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<< Prev Page 2 of 2  Taking the high-tech simplicity - two apparent contradictions - of a racing bicycle as inspiration, the concept features a carbon frame over which expressive body panels are placed, like armoured cladding.Exposed carbon elements spear through the design, accentuating features such as the boomerang-shape given to the leading edge of the front door structure. Gripz has four doors - with deep dihedral front doors that swing out and up when opened, and a pair of rear-hinged half-doors behind. There is no B-pillar, allowing easy access to the 2+2 interior. The front end is dominated by Nissan's V-motion grille, mounted low and framed by rectangular lamps housing high and low beams. Embedded in the lamps are forward-facing cameras that record every journey, just as a helmet-cam is used by cyclists. Using a live feed, adventures through great roads can be beamed around the world, allowing for friends to follow the car's progress on their computer, tablet or smart phone in real time. Boomerang-shaped running lights sit above the lamps, on top of the front fenders and denote the demarcation line between the matt-black bonnet and the red-orange main body colour. More matt-black can be found on the extended wheel arches, the pinched and indented triangular sill - raised to increase ground clearance - and the A-pillar leading to the floating roof. The roof features a central glazed panel with bullet grey-coloured composite panels on either side over the seating areas. These reduce in width as they flow towards the rear of the car and blend into the rear lamps, which mirror the boomerang shape of the front running lights and wrap themselves around the rear three quarters of the car. At the rear, a dramatic truncated matt-black Kamm tail gives the concept a 'codatronca' effect while beneath the tailgate sits a pair of chromed trapezoidal exhaust pipes. The three-spoke 22-inch wheels are also inspired by racing bicycles - lightweight yet strong wearing comparatively thin high-pressure tyres, especially constructed for the concept by Bridgestone. Red and white graphics found on the sidewalls are replicated on the car's steering wheel. While the exterior was created in Europe, a dedicated team based in Japan designed the interior. Like the exterior, functional simplicity is the key to the design. Again featuring a mix of matt-grey and the deep red-orange colours, the interior underlines the car's Tour de France inspiration with exposed tubes, moulded bucket seats and layered features echoing the cladding effect found on the exterior. The seats and centre console are directly inspired by bicycles, as are the door pulls that are shaped like saddles from a racing bike. The three-spoke steering wheel, meanwhile, replicates the car's road wheels, right down to the special graphics found on the tyre sidewalls. Like the Nissan Sway Concept and recent production cars, the Nissan Gripz Concept has a 'Gliding Wing'instrument panel. This elegantly thin design combines strength with simplicity and perfectly echoes the ethos of the concept. << Prev Page 2 of 2 |
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