Monty292 - Solved: Worm-e concept for ELVA Project, by Jorge Biosca

[el_monty]

Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this car and its designer.

Don't be naughty! Stay away from Google Search by Image, kids.

[el_monty]

Up to the Experts.

[gilescooperuk]

The dashboard appears to be all mobile phone icons and nothing to do with driving, is it meant to be self driving

[el_monty]

It's not self-driving. If you look closely you'll see a rectangle-shaped steering wheel behind the dashboard.

[Carnut]

It's not self-driving. If you look closely you'll see a rectangle-shaped steering wheel behind the dashboard.

Very ergonomic...
They'll be fitting rectangular road wheels next!

[gilescooperuk]

You mean it is a new Austin Allegro.

Not sure I want a car with wifi in the bumpers and a touch screen for a front panel.

Back on the serious questions, electric powered

[el_monty]

You mean it is a new Austin Allegro.

Not sure I want a car with wifi in the bumpers and a touch screen for a front panel.

Back on the serious questions, electric powered

Yes, it is electric.

[ChanceHuncha]

Is it a student design?

[el_monty]

Not by a student.

[el_monty]

Up to the Pros.

[oko94]

Made in Europe ?

[el_monty]

Made in Europe ?

Yes.

[oko94]

Made in a Mediterranean country ?

[el_monty]

Made in a Mediterranean country ?

Yes.

[oko94]

Made in Spain ?

[el_monty]

Made in Spain ?

Yes, this design is from Spain.

[Djetset]

Worm-e by Jorgo Biosca for the ELVA project

[el_monty]

Yes! The point goes to Djetset. The ELVA project (Advanced Electric Vehicle Architecture, no connection to the British Elva company of the 60s) was an EU-funded project that took place from 2010 to 2013, for the development of urban electric cars, coordinated by the Institute for Automotive Engineering (IKA) of RWTH Aachen University and with the technical support of VW, Renault, Fiat, and other smaller companies, among them the one I work for, Applus IDIADA. A two-phase pan-European design contest was held to define how the car would look, and it was won by this proposal by Spanish designer Jorge Biosca, whom I know personally and was glad to congratulate when he was awarded his prize. The project finalised at this conceptual stage and sadly nothing was built, not even a scale model. Biosca is known for other designs that have appeared on AP before, such as the Fuore Jaguar XF10/Blackjag and the Toyota 2000 SR Concept (image 24)