The All New Seat IBX Variant

Accentuated by white colored body and black glass this IBX car variant is elegance indeed. This sporty yet elegance SUV variant is equipped with a hybrid system. This awesome IBX concept made its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. On this IBX car, TDI engines is adopted to present hypothetic drivetrain that ebsures electric range until 45 km. The dimension of this car is 4.26 m length, 1.80 m width and 1.62 m height. The exterior character of this car has crease lines, precise and also sharp surface. Other exterior characters are stretched roofline, distinctive rear roof pillar and 2 doors. Below is complete description of this IBX concept.

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Exterior Design

The front of the SEAT IBX is defined by headlamps in full-LED technology that are as sophisticated as they are distinctive. They display the characteristic V that is a hallmark of the SEAT arrow design. The entire front end bears this arrow shape, with radiator grille and bonnet also picking up the V-form.

The surfaces above the wheel arches are clearly accentuated in their lines like carefully toned, sinuous muscle. Equally distinctive are the air intakes low down on the front end and featuring integrated fog lamps – their wide positioning reinforces the impression of width and power.

The side view of the IBX emphasises its powerful stature – a clearly defined shoulder, the powerful, three-dimensional flanks and the sharply differentiated surfaces underscore the dynamic look, as do the large wheels featuring an aerodynamic five twin-spoke design.

Typical for SEAT are the two distinctive scores that run from the front wheel arch into the door and over the rear wheel arch.

The length of the stretched roofline is further emphasised by the rear spoiler and the narrow horizontal of the glass surfaces along the sides, with the distinctive, trapezoidal roof pillar creating the impression of exceptional solidity.

The sharply cut exterior mirror is mounted on the door, as on a sports car. Sharp precision is also evident in the slender, recessed door openers.

The rear end adopts the characteristic form of the front and reinterprets it. The rear lights in LED light-guide technology and the rear windscreen with its additional angle in the centre also bear the arrow motif, while the suggestion of a diffuser beneath the bumper surface derives its form from the front air intakes.

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Volkswagen Go! Concept with Improved Interior Space

Together with VW Tex concept, VW Go! Concept was unveiled by Volkswagen at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The design of Go! Concept car variant by Volkswagen is oriented on the interior development. Among the features are large glass elements, extended wheelbase and ergonomic interior space. Italdesign develops this VW Go! variant to create compact car with maximizing interior space. The length of car is 3,990 mm and it’s combined with 2,700 mm wheelbase for creating distinctive looks on the exterior design of the car. On this VW car, the conventional mirrors have been replaced by the side camera. The interior of this vehicle give 4 identical seating units whereas the panel instrument has widescreen display to inform main informations.

Exterior Design

Designed for the city, the Go! together with the sporty Tex could increase the wide range of Volkswagen products to A0 segment even more.

With the same wheelbase as that of the Passat – 2700 mm – the Go! is a hatchback boasting a total length of 3990 mm thanks to its smaller overhangs. The battery pack is housed underneath the front and rear seating positions.

This vertical package allows for the Go! a weight distribution of 58% on the front and 42% on the rear.

“With this exercise I wanted to continue the design of a car able to offer maximum utilization of its interior,” Giorgetto Giugiaro stated.

“The project started with the 1976 New York Taxi, and continued with the 1978 Megagamma, the 1998 Structura and then came to maturity with the 2010 Emas.”

“The Go! is less than 4 metres long, but offers more passenger room than that of a large SUV and has a 400 up to 525-litre boot, ideal for city use.”

The design of the exteriors is dominated by extensive glass surfaces, in clear contrast with the trends of recent years of providing cars with increasingly smaller windows.

In addition to filling the passenger compartment with light and giving its occupants the chance to thoroughly enjoy city scenery, also thanks to its totally glass roof, this design offers the driver with maximum visibility while driving.

The A pillar is in particular considerably farther forward than its traditional position, and the bulk of the door mirrors is eliminated by using cameras.

The side windows also extend beneath the waistline – markedly high and optically taken up again by adding a longitudinal structure that crosses the side windows – drawing on a solution introduced in 1988 with the Asgard prototype.

This lets the driver benefit from maximum visibility even during manoeuvres and when taking tight curves.

Like in the Emas, only the lower part of the windows (the part beneath the longitudinal structure) can be electrically lowered.

This solution reduces the weight that the electric window mechanism has to support to a minimum, and is in any case necessary for meeting all of the essential operations such as paying tolls or refuelling.

The seat H point (corresponding to the passenger hip position) is located higher than that of mass-produced cars but lower than that of an SUV. This solution makes getting in and out of the passenger compartment extremely comfortable.

An electronically driven system pushes the door outwards and pulls it back parallel to the vehicle body for gaining access to the rear seats.

This mechanism, which draws on the one used on the VW Milano Taxi (presented in May 2010), offers the advantageous practicality of sliding doors but without sacrificing their section (room is found inside for a comfortable armrest) and makes it possible to do away with the unattractive tracks on the body typical of this solution.

Without sacrificing the family feeling typical of the Golf and the Golf Plus, the Go! offers innovative solutions both in the front and back that combine aesthetic pleasure with practical functionality.

The grille, dominated by the large VW badge in the centre, incorporates the front light clusters with Xenon/LED technology.

The air intake is placed at the height of the fog lights and horizontally splits the front spoiler, adjusting the air flow necessary for cooling the front electric motors.

The tailgate reintroduces the theme of the glass surfaces interrupted by a longitudinal insert that not only optically takes up the theme characterizing the side view, but conceals the windscreen wiper and rear cameras that turn on when the reverse gear is engaged.

To make loading luggage easier, the tailgate can be operated electronically for both opening and closing. A sensor that activates the opening mechanism by simply moving the foot is also fitted underneath the bumper.

The light clusters are positioned under the glass surface and are invisible when the panel is off. When the tailgate is opened, they are repeated by two additional taillights located in the lower part of the bumper, beside the rear air intake, which also house the rear fog lights.

Interior Design

All of the elements of the Go! Concept interior have been styled and designed focusing on ergonomics.

The driver and three passengers sit on four identical and electronically adjustable seats. Those in the rear can also be folded down using an electronic adjustment mechanism and with remote control, and they form a single surface on the rear floor panel level to increase the maximum loading volume to 525 litres.

A storage console/sliding armrest sits between the front seats. If completely pulled back, it aids the driver when getting out from the passenger side.

This solution is particularly useful if parking is narrow or if there are objects blocking the opening of the left door.

The control panel displays the most important information such as speed, fuel consumption and fuel level directly at the base of the windscreen, at the rear of the deep dashboard.

Giugiaro was extremely keen on this solution. “With the controls positioned in this way, the driver does not have to continuously change his focal length between the foreground of the dashboard and the long surface of the road in front of him. With this layout he can keep his eyes set on the road, distraction-free, and have all of the information necessary for driving available at all times.”

The monitors of the rear view cameras are also at the base of the windscreen, but at the two side ends. The dashboard contains a touchscreen monitor in the classic position. It groups together all of the auxiliary controls, the infotainment system, the satellite navigation system and, when the reverse gear is engaged, the images of the camera for manoeuvring.

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The Two Doors Car, Volkswagen Tex Concept

At the Geneva Motor Show 2011 Volkswagen has revealed a new sporty car version called Volkswagen Tex Concept. This new VW car version is a result of design study on a sporty yet compact car which is completed with 2 doors. The car is equipped with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The front end detail feature wide surface and trapezoidal grille that mounts the Volkswagen logo and headlights. The eye catching elements which are found on the side detail are the sculpted surface which emerges from the air exit on the back side of front wheels and the raising waistline. The 19 inch wheels on this VW Tex variant create sporty appearance.

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Exterior Design

Four real seats, front wheel drive and a gently aggressive line, the Tex fits into a long tradition of Volkswagen brand sports cars.

“We designed the Tex in actual fact thinking to the Volkswagen sports cars of the years to come,” commented Fabrizio Giugiaro, deputy chairman and style manager of Italdesign Giugiaro.

“We intentionally kept a family feeling that would immediately identify it as a Wolfsburg product close to production. No visionary or futuristic choice was made, but it is rather a natural evolution of today’s canons with the addition of a few technologies that will shortly become available on the market.”

Compact, very low (1355 mm in height) and 1750 mm wide, the Tex at first glance looks like a sports car with great grip on the road, stressed by the large 19? wheels at the ends and generous wheel arches.

Its set-up is that of a classic two-door coupé whose clearly sporty personality is emphasized by an aggressive front and its rear flaunting two spoilers.

The side view is marked by lines that sculpt the doors next to the air exit of the front wheels and its waistline that rises up toward the tail.

The front is distinguished by a slender grille that encloses the light clusters in an unprecedented trapezoidal shape and three air intakes in the bumper/spoiler zone, necessary for cooling the brake discs and 1.4-litre turbo engine.

The VW badge sits in the centre of the grille and is optically underscored by the V-shaped groove of the hood. Windscreen and roof are a single piece of glass that becomes dark electronically.

The large rear window dominates the rear and accommodates two spoilers, with the windscreen wiper housed in one at the bottom.

Like the Go! previously, the light clusters are under the windscreen and are invisible when the panel is off.

Access to the luggage compartment is permitted by raising just the rear window and, once it is open, the light indicators are repeated by the two supplementary tail lights located in the lower part of the bumper, at the sides of the rear air intake that also contains the rear fog lights.

Interior Design

As in the Go!, the Tex’s interiors have also been designed to offer the occupants maximum space and maximum ergonomics.

The passenger compartment is definitely geared to the driver. All of the instruments are positioned in a functional manner and wrap around the driver so as to leave the passenger an incredible sensation of space.

The large dashboard containing the controls and driving information grows smaller as it approaches the door panels so as to make getting in and out of the passenger compartment easier.

“We designed the interiors so that the first sensation would be that of entering a sports car,” continued Fabrizio Giugiaro.

“The driver has to be able to find himself, and this is why we chose finish details and elements that refer back to the classic idea of the sports car. We have adopted the large gear knob and leather interiors, with the speedometer and rev counter situated in the classic position behind the steering wheel and with ‘analogue’ graphics, precisely for that reason”.

If the outfitting is classic in style, the contents are instead full of the maximum technology available today. All of the controls and indicators are housed in LCD screens, as is the infotainment console put on a touchscreen in the centre of the dashboard, set in a transparent structure that lays bare the structure.

The dashboard is separated from the central tunnel, an unusual solution for a car, but wraps around the driver with a graphic and colour continuity.

The two rear seats are independent and can be folded down.

The name ‘Tex’

“Besides the one for cars, Walter de’ Silva, Fabrizio and I share another passion: the one for Italian comics hero, ranger Tex Willer”, said Giorgetto Giugiaro.

“We wanted to name the coupé after the legendary ranger, as a homage to the men who wrote and drew important pages on our popular culture.” “Thanks to Mr. Sergio Bonelli’s kindness and helpfulness we finally could realize this unique operation. And, in the end, our prototype, just like the real Tex, has a strong heart and a gentle soul”.

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