Local Motors Sports Pick-Up with Parallel Architecture

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The project tries to achieve a Sports Car that combines the dynamics of the Local Motors Rally Fighter with the utility of a Pick-Up, by using Parallel Architecture. With Parallel Architecture, the original V8 engine would have to be replaced with an inline-6 unit placed in the same mid-centre position, in order to be as narrow as posible, so it will be possible to move forward the driver´s position and the cabin. As the engine would keep its mid-centre position but the cabin is moved forward, the engine would now be placed below the central dashboard, in Parallel with the driver´s legs. At the same time, as there is not need to access the engine head area from the hood at the front, the base of the windscreen is moved forward, maximizing cabin volume, driver´s visibility and the aerodynamics of the car. The proposed Sports Pick-Up would have a removable roof to become a Pick-Up, increasing its utility when necessary, with its fixed rear sides it would look like a Sports Car and would have the aerodynamics of an Sports Car. Read Less