2006: California Design + Alternative Powertrain + Tire Electronics

Reflective of the market and issues on the minds of automotive designers, the 2006 theme asked designers to create a vehicle design concept for the California market that incorporated an alternative powertrain, and considered the effect of that powertrain on tire size and appearance as well as vehicle shape.

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Scale Models on Display at Michelin Challenge Design™


1.	Capoco Design Limited & InnovationRCA
	Entry:	Mobilicity PPT
	Design Team:	Capoco Design Limited & Innovation RCA, Merih Kunar (lead designer) , Rob Morton (designer), Owen Evans (designer), Ron Saunders (consultant), Alan Ponsford (project director)
	Country:	United Kingdom


2.	Gustavo Henrique Gomes Guerra
	Entry:	H2 Bus Project
	Design Team:	Gustavo Guerra & Fabricio Baessa
	Country:	Brazil


3.	Zeng Zhicong
	Entry:	NEMO
	Design Team:	Zeng Zhicong
	Country:	China


4.	John Lazorack III
	Entry:	Three Passenger Thrill Ride (3PTR)
	Design Team:	John Lazorack III
	Country:	USA


5.	Viktor Sass
	Entry:	Grand Torro
	Design Team:	Viktor Sass
	Country:	Hungary


6.	Tilmann Schlootz & Oliver Keller
	Entry:	BAAL
	Design Team:	Tilmann Schlootz & Oliver Keller
	Country:	Germany


7.	Tilmann Schlootz & Oliver Keller
	Entry:	Hyanide
	Design Team:	Tilmann Schlootz & Oliver Keller
	Country:	Germany


8.	Sun Qi
	Entry:	Silver Shark
	Design Team:	Sun Qi
	Country:	China


9.	Darius Zieba
	Entry:	Fluid
	Design Team:	Darius Zieba, Hardy Huck – Supervisor
	Country:	Germany


10.	Jacco Lammers
	Entry:	Bowser
	Design Team:	Jacco Lammers
	Country:	Netherlands


11.	Tamas Hartai
	Entry:	Concept Cresty
	Design Team:	Tamas Hartai
	Country:	Hungary


12.	Haocong Wu
	Entry:	Fly
	Design Team:	Haocong Wu
	Country:	China

2D Renderings on Display at Michelin Challenge Design™


1.	Oliver May
	Entry:	May Roadster 2006
	Design Team:	Oliver May
	Country:	Germany


2.	Ryszard Szymanski
	Entry:	Huzzar El Toro
	Design Team:	Ryszard Szymanski
	Country:	Poland


3.	Christian Ebert
	Entry:	Nugget
	Design Team:	Christian Ebert, Hardy Huck – Supervisor
	Country:	Germany


4.	Antoine Gaillot-Drevon & Adrien Devauchelle
	Entry:	Landscape
	Design Team:	Antoine Gaillot-Drevon & Adrien Devauchelle
	Country:	France


5.	Jeremy Chafer & Jeremie Pointier & Franck Malin
	Entry:	Kinas
	Design Team:	Jeremy Chafer, Jeremie Pointier, Franck Malin
	Country:	France


6.	Tomas Sarnovsky
	Entry:	Quasar Terragen
	Design Team:	Tomas Sarnovsky
	Country:	Czech Republic


7.	Alexei Gontsov
	Entry:	The Farming Pick-Up Truck
	Design Team:	Alexei Gontsov
	Country:	Republic of Moldova


8.	Bjorn D. H. Simundson
	Entry:	SE7EN
	Design Team:	Bjorn D. H. Simundson
	Country:	USA


9.	Alexander Kotlyarevsky
	Entry:	Éclair
	Design Team:	Alexander Kotlyarevsky
	Country:	Ukraine


10.	Lan Tian
	Entry:	Moving
	Design Team:	Lan Tian
	Country:	China


11.	Joseph Liang
	Entry:	8WD
	Design Team:	Datum, Joseph Liang
	Country:	Taiwan


12.	Goran Marinkovic
	Entry:	Hybster Eco-Vehicle
	Design Team:	Goran Marinkovic
	Country:	Serbia & Montenegro


13.	Neeraj Pathak
	Entry:	Cougar Concept
	Design Team:	Neeraj Pathak
	Country:	India


14.	Takuro Hiraiwa
	Entry:	E-Ride
	Design Team:	Takuro Hiraiwa
	Country:	Japan


15.	Jose Luis Sanz Octavio
	Entry:	Alligator
	Design Team:	Jose Luis Sanz
	Country:	Spain


16.	Jiang Tao
	Entry:	Tyre Cell
	Design Team:	Jiang Tao
	Country:	China


17.	Thierry Dumaine
	Entry:	Brutale
	Design Team:	THDU Design
	Country:	France


18.	Victor Lam
	Entry:	V-Type-7
	Design Team:	Victor Lam
	Country:	Australia


19.	James Owen
	Entry:	Michelin E.A.P. Tire System
	Design Team:	James Owen
	Country:	USA


20.	Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho
	Entry:	Grip: Unlimited
	Design Team:	Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho
	Country:	Brazil


21.	Iliya Cerjak
	Entry:	Regeneratair
	Design Team:	Iliya Cerjak
	Country:	Netherlands


22.	S.G. Heitkamp
	Entry:	The New Cuda and Challenger Twins
	Design Team:	Sebastiann Heitkamp
	Country:	Netherlands