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Michelin Design Challenge 2017 - LeMans cars of the future - pictures

by: Auto Express team

24 Oct 2016

Go to: Could these be the Le Mans cars of the future?

Infiniti Le Mans 2030 by Tao Ni Tao Ni's entrant embraces autonomous technology, handing over control to the car during Le Mans' famously tricky night sections.
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Bentley 9 Plus Michelin Battery Slick by Daniel Bacelar Pereira Encasing batteries inside the racing tyres of this all-electric racer could become the next big move in fully-electric racing.
Cierzo C1 by Kurt Scanlan Wind power in car design is normally limited to downforce, but Kurt Scanlan has designed a car that uses its front-mounted ailerons to steer itself. He says it would improve lap times and reduce fuel consum
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Neuraura by Vurttant S. Phatack The name might give you a clue as to this car's big feature - mind control! That's not all though, as the body is made from carbon-fibre infused with spider silk, hand-knitted overnight by a team of 5
Embraer P1 Phenom with Michelin Tyre Wings by Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho The craziest feature of the P1 Phenom is the TireWing, replacing traditional racing tyres with a series of downforce-inducing wings which the designer says pro
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Citroen C030 LMP1 by David Voltner David Voltner wants to make the sport of Le Mans more transparent and attractive to spectators, creating large, visible air brakes and tyres that change colour depending on wear.
Audi R28 by Mehdi Alamdara and Vahid Shahvirdi Shaped like an aircraft for the road, the Audi R28 can tilt on the road, and uses all sorts of wings to create downforce across the whole body.
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Bentley Speed X by Guilherme Rocha, Luiz Ortega and Mercelo Toledo The second Bentley in this competition is another all-electric entrant, and focuses on energy consumption and weight reduction while keeping an elegant shape.
Bugatti Wimille by Vladislav Semenov and Mario Ryadno Bugatti is one of motor-racing's most iconic brands, and this concept brings traditional design to the modern day with a sophisticated three-way suspension system and airless tyr
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HydraCross by Josh Gadomski HydraCross is a hydrazine-powered LMP1 car, which the designer says produces an 'extreme' amount of power from a small amount of the fuel.
Neo by Miguel Ferreira Rodrgues
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Audi Ayrus by Andhika Dimas Dwiputra and Fresksa Arista Ihsan
Bugatti Benhoist by Samuel Marquez Arango
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Appleone by Emre M. Yazici
Mercedes-Benz DTW by Martin Chatelier
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TOKOK by Po-Sen Huang and Po-Yuan Huang
Faraday Future Singularity by Nicolas Francisco Loyola
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Tesla LMPE by Jeroen Claus and Fabien Brees
Renault Sunrun by Chirayu Shinde
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ConverT by Minwoo Jeon and Donghun Nam

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