November 15th, 2005 at 11:31pm
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Category : Auto News, International
The name “SASSOU� is a Japanese term that means having a positive state of mind, of looking ahead with optimism to the future. Created by a group of young Mazda designers from five countries under the leadership of Peter Birtwhistle, Chief Designer at Mazda’s European R&D Centre, the Sassou has been presented at 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show. In this article, you can see the behind the scenes at how the Mazda Sassou was brought from a sketches to the complete car.
The first exterior design sketches were designed by Luca Zollino, the Sassou’s lead designer working with both Peter Birtwhistle and Moray Callum, Executive Officer and General Manager of Mazda Company’s Design Division.
The first step in realising the exterior design was to produce a 2/5 th sized model that was sculptured by the design team in Oberursel by hand using clay.
The model already contained many Zoom-Zoom features that help Sassou immediately recognisable as a Mazda, such as the front end which is an evolution of the Mazda RX-8 with a large, sporty-looking five-point grille and bonnet.
The complete car.
More info on carbodydesign.com and mazda.com.
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November 15th, 2005 at 11:30pm
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Presented at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show, the F600 Hygenius Concept is a fuel cell-powered concept vehicle. The design was created by different Mercedes-Benz Design Centers, located in Germany, Japan, USA and Italy.
Designers from three continents were commissioned with this task: the Mercedes-Benz studios in German, Japan and the US designed for the exterior, while the Como studio in Northern Italy was planning for the interior styling, the colour scheme and the materials.
The styling at the front end of the F 600 Hygenius features the Mercedes grille in louvred design. A further feature of the vehicle’s nose is its pronounced arrowhead styling; a clear kink runs along the centre of the bonnet and then continues down the grille to the centrepiece in the bumper and the front apron.
The projector modules of the headlamps add further focal points. It lights the way forward into the future with high-power LEDs.
The interior features both traditional materials, such as wood and leather, and the modern new materials, including the gel-type yellow plastic which adds bold splashes of colour to the seat cushions and the footwells in the research vehicle. The seat’s design is a combination of wood, leather and the luminous-yellow gel.
The F600 Hygenius at Tokyo Motor Show.
More info at carbodydesign.com.
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