Zaha Hadid Architects have developed a new design conscious city car with green credentials. Called the Z Car, the vehicle was born from a desire to create a compact city car that took design considerations into account.

"I think we are at a point in time where people not only appreciate good design but demand it," Kenny Schachter, the man who commissioned the design, told CDN.

Far from a conventional design, the Z Car measures 3680mm long, 1700mm wide, 1400mm tall, and has a 2450mm long wheelbase with a short (600mm) overhang. Its windscreen is massive - incorporating the side window graphic - and it features a very small window at the rear, nearly horizontal on the roof of the car. Power will be provided by hub-mounted electric motors married to Li-ion batteries laid along the floor.

"There are certainly more niches to be filled today than the big automakers are prepared to invest in," Schachter said. "If ever there was a time to introduce the first design focused electric vehicle it is certainly now."
Source: cardesignnews