2008 Honda OSM Concept

Honda's low-emission sportscar research style has been unveiled at the English Worldwide Engine Display, at ExCel, London, uk..

2008 Honda OSM Concept

The light and portable roadster style research is a idea displaying Honda's primary technological innovation concepts, developing fashionable and interesting vehicles that are also ecologically accountable.

Named the Ford OSM (for Open Study Model), the two-seater connects the confirmed-for-production CR-Z activities multiple and FCX Quality hydrogen petrol cellular car on the Ford take a position at the show.

2008 Honda OSM Concept

"We're trying to demonstrate that low exhaust vehicles can be eye-catching," says Andreas Sittel, Venture Innovator for OSM. "There is no reason why a car that's more eco-friendly can't look great too - and be fantastic and fun to generate."

The idea for the project was 'Clean and Dynamic' - and this route was followed for both the external and style, guaranteeing a joined-up, constant 'language' between the two. One example of this can be seen behind the car, where our body actually expands into the cottage between the chairs.

The external style is a stability of sleek, spherical shapes and distinct collections to provide description in key places. The top side lights are smartly incorporated into the front side end, extending from the nasal area to the top of the rim archways to look more like a part of the unique body.

2008 Honda OSM Concept

Within, this continuous, liquid strategy is ongoing, with long capturing shapes increasing from both entrance sections to form a shape for the device screen. The idea for the dash was to prevent developing the conventional prevent of 'heavy' color and content in front of the driver; in keeping with the clean and light and portable concept. For that reason, the rush is accessed areas, with the most important equipment in immediate line-of-sight of the car owner.

2008 Honda OSM Concept

Key information is shown in a spherical, encased main binnacle, with levels and results in shiny pink on a dark-colored qualifications. This suits the decrease in the car, with the chairs and entrance fixtures clipped in a new, gloss-effect pink set, associated with white set areas, in range with the external body color, a one-off colour known as Mystic Pill.

2008 Honda OSM Concept

The driving main manages and features are allocated in an user-friendly structure, available on a section that shapes downwards to the right of the car owner. A centrally-mounted semi-sequential gear-shift factors towards a fun-to-drive indication, along with exercise changes either side of the rim. Incorporated into the gearshifter itself is a red key 'start' option, which supports the fantastic route of the car.

2008 Honda OSM Concept

The Ford OSM Concept was designed by Honda's R&D ability in Offenbach, Malaysia. It's the newest example of the young ability being designed within Honda's style companies in European countries - following the Ford Small Multiple Sports Concept (Geneva 2007) and the Union Tourer Concept (Frankfurt 2007).

At present, the Ford OSM is a style research style, and there are no plans for it to get into generation.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

An excellent venture will be released at the 77th Geneva Worldwide Engine Show: the revival of one of the most well-known manufacturers in community motor rushing. Its icon is a scorpion, and its name is Abarth.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

Abarth has always been symbolic of powerful vehicles, competition, interest and pleasure, and it now profits with a new range that will entice all fans of motor rushing. Abarth's first presentation of the Grandes Punto will be on the "catwalk" at the Geneva Display, the first step in an effort which will later include other designs.

This new experience begins in the acquainted, exclusively psychological perspective and unique establishing of the Geneva Engine Display. A stunning take a position has been ready, in line with the viewpoint of Abarth's revival, a modern space with a clean, modern, technical terminology and excellent interest to everything. The new components that will promote the Abarth brand are shown with all their powerful, unique personality: the renewed edition of the well-known Abarth rushing red stripe has been made with LED flooring, while the new logo, the scorpion and the terminology are all large, three-dimensional components in enhanced, satin-effect aluminum.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

The Abarth principles and custom on the other hand are underlined prudently and technologically: enhanced components and special completing information in aluminum, graphite, enameled and lacquer enhance the display area, and highlight the true celebrities of the stand: the Grandes Punto Abarth S2000, a car that has been type-approved for rushing and is showing to be highly effective, and the Grandes Punto Abarth Review, a idea car making its community introduction.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

These are the two people of the Abarth world: rushing and conventional generation.

Visitors to the Geneva Screen will also have an chance to find a third area in which the company operates; a multi-media configurator will show you the whole idea of the 'Abarth Kit', and the versatility and broad variety of blends that the company will offer clients in its transformation sets. Some of these strong wood made bins, mounted with satin-finished aluminum cuts, are presented within wine glass pieces, with the ancient technical and stylistic elements from the transformation sets.

And lastly, by means of unique LED technological innovation and lcd displays, the surfaces of the take a position suggest traditional images and movies, changing them with a imitation of the new Abarth rushing red stripe, underlining the excellent weblink between the last and the long run, as well as the energy and individuality that are built in in the Abarth company.

The Grandes Punto Abarth Preview

The overall celebrity of the take a position is the Grandes Punto Abarth Review, a real gemstone of assertiveness style. The car will be promoted in Sept, to boost the fantastic, younger ranking of the Grandes Punto.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

The car on show in Geneva is outfitted with a 1.4 Turbocompresseur fuel website that provides 150 bhp at 5500 rpm, increased to 155 bhp by the ownership of 98 RON fuel. What is more, thanks to a enhancer kit, a edition with twice as much power as the primary edition (180 bhp) will soon be available. This is a resurgence of a custom from the past: for example, the Fiat 500 of 1958 provided 13 bhp at 4000 rpm with a top rate of 85 km/h, while the Fiat 500 Abarth of the same year provided 26 bhp at 5000 rpm and a top rate of 118 km/h.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

The Grandes Punto Abarth is designed to get back the achievements of these interesting efficiency vehicles, providing young individuals in particular an chance to get into the rushing community in finish protection and at an available price.

The Grandes Punto Abarth S2000

The community in Geneva will also be able to appreciate the incredible Grandes Punto Abarth S2000. This is a rushing car developed for rushing stables, which the Fiat Racing Office will be coming into in the 2007 French Move Name with Giandomenico Basso and his gps Mitia Dotta. Davide Gatti, victorious one of the 2006 Fiat Abarth Worldwide Award, will contend at the rim of an formal Fiat Grandes Punto R3D with a diesel fuel website. On the international landscape, the Grandes Punto Abarth S2000 will contend in the IRC (Intercontinental Move Challenge) with individuals Andrea Navarra, his gps Guido D'Amore, and youthful Umberto Scandola and Anton Alen.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

The Abarth & C. Spa rushing group will be handled by Claudio Berro.

Powered by a 2000 cc aspirated website that provides 270 bhp, with 4-wheel generate, the new Grandes Punto Abarth S2000 is heir to the edition that took the 2006 French Move Name title with Paolo Andreucci and Ould - Andreussi, effective 7 of the 11 events on the program. Nor must we ignore the fantastic period of their team-mates Andrea Navarra and Guido D'Amore who took third position. Giandomenico Basso and Mitia Dotta won the Western title and the Worldwide Move Obstacle.

Since its introduction last period, the rushing edition has demonstrated a very good cope, whatever the form of path or landscape. And we must underline that the 15 vehicles developed so far have been requested by several rushing stables in Western countries and elsewhere, to contend in home and international rallies. And now, thanks to this technical and aggressive brilliance, the new Grandes Punto Abarth S2000 is willing to contend in these two tournament with the same perseverance and assertiveness.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

And lastly, as well as a effective car and an outstanding group of individuals, the new Abarth & C. organization can also feature a personnel with a lot of encounter in motorsports: a complete of 113 professionals, 26 in the technical innovation area, 43 on the developing part and 9 devoted to rushing.