New Luxgen revealed: Neora Concept

Japanese Automakers better watch out! We are not kidding this time.

The sedan that has been under development by Luxgen for well over an year has finally been revealed ahead of the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, where it will debut.

 2011上海車展即將在4月21日登場，台灣自主品牌LUXGEN Neora第一款智慧電動概念車，也將在這場車壇盛會上中首度亮相。 隨著上海車展腳步日近，Neora眾所矚目的設計概念也正式曝光。

At the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show Taiwan-based Luxgen will reveal the Neora Concept, a sedan with an all-electric power-train, a sculpted exterior and a high-tech interior.

The Neora (from Neo and Era, meaning New Era) is a concept car fully designed and developed by Luxgen, an independent Taiwanese brand devoted to the development of next-generation electric vehicles.

The exterior design previewed in the official sketches features a sculpted body and an extensive use of LED technology, with the tail-lights using a high-tech blue light.

The cabin features modern lines inspired by consumer electronics, with large interactive displays and an infotainment system developed in partnership with HTC.



I find some resemblances to the Civic's cockpit...




A camera as a rear view mirror? Not not first time we've seen in on a concept... but will it be the first for a production car?

The electric powertrain could adopt the same 150 kW unit already used on the Luxgen 7 MPV EV+. The Luxgen brand could make its debut in the European market at the end of 2011 with the 7 SUV model.

" Neora "是由Neo與Era兩個英文字母而來，Neo代表嶄新的、進化的，Era則代表時代，Neora就代表零排放移動的嶄新時代-New Era。Neora酷炫前衛的外觀設計，是LUXGEN未來量產車款的指標趨勢，除了以流動的線條設計語言，表現出輕量化和節能的創意，並展現以環保能源為基礎的未來技術。

在融彙節能、空氣動力學和美學及力學的考量下，Neora的造型設計別具特色與獨特性，如極小化的進氣面積，與車頭造型設計，能有效降低風阻；尾翼與車身一體化設計，並降低車身底盤，造就優異的空氣力學效果；活用照明美學，並講究尾燈細節，呈現出純淨環保的藍色高科技光芒。



以流動為設計概念的Neora，其車側線條的勾勒，即使在靜止時也可讓人感覺空氣快速順暢流過車身的暢快之感，這條極為流暢的線條從引擎蓋開始，一路延伸至A柱、車頂、C柱，最後在車尾行李廂收尾，在降低空氣阻力係數的同時，更是設計師對Neora設計語言中的點、線、面的精準詮釋，堪稱「空氣動力學」和「設計美學」二者的完美結合。



Neora的外觀，極致展現電動車所象徵的潔淨與環保的形象，其車頭造型結合出眾的造型、與未來能源電動車的純淨風格，在打造俐落前衛的車頭造型的同時，更能有效降低風阻。更特別的是，Neora的車頭造型靈感源自「鷹隼展翼」（Hawk wing）的造型，代表著LUXGEN品牌的超越、夢想、新視野、新感動的使命與期望，展現「預先設想、超越期待」的品牌精神和追求。



Neora設計師在彙集國人智慧與美學的概念上，從極富線條美學神韻的瘦金體書法中汲取靈感，將LUXGEN LOGO中的「L」形狀，以「駐筆回鋒」手法運用到造型設計中。Neora全車便有八處「回鋒」的筆觸，為車身勾勒出含蓄有力且具美感的線條，Neora將是此次上海車展的一大亮點。