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Monty218 Solved: Motormind Hyperion 1
« on: September 05, 2017, 11:27:11 AM »
Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this sports car.

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Re: Monty218
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2017, 03:19:49 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2017, 06:50:06 AM »
Well I would say it is not European, the rear lights are too inboard to be Road legal?
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« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2017, 06:52:04 AM »
It is indeed not European, though I would say that the fact that its design is incompatible with road regulations is due to the fact that it's a concept, rather than its nationality.
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Re: Monty218
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2017, 06:53:01 AM »
USA?
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« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2017, 07:49:59 AM »
Not from the USA.
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Re: Monty218
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2017, 11:31:13 AM »
Is it from asia?
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« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2017, 03:02:58 PM »
Yes, it's Asian!
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« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2017, 04:05:22 PM »
Japanese? (Oh my god i have too may options and none of them work)
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Re: Monty218
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2017, 04:28:59 PM »
It's not Japanese. Don't despair! This car is actually not very hard to find once you hit on the right country.
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Re: Monty218
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2017, 05:06:19 PM »
Is it one of the more lesser asian countries like for example Cambodia, or Mongolia?
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« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2017, 04:24:46 AM »
Actually, no. It's from one of the "heavyweight" countries.
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Re: Monty218
« Reply #12 on: September 21, 2017, 03:32:04 PM »
From India?
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« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2017, 03:56:57 PM »
Yes, it's from India!
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« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2017, 04:25:41 PM »
I finally got it!!! Its the Motormind Automotive Hyperion-1! That was harder than i thought considering the car looks so new.
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Re: Monty218
« Reply #15 on: September 21, 2017, 05:01:53 PM »
Indeed it is the Hyperion-1, presented last year at the Delhi Auto Expo by Motormind Automotive Designs, based in Bangalore. It's powered by a V6 from a Hyundai Sonata, mounted at the rear. Apparently they are planning to build several units as track cars, and also want to develop an electric version. Sounds a bit overambitious but it would be a great feat if they can pull it off.
On one hand, I found it just by googling "Indian sports car" when I was researching another puzzle, so that's why I said it was not hard to find; on the other, it's true that many Indian and Asian concept cars like this often receive little attention from Western media/websites.
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