Kumho Epoch concept

Posted on November 19, 2007
Filed Under Concept Car News

The Epoch project is a very interesting concept but the strange thing is that it’s designed by a tire manufacturer. After the company’s success this year’s Le Mans 24 hour race, Kumho decided to emply its conceptual abilities and to create environmentally-friendly Le Mans car of the future.

Being designed around a innovative tire technology, the Epoch eco-friendly racing car is the first in a series of concept vehicles set to be developed by Kumho over the next few years. The concept “illustrates the creative technological ability we have as a company,” Kumho’s in-house designer Rob Dolton declared in a interview.”Our main goal was to explain what we think about current issues in the auto industry as a whole,” said Dolton, a Coventry University graduate who worked for Fiat Advanced Design in Turin before joining Kumho in 2005.

The final imagery for the concept was produced using Alias Imagestudio. “When the model has been completed and signed off I use Alias Imagestudio as a final render tool. I find that it’s easy to use and doesn’t have the cost or complexity of programs such as Maya. I may also add a little Photoshop to breathe a bit of ‘life’ into the renderings.

The Epoch concept is set to pave the way for future green racing cars and sustainable technologies in motorsport. “There’s an environmental impact to everything we do. We believe in motorsport but also in environmental responsibility, said Dolton. “While delighted at winning the LMP2 class at Le Mans this year, we accept that environmental pressures will not allow motorsport to carry on in its current form indefinitely. However, rather than viewing it as an increasingly antisocial pastime, we regard it as a perfect platform for developing green technology solutions. The Epoch is an example of just how exciting the future could be.”

Take a look at this pictures and tell us your opinion about this concept car :