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Rendered Imagination: The Ferrari Zobin Concept
Click above for high-res gallery of the Ferrari Zobin Concept
It can be argued that Ferrari is known for living out on the styling edge and for staying too true to its own designs. Witness the wild Enzo supercar and compare that to the new California. The former is an F1 car with an enclosed body and the latter has been called a sell-out Ferrari for the masses. As such, we're always interested in new takes on the Ferrari design ethos, and we particularly like this concept called the Zobin by Iranian engineer Siamak Ruhi Dehkordi. The rear end looks cribbed from the one-off P4/5 produced by Pininfarina, but the front end places the Enzo's F1-inspired nose amidst the contortions of a metal band that swoops around to create both the front spoiler and front fenders, while still maintaining an open-wheel F1 look. The headlights are suspended from the metal band and seem to float beside center fuselage. This is a single-seater concept that's powered by a fictional engine of unknown cylinder count and displacement located amidship, but we're more interested in the design itself that we think is both edgy and honors those Ferraris that have come before it.
Gallery: Ferrari Zobin Concept
[Source: CarBodyDesign via CarScoop]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Torrent 2:37PM (11/13/2008)
I might think I kinda sorta kinda maybe like it.
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Stumpy 2:56PM (11/13/2008)
Took the words right out of my fingers.
sfast 2:53PM (11/13/2008)
I liked this the first time I saw it...when it was called the batmoblie.
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CBR 3:02PM (11/13/2008)
Me likey, me want
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PaulPaul 3:05PM (11/13/2008)
kids, this is why you stay in Art&Design school and finish it
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BoxerFanatic 3:05PM (11/13/2008)
Interesting premise...
The front wheel 'arches'? are a bit odd, and offer no debris protection from the front wheels flinging things.
The black panel on the back looks like a cheap cutout, and the styling is a bit awkward at the tail.
I love the canopy theme, though. Very slick there.
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J3oomerang 4:31PM (11/13/2008)
Debri issues can be handled with a pair of carbon fiber tire huggers like some motorcycles do without taking away from the open wheel design.
I would like it more if he brought the open wheel look to the rear wheels as well; it would look more balanced in my opinion
brandon 3:10PM (11/13/2008)
That thing just screams this person has no clue about aerodynamics.
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Alvin 3:25PM (11/13/2008)
When I first saw those headlights, I totally imagined them as machine guns or something. :P
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Gungosa 1:07PM (11/14/2008)
frikkin lasers?
Alvin 9:23PM (11/13/2008)
I was thinking more like Twisted Metal style gattling guns. Heh...
Evan 6:05PM (11/16/2008)
Exactly what I was thinking. And don't we all want machine guns on our cars? I think we do.
duo 3:25PM (11/13/2008)
I like it, a lot. This kind of design innovation is where the top supercar manufacturers should be heading. Not to mention how it immediately addresses all the complainers saying it looks like every other supercar out there.
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Matty 3:31PM (11/13/2008)
It looks good but is too much of a track-day toy and not enough "car." Consider the Enzo for a moment. You can take it to the track and put in ridiculous laps, or you can pull up to a club with someone in the passenger seat and turn everyone's head (I have witnessed this in Miami). There's nothing wrong with wanting something to take around the track, but a one-seater that is basically an F1 car with some more body misses the mark here. Ferrari builds cars that are inspired and informed by its racing programs; it doesn't just try to stick racecars on the street.
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1970Dodge 3:38PM (11/13/2008)
looks like something straight out of F-zero...
[F-Zero Cars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoCpJRGDmJU]
....that might not be a bad thing! Cool Concept.
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Joe 4:12PM (11/13/2008)
Unique
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Peter 4:14PM (11/13/2008)
I can't imagine how badly the headlights would vibrate!
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LBuzzer 4:19PM (11/13/2008)
Not bad for a concept. The proportions are good, I love the front "fenders"! Holy-hell original.
It's missing the "Ferrari" part, though. This could be from absolutely anyone....
Well, except maybe Skoda or something, but you get the point.
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Patrick 4:27PM (11/13/2008)
I like
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bismillah 5:22PM (11/13/2008)
You don't mess with the ZOBIN!!
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