轉載:極致炫炮的電動車:Mini Cooper 「Mini Touring Superleggera」概念電動車
The concept is built in the patented superleggera style — Italian for "superlight."
A lightweight steel tube frame is covered with hand-pounded sheets of aluminum for an ultra-light design.
Mini Cooper 的經典掀背車設計,實在不容易以其他風格取代,這回 BMW 則找上義大利老牌車廂設計、
製造商 Carrozzeria Touring 合作,打造一款應該不會正式上路的概念車「Mini Touring Superleggera Vision」,
除了將英式風格的 Mini 跟義大利 Carrozzeria Touring 完美結合外,整台車更是從裡到外手工打造。
正面看上去儼然是保留了 Mini Cooper 的靈魂,從圓潤的頭燈、大尺寸水箱護罩一個都沒少,不過繞道 到屁股一看,
就會發現相當特殊的「英國國旗分半邊」設計,整個屁屁的風格則與 Austin Martin Aston Martin 靠攏,
還多了片相當有型的整流尾鰭。
內裝則是走義大利的簡潔風,整個儀表中控台部位,更是僅用一面鋁板,而儀表跟中控台,
則是保留了 Mini Cooper 的傳統設計;車身主要原料也都是為了減輕重量而選用,
包括以輕鋼材打造的車廂,以及覆蓋其上的鋁蒙皮,甚至內裝也沒有任何非必要的裝飾。
雖然這台車永遠不會真的上路,但希望 BMW 未來可以將一些設計納入參考,
讓 Mini Cooper 的愛好者有台炫炮的小跑車可選。
The front of the concept holds most of the Mini design legacy — a large grille and perky,
circular headlights are evocative of Minis of old.
Despite that big, classic Mini grille, this concept is an EV.
But it's clear from just about any other angle that this is a very different Mini.
Like most true superleggeras, the rear extends far back.
And there's a wild ’50s-style fin on the boot that manages to work together with the half-retro,
half-futuristic design.
Perhaps the most distinctive feature are the LED taillights, which — yes — are a split Union Jack.
The taillights aren't nearly as kitschy as one might expect — they're so deftly executed
that the rear looks as classic as an Aston Martin.
Superleggeras are all about saving weight. As Louis de Fabribeckers,
Head of Design at Carrozzeria Touring says, "In this car all unnecessary equipment or decoration is sacrificed,
as performance is gained through lightness and efficiency of the bodywork and interior."
The design employs massive, hand-pounded sheets of aluminum that are placed onto
a lightweight tubular steel frame.
Minimal Italian design dominates the interior — the dash is one single piece of unpainted aluminum.
Though the designers couldn't help but bring back Mini's classic circular center dial.
The three-spoke steering wheel is far more elegant than those found on a typical Mini.
Carrozzeria Touring and BMW-owned Mini revealed the stunning concept this weekend at
Concours d'Elegance at Italy's idyllic Villa d'Este near Rome.
While a handmade beauty like this will never see production, we hope Mini makes good
use of those truly wonderful taillights in a production car.
Mini 的經典毋容置疑,從 1959 年最初的 BMC Mini 到 Austin Mini,經過 1988 年的 Rover Mini ,再到今日衍生的 Country 和 Paceman ,無論車型定位與級別大小,Mini 均保持著一貫的英式經典造型。
由 Mini 與義大利改裝公司 Touring Superleggera 合作開發的 Mini Superleggera Vision 概念車的確有夠「風流倜儻」,Mini Superleggera Vision概念車採用類似 Roadster 車種跑格車身,帶來了兩門、軟頂敞篷車身結搆,並計劃搭載純電動驅動系統。
Mini Superleggera Vision 概念車採用純手工打造,車身採用鋁合金打造,部分板件應用碳縴維來進一步減輕重量,造型方面,義大利人發誓保留的 Mini 經典元素也僅僅局限 於中網與大燈。修長的引擎蓋與延伸至車尾的高腰線,營造出概念車的運動基因與視覺上的低矮重心。簡潔的風擋造型,更突出概念車輕量化運動風格。