Travel to Asia and you’ll be amazed at how small
most cars on the roads are. Unlike in the U.S., where huge cars, trucks and
SUVs dominate the streets, people on the other side of the world have very
different requirements for their vehicles. It’s these demands that make this
concept so interesting. Dubbed the Roewe I-Unit 2025 and created by Sugar Chow, the vehicle
is targeted towards the younger generation and is literally two cars in one.
Chow started the design process by looking at the
tiny Smart ForTwo and literally slicing it in half in the longitudinal axis.
Thus, he created two individual pods which can be driven solo or joined
together and driven as one vehicle. Each pod consists of a large front wheel
and two small wheels hidden under bodywork at the rear.
For ease of ingress and egress, the pods don’t
feature doors and are fully autonomous, meaning passengers simply jump inside
and relax in the reclined seats. Also found within is a huge holographic
display that extends out of the dashboard and keeps passengers entertained
during their journey.
No mention has been made about what type of
powertrain the I-Unit could use, but it would inevitably by all-electric, most
likely with a small electric motor up front and a battery pack under the floor. The finished design is really
cute and something we would love to see something like this on tight city roads
in the future.
