Back in february 2009 the 37 second year students of the Transportation Design Course at Turin-based IED were asked to design a vehicle capable of combining the technical know-how, the platforms and the core values of the Fiat and Chrysler brands

The style, affordable prices and low environemental impact o the Fiat models were to be mixed with Chrysler's new platforms and production capabilities.

Turin IED Director César Mendoza comments: "What will the future vehicles be like?

"The partnership between Fiat and Chrysler brings the potential to give an appropriate answer."

"Having our students work on such a topical theme, even before the official annoucìncement of the agreement, was a real didactic challenge."

The project was started on February 2009 and was completed on July 2009, and saw the involvement of the Fiat Styling Center, which brought concreteness to it.

Among the individual projects developed by the students in Autodesk Alias, 13 proposals were selected and two of them were finalized in 1:4 scale models.

The Biov Concept by Roberto Testolin is an eco-friendly A-segment vehicle aimed at the reduction of production costs and targeted to young customers.

The car body si made of a reduced number of lightweight and easy-to-produce plastic panels, which are mounted with an overlapping system thus reducing the vehicle complexity and the engineering costs.

The Jeep PYGMY by Vasiliy Kurkov is based on the Fiat Panda Cross 4x4 platform and features an European style deeply influenced by the off-road American spirit and culture.

The two-seater offers a range of customization options: it can be easily turned into a "shopping car" or a rally-inspired sporty off-roader.

The interior combine trendy and retro details with high-tech features and conveys a feeling of luxury and quality.

(Source: IED)