XXI ADI GOLDEN COMPASS AWARD 2008



 Pininfarina / NIDO - concept car / 2004 / by PININFARINA  previous next 
Focusing on the problem of safety and urban mobility, the design team concentrated on small-scale vehicles and developed this twoseater car. As the name (which means “nest”) suggests, Nido surrounds and protects the driver using three main elements: a chassis comprising a deformable front part and a rigid cell around the occupants; a shell that contains the driver and the passenger and acts as a sled that can slide horizontally along a central rail; two impact absorbers that act to dissipate energy. In case of a frontal collision, the vehicle absorbs part of the energy in the deformable front area of the chassis, while the rest makes the passenger compartment slide away from the point of impact and enables its gradual, controlled deceleration for the occupants. The colour scheming also emphasises the elements concerned with safety.
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