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Phoenix concept car is a truck, muscle car and convertible all in one
The Phoenix is like the buffet of car concepts. Like trucks? Well, it's a bit like a pickup. How about muscle cars? Yeah, it's got that going on, too. Just to further sweeten the pot, it's also a bit of sci-fi, a touch of convertible, and it all comes off like something out of a glossier Mad Max.
Designers Niels Grubak Iversen and David Miguel Moreira Gonçalves, who met at Conventry University in the United Kingdom, created the Phoenix for the Michelin Challenge Design 2009 competition. Of course, since it's a Michelin competition, the duo also gave the car a rad "orbital omni-directional four-wheel-drive system," which allows the vehicle to spin around like a top. Check out more of the Phoenix in the gallery down below.
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By Shakefire at 8:54 AM ON 02/21/09
this is one of the ugliest concepts I have ever seen...but for some reason, I can't look away.
By jimspar at 10:12 AM ON 02/21/09
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", and I also can't..quite...look.....away...
By Bobby Jay Freeman at 12:15 PM ON 02/21/09
The "car" is ugly…but the tires are interesting. I'm assuming that each individual strip of rubber can be replaced when it becomes necessary? Plus you would never have to worry about tire inflation. I think the tires are the coolest part of this concept. (I know these "tires" are used on alot of computerized models)
By borddog at 2:09 AM ON 02/23/09
can you say warthog...or is it puma (red vs blue)
By Jack at 3:49 PM ON 02/23/09
When I'm sixteen, I want one.
By bigben at 3:51 PM ON 02/23/09
Those tires are very similar to wheels that already exist on specialized forklifts called Spiders. Awesome idea, no more excuses for crappy parking jobs.
By martinex at 2:32 AM ON 02/24/09
Are those Phoenix Sun colors?
By Yamaha dirt bikes at 12:38 AM ON 03/02/09
What a great car design.. Nice Concept!
By Eric at 4:15 AM ON 04/01/09
I'm really liking the Phoenix if my funds were unlimited I would have it made.
By hardik TANK at 7:20 AM ON 08/08/09
CARS have bn dam closer2me since childhood...
so as per dat thing anythng on whels hve bn my PASSION whch eventually wont DIE..
after havng my glimpse on this particular design wah is outstanding,marvellous,BEASTY,CHALLENGING ENOUGH..its hard2blve4 me..
neither my eyes nor my mind is able2make ii through... in other words PHOENIX IS A MASTER PIECE.
its thrill can b felt on an off-road.....specially its tyre design gives this RIDE a smashing charm...could u plz plz plz plz mail me more of ur concept designs on my EMAIL ID.. wil b waitin...nd HATS-OFF2d designer..u 2ruly worth it cz dis design shows off ur inner creativity&ur ABILITY 2think out of the BOX. U ROCK.
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