Last year Peugeot launched the fifth edition of its annual design contest and they are also participate the design contest on 2008, this time asking creative types around the world to “Imagine the Peugeot in the worldwide megalopolis of tomorrow.”
Many contestant show their interesting entries were shown off, but the ultimate winner was Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar, a Columbian designer who created a sleek, electric-powered, three-wheeled Peugeot design that looks futuristic, but entirely practical
From 20th April 2009, the winning concept car model will be on display on the Peugeot stand at the Shanghai Motor Show in China. You can see the picture below where the Peugeot RD Environmetally car was displayed to Shanghai Citizen.
Who is Carlos Arturo Rorres Tovar
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.
Peugeot’s 5th design competition: a genuine success.
This event created a real “buzz” with over 600 000 visitors to the www.peugeot.com site and a wealth of interaction on blogs and forums from all over the world.
As the leading automobile design competition with an international dimension, the Peugeot Design Competition continues to be enthusiastically received by young designers who dream of a responsible world where mobility serves humankind without harming the environment. Hydrid engines, electric motors and fuel cells, not forgetting space-saving designs, are among the solutions explored by designers competing to guarantee this balanced alliance between man and machine.
New prizes in keeping with the quality of the creations
Peugeot is firmly committed to encouraging young talents and has upgraded the prizes available for competition winners. In addition to seeing his or her project produced on a 1:1 scale, Peugeot now also offers a cheque for 10 000 euros and an Xbox 360 games console. As in previous editions of the competition, prizes are also awarded to the 29 other short-listed projects.
The concept car is currently on display at the Shanghai Motor Show and you can see video of the other entries here.
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