Italdesign Go Concept[Reviews]

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 desirable to continue the design of a car able to offer maximum utilisation 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

INTERIOR

Ergonomics is certainly the word that best describes the concept of the Go!'s. interiors
All of the elements have been styled and designed while keeping man in mind. Every single detail - from entering the car and using its controls to the shape of the seats and the instruments - has been designed from an ergonomic point of view

The driver and three passengers sit on four identical and electronically adjustable seats. Those in the rear may 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 once 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
What's. truly new is the unprecedented positioning of the control panel. when again with maximum ergonomics in mind, the most important information such as speed, fuel consumption and fuel level is placed at the base of the windscreen, in 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 may 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, once the reverse gear is engaged, the images of the camera for manoeuvring.

Tex Concept ItalDesign (2011)

Four real seats, front-wheel drive and a slightly more aggressive line, Texas has a long tradition of Volkswagen sport.

"We designed the Volkswagen Tex thinking of sports cars in the coming years," said Fabrizio Giugiaro, vice president and director of Italdesign Giugiaro style. "We deliberately keep the family feeling that it would immediately identify the product Wolfsburg is close to production. This is a visionary and futuristic selection was made, but rather the natural evolution of the Canons of today with the addition of some technologies that will soon be available on the market. "

Compact, low (1,355 mm high) and 1750 mm wide, Texas, at first glance looks like a sports car with good traction on the road, highlighted by the large 19 "wheels at the ends and generous wheel crosses .

Its installation is that the classic two-door coupe, which clearly underline the sportiness of its aggressive front and rear spoiler flaunting two.

The side view is marked by lines that shape the doors near the air out of the front wheels and the waistline that rises towards the tail.

The front is characterized by a thin grille that closes the headlights, trapezoidal air intakes and an unprecedented three in the bumper / spoiler zone, cooling is required brake discs and 1.4-liter turbo. VW brand sits in the middle of the grid and is optically emphasizes the groove is a V-shaped bonnet. Windshield and the roof is made of glass that darkens electronically.

The large rear window overlooking the rear spoiler and seats two, with the wipers installed in the bottom. As the Go! above, the headlights are under the windshield and are invisible when the panel is off. The trunk access is authorized by simply increasing the rear and, once open, the lights are repeated for two additional tail lights at the bottom of the bumper, along with the "rear air intake, which also contains rear fog lamps.

INSIDE

As in the Go!, The inside of the Tex has also been designed to offer maximum space and maximum occupant ergonomics. The interior is definitely oriented toward the driver. All instruments are placed in a functional way and wrap around the driver to allow passengers an incredible sense of space. The board contains large orders and manage information becomes smaller when approaching the door panels for entering and exiting the cab easier.

"We designed the interiors for the first sensation is entering a sports car," said Fabrizio Giugiaro. "The driver must be able to find, so we chose to finish the details and elements that refer to the classical idea of ​​the sports car. We have adopted the knob of leather and a large interior, with the speedometer and counter located in the traditional position at the wheel and "like" The graphics, for that very reason. "

If the equipment is a classic style, content, instead of filling the available technology. All buttons and lights are LCD screens, consoles and touch-screen infotainment to the center of the dashboard, set in a transparent structure, a structure that creates bare.

Range is separated from the central tunnel, an unusual solution for the car but the driver rotates a continuous color and graphics.

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

Strong heart, gentle soul

Texas has a plug-in hybrid called the Twin Drive system designed and developed by Volkswagen.

Couples Twin Drive 1.4-liter turbocharged internal combustion with a battery system of 85 kW peak power is capable of developing 400 Nm of torque when used in combination.

It has front wheel drive with a gearbox 7 directly change the wheel.

Its performance as a pure sports car. Tex is to reach 100 km / h stops for about 6 seconds, and reaches a top speed of 220 km / h.

However, in this case, sportsmanship and respect for the environment are not separate worlds. Texas is able to cover about 35 km all-electric mode, most of the time to move during the day.

Italdesign Concept Of EMAS

The interpretation is EMAS Emas Country as an urban SUV, keeping the length of 3550 mm, but the transition to an architecture of three doors.

Access to the car always easy, because doors measuring not less than 1350 mm in length and ergonomic seating and rear 120 mm set forth below in the hatchback.

In particular, the amount of space for passengers 4 to 5 people, replacing the two separate rear seats with seat slide three places. This means that the amount of space for rear passengers' feet can be adjusted as needed.

The seats can be folded completely flat to increase cargo volume: this will increase the luggage space from 390 of about 780 liters.

A few touches to create a specific profile of the terrain seems from the outside wheel, semi-circular lower threshold, buffer, tempered by a radial rib and the bottom of the tailgate are highlighted in bronze, silver metallic finish. Properties of the canopy roof rack / roof.

The front is different from the city, the five-door, due to its more aggressive look, the coat of protons is now equipped on top of a grid on top of an air supply large longitudinal. The two fog lights are round and enters the body.

The lower front bumper and side skirts and rear is hardened metal inserts.

Insights

The first aspect that strikes before you find inside the car, the door handle: an ergonomic design that includes a secondary set of controls that vary from place to place.

The driver can use the handle to control all four power windows, lock and unlock, courtesy lights, mirror adjustment and reduction of lateral electronic immobilizer to improve visibility when reversing.

The front passenger can also adjust the hi-fi system and the window of his own. Rear passengers can adjust their seats in the handle.

Two panels dominate the TFT panel. They are side by side in the middle of the dashboard at an angle concave.

The monitor on the right shows the speedometer and main operating indicators, as well as energy flow system hybrid cars.

The left monitor displays information such as secondary displays for the stereo, telephone and Internet browser configuration settings and custom cars.

A third display located in the center console is a touch screen that controls all functions of primary and secondary coach. The right side of the TFT screen continuously displays the temperature of the climate system and air flow.

The bottom of the center console, housing and the gear selector switch, extends to the tunnel and can be folded down. When parking an emergency situation forces the driver or front passenger to leave the car on the other hand, this is a key element of the seat can be lowered and moved back so they can go out the other side of the barrier.

The center console also offers two USB ports to connect digital music players and mobile phones, and a slot for SD card for satellite navigation.

The central part includes a dock designed for the Apple iPhone. This dock is interchangeable and can accommodate another phone and smartphone models. It can charge mobile phones and connect automatically to the car without having to use other switching systems.

Powered by Lotus Engineering

The drive system is a series hybrid plug-in developed by Lotus Engineering, a group of protons. It includes a 3-cylinder 1.2-liter internal combustion develops 51 hp (38 kW) at 3500 rpm, which can run on gasoline, ethanol or methanol.

Transverse front engine combustion is coupled to a generator and is used solely to recharge the batteries with a capacity of 11.5 kWh lithium-ion batteries.

Drive is secured by an electric motor with a constant power of 45 kilowatts and 75 kilowatts of peak power.

The high maximum torque, 240 Nm, which does not require the use of a gearbox.

Acceleration 0-100 km / h in 14 seconds, top speed is 170 km / h battery in the hybrid configuration is 50 km. Battery full recharge takes three hours using a standard 240 volts.

Performance and coverage of the three gates of the city of plug-in electric version is currently being evaluated.