Unexpected Greenery: TVR Artemis concept from Niels van Roij
TVR Artemis concept from Niels van Roij - Click above for high-res image gallery
TVR, a British sportscar manufacturer with a troubled past and a very uncertain future, has historically been known for producing brutish performance cars with impossibly curvy bodies molded from fiberglass and powerful inline-six and V8 engines. As such, the idea of an eco-friendly TVR never really crossed our minds until we saw Niels van Roij's TVR Artemis concept.
The Dutch designer created the Artemis as his final-year project at the Design Academy Eindhoven in The Netherlands. Theoretically powered by one in-wheel electric motor per contact patch and a hydrogen fuel cell, there seems little chance that a car such as this would ever see the light of day, but it certainly is an interesting take on the modern TVR design ethos. See for yourself in the gallery below of a 1:5 scale model of the Artemis concept.
[Source: Niels van Roij]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Wahoo5 10:12AM (10/14/2009)
Wow. The first car styled after a duck-billed platypus.
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Wayno-san 10:21AM (10/14/2009)
First thing I thought of too...
Visnick 12:20PM (10/14/2009)
Same here
Randy 2:42PM (10/14/2009)
I was thinking Moccasin
Sam 10:13AM (10/14/2009)
Looks too small for me, i'll pass.
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RowFive 10:22AM (10/14/2009)
For some reason it reminds me of those pictures you see of blind cave salamanders. Looks pretty slippery (a positive thing for eco-vehicles), but I can't say it's attractive.
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artandcolour 10:36AM (10/14/2009)
it needs eyes. maybe those googly-eyes that roll around inside their plastic lenses.
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Adam Marcello 10:34AM (10/14/2009)
I think it looks TVR. I like it. The wheels need to be changed and Im sure doors would be nice in the real world but for an initial rendering I think its a great start.
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Rob 2:43PM (10/14/2009)
I agree. It's got a quirky charm. I also like that we've seen a couple of concept models lately, it's cool to see what current students are thinking about.
larry raines 10:39AM (10/14/2009)
were TVR's EVER very good looking? Eclectic, yes. In my opinion this is a fantastic reinterpretation of the existing design cues of the TVR's of the past. It also really moves that whole design language firmly into the future - and even makes it cool, correcting most of the awkwardness (however well intentioned) of the past TVR's.
Just slicing the skin to create and opportunity for new forms to emerge is a great trick, the slices themselves becoming functional elements - and the proportions, pure TVR. Bravo!
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Val Arkhipov 10:52AM (10/14/2009)
I have designed a better looking car back in 2006:
http://russian-valentine.deviantart.com/art/TVR-Crimson-29243681
Disregard the 4 exhausts (was fond the bike style exhausts on the tuscan back then) , the car is meant to be electric with hub-less in-wheel motors :)
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larry raines 12:09PM (10/14/2009)
I don't see any TVR DNA in your concept -
What about speaks to the TVR brand?
Val Arkhipov 12:24PM (10/14/2009)
Compare it with this:
http://media.nextautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/tvr-tuscan-s-gunmetal.jpg
Curves, headlights, extraction cuts. It doesnt follow the traditional proportions as its midship layout rather than FR of production TVRs. Granted its a simple 3D model, fill in the details with your own psyche :)
vespid82 11:34AM (10/14/2009)
Just what everyone needs. A car with a PENIS graphic in plan view...
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Sean Flanagan 11:55AM (10/14/2009)
Sorry van Roij, but this isn't nearly bonkers enough to be a TVR. It's a nice start, but it needs a healthy dose of crazy.
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Visnick 12:22PM (10/14/2009)
Same here
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My_SS_RX8 1:06PM (10/14/2009)
I'm trying to say something positive since I like a free and open market for auto design. So the overall shape is ok... derivative, but ok. The clam shell engine bay cover doesn't appeal and I don't see a good way to incorporate front lighting without having it too low to meet regulations in North America or the EU. Maybe pop up lighting or maybe they will use that "transparent aluminum" of Scotty's design.
I'd say this is a starting point that is a long way from the end game goal posts.
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tprjim 4:19PM (10/14/2009)
How do you make a body of fibreglass and inline sixes and v-8s?
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Bobmarley 1:52PM (10/14/2009)
I don't understand the front end...specifically the enormous void around the hood? It looks wrong...like they messed up the first one and didn't have an extra sheet of metal to stamp out a new one to the correct size
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hosss 3:56PM (10/14/2009)
can't be a real TVR without some canine styling.
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