Monash University Degree Show 2007

Ka Tam
EC.25 CityRapid

Ka Tam's EC.25 (Electric Cruiser 2025) 'CityRapid' is a project which targets the transportation atmosphere in 2025, providing an alternative solution for commuting within a city. The project is a proposal for a new dimension of personal mobility vehicle, which is a mutation of a scooter, motorcycle and human transporter. Aiming at early adopters, the experimental leading group of society, it is equipped with advanced technologies, materials and manufacturing techniques. Outstanding maneuverability, remarkable power and ease of use are aimed at providing great fun for users. The exoskeleton frame structure turns the core of motorcycle architecture inside out.

Chris Chan
Stratus

People are now living further away from city centers and traveling longer distances. Designed to cater to the younger generation of luxury car buyers, the Stratus concept proposition by Chris Chan is a 2+1 seater high-speed luxury tourer, featuring hydrogen fuel cell technologies. It also has the ability to engage onto automated highways while passengers sit back in comfort and safety. It focuses on creating a vehicle that is not only aerodynamic in form but also features a new proportion and surface language for the future.

Yu Chen Pan
Qva

Yu Chen Pan's 'Qva' is a futuristic and functional vehicle designed for urban areas. With its rounded one-box profile and convex DLO, the vehicle incorporates a modular structure on top of a conventional platform, it aims to reinvent and revolutionize the current automobile market by incorporating new technologies and innovations. The vehicle is powered by lithium polymer battery technology and also features narrow tires which decrease rolling resistance for enhanced environmental attributes.

Ben Last
Saab X-Trac

The Saab 'X-Trac' is the evolution of the Saab brand identity, based around GM's E-flex architecture and fuel cell technologies. The X-trac, which targets the active and environmentally conscious driver, is a small sports car with a 2+2 seating configuration and all-wheel-drive. With its adaptive interior seating layout, side mounted storage racks, and adjustable tire system for all road conditions, the X-Trac provides an outlet to the weekday grind. Exploring advances in sustainable materials and manufacturing, the vehicle also explores the future possibilities of automotive design.

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