 2011. This will also have an electric version, called the E-Up!, powered by a 60 kW (80HP) - continuous power of 40 kW - electric motor which uses a 18 kWh lithium-ion battery.