IED and McLaren dream up 2020 crossovers [video]

A flight of fancy

Students at Turin's renowned Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) have teamed up with McLaren to create several concepts for a 2020 crossover.

Following a meeting with McLaren, students were asked to design a sport-utility concept which uses a mid-engined hybrid powertrain and has space for two occupants. A total of 33 rendering were submitted, and from that, 11 were selected for further development. After another process of elimination, three vehicles - the Holon, Torok, and Bio Renovatio - were chosen to become 1:4 scale models.

Source: IED via Carscoop

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DrPlacebo

Kudos to #4 that is visually pleasing while also appearing to be the only example practical enough to actually produce. The others look like insects.

November 11, 2010 6:41 pm

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scratchy996

IED and *insert car name* just doesn't sound right.

November 12, 2010 12:56 am

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RODHA

I think that every manufacturer should start producing SUVs, SAVs, Crossovers and etc. Because, in my opinion, in 20 years time, the only vehicles in the world, which can be classified as "cars", will be the petrol engined super sports or hyper sports cars. Others will be all SUVs, SAVs, and crossovers with electric, hydrogen or hybrid power plants..

November 12, 2010 4:20 am

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BadMrSnake

They look like Halo Warthogs. Really Mclaren, you guys can make something better looking!

November 12, 2010 4:41 am

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norther

good point mr snake. they really do. these designs are never gonna work in the real world. they are just some young boys' dream. i had dreams like these when i was 8..my designs also could fly and had lasers on it. if this is the future, it looks pretty bad. nothing beautiful, nothing practical, completely useless

November 12, 2010 4:52 pm

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xLumino

@BadMrSnake and norther: I think you don't really understand the messages behind these conceptions. It's pretty hard to improve designs and technologies for a farer future then tomorrow. If people whould understand and accept the studies NOW, the companies whould develop it for a release in the next 2 or 3 years and not 2020 or 2050. It's science fiction and taste fiction but impressive and maybe real in many years, not nothing more..

November 13, 2010 4:42 am

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GTurbo

The reason why cars are motorised monoboxes contemporarily is quite simple; hardly any car firm is ready to take the risks involved in building a truly original (and controversial) car from 'Concept' to 'production'. When they are built, customers are too 'conservative' or 'shocked' in their approach to them. That's what killed Renault's short-lived, ahead-of-it's-time Avantime coupe SAV!

November 16, 2010 6:56 pm

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