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On the occasion of the Shanghai Motor Show, a life-size model of the
RD concept, the winning project in the 5th Peugeot design
competition, will be presented to the Chinese public. The subject for
this latest edition of the competition was "Imagine the Peugeot in the
Worldwide Megalopolis of tomorrow, and it was a resounding success with
over 2500 projects submitted from candidates of 95 different
nationalities.
The winning concept: PEUGEOT RD designed by Carlos Arturo
Torres Tovar
The main innovative operating feature of the Peugeot RD concept is
its ingenious system of articulation that provides irreproachable road
holding allied with the ability the easily thread its way through urban
traffic.
Equipped with an environmentally friendly electric motor, the driving
position in this single-seat concept offers a new feeling of freedom,
thanks to its panoramic vision, voice-message driving assistance and a
heads-up display system that gives all the information required for
travelling in complete safety.
This concept car combines the sensations of a 3-wheeled scooter with
the driving pleasure of a saloon car, while retaining all the essential
functions of both modes of transport... and while adding a silent
environment.
As you would expect, being accessible, solid and extremely simply
designed, the Peugeot RD concept car fits perfectly with the complicated
mobility constraints you would encounter in a megalopolis of the future.
Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar is a young, 27 year old Colombian who grew up
in the small industrial town of Tunja. Since childhood, he has been
working and modelling in clay and is passionate about sculpture.
Accordingly, he has drawn, sketched and sculpted a host of objects,
especially cars, in all sorts of materials ....
He gave up his initial language studies in Tunja to move to Bogota
and attend an Industrial Design School at the National University of
Colombia, from where he has just graduated.
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