TOP 10 car designs of 2022
spotlighting the top 10 car designs of 2022
The world of automobiles never ceases to delight. Just take a look at our 2022 round-up where digital, physical, and everything in between converge into extraordinary creations, each pushing the boundaries of the vehicular experience with daring strokes. From Dacia’s cool and robust ‘Manifesto Concept’ to the aeronautic-inspired Alef ‘Model A’ flying car and hydrogen-powered ‘Māchina Vision Sedan’, this year’s stories throw impossible out of the window while diving deeper into sustainable and eco-conscious driving. We continue our annual review of this year’s BIG stories with a look at the TOP 10 car concepts and designs featured on designboom in 2022.
LIGHTYEAR 0 CAN DRIVE FOR MONTHS WITHOUT CHARGING USING SOLAR-PANEL ROOF
image courtesy of Lightyear
Lex Hoefsloot believes that the use of electric cars moves society in the right direction, but the car designs have a scaling problem and that by 2030, 84 million electric vehicles (EVs) can be expected to run on roads in Europe alone. Forming part of his personal response to what he deems an industry challenge, he co-founded the company Lightyear and has recently introduced Lightyear 0 to the public, a solar-ready car that imbues his strategy of delivering more range with less battery, reducing weight and CO₂ emissions per vehicle.
What makes the vehicle solar-ready lies in its optimized solar roof, a design approach that means the car can drive for weeks, even months, without charging. ‘In cloudy climates, based on the average commute of around 35 kilometers per day, you can drive for up to two months before you need to think about charging. In sunnier countries, that could be up to seven months,’ the company shares.
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HOPIUM DESIGNS HYDROGEN-POWERED MĀCHINA VISION SEDAN ON 3DEXPERIENCE CLOUD PLATFORM
image courtesy of Hopium
Debuting at the 2022 Paris Automotive Week, Hopium unveils the world’s first high-end hydrogen-powered sedan, the Māchina Vision. The high-end ‘green’ car reshapes the standards of mobility through design, technology, experience and innovative performance. With the market launch set for 2025, the French manufacturer has been using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud platform for end-to-end development, from concept to prototyping and full-scale production.
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DACIA UNVEILS ‘MANIFESTO CONCEPT,’ ROBUST, COOL, AND GEARED FOR THE OUTDOORS
image courtesy of Dacia
Dacia unveils its ‘Manifesto’ concept car, showcasing a symbol that is ‘essential but cool, robust,’ built for the outdoors, and both economically and environmentally efficient. While not foreshadowing an upcoming model, the concept is Dacia’s ‘living lab’ infused with the company’s pioneering ideas and innovations which will be available on its future production cars. The team at Dacia notes that Manifesto ‘explores a connection to nature by being environmentally friendly, robust and by demonstrating usefulness in the outdoors,’ boldly expressing the company’s aim to keep up with lovers of nature and adventure.
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ONE-SEATER CONCEPT ‘POLESTAR 1:1’ DRIVES THROUGH 1 KILOWATT PER KILOGRAM RATIO
image courtesy of Jeroen Claus
Jeroen Claus, the lead designer and co-founder of VoyagerCo, has conceptualized Polestar 1:1 as a response to the power-to-weight ratio by adopting the idea of one kilowatt for every kilogram. His car design is made of flax fiber that confers the car concept a durable and lightweight built and design while the silver-white color boosts the automotive’s simplicity as it focuses more on performance and features.
Claus describes his creation as an ‘aim to bridge the gap between the physical and digital dimensions and an experience in which all senses of the driver are treated to an enormous experience.’ The single-seating feature offers solo cruising that hopes to gift the immersive experience Claus was trying to pinpoint. The conceptual design might also be a potential foundation for more driverless cars and electric automobiles in the future.
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