American Honda Concept GRX Hybrid, an ultra-light and compact sport vehicle for the 21st century, aims at a unique synergy derived from the company's vast experiences in both motorcycle and automotive R&D programs and manufacturing. The conceptual study model created by Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in Torrance, Calif., is powered by a 1,500cc six-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine developed for motorcycle applications.

The aerodynamic exterior and interior design inspired by a Formula racer were then carried over for the J-VX concept, an evolutionary version that made its debut at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show. The GRX and J-VX concepts eventually led to the production Honda Insight.


Full Size Vehicles

Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A. Toyota Volta
Honda R&D America's Inc., GRX

Scale Models

Gustavo Guerra & Fabricio Baessa, Brazil
Haocong Wu, China
Sun Qi, China
Zeng Zhicong, China
Darius Zieba, Germany
Tilmann Schlootz & Oliver Keller, Germany (two scale models)
Tamas Hartai, Hungary
Viktor Sass, Hungary
Jacco Lammers, Netherlands
Capoco Design Limited & InnovationRCA, United Kingdom
John Lazorack III, United States

Drawings

Victor Lam, Australia
Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho, Brazil
Jiang Tao, China
Lan Tian, China
Tomas Sarnovsky, Czech Republic
Antoine Gaillot-Drevon & Adrien Devauchelle, France
Jeremy Chafer & Jeremie Pointier & Franck Malin, France
THDU Design, Thierry Dumaine, France
Christian Ebert, Germany
Oliver May, Germany
Neeraj Pathak, India
Takuro Hiraiwa, Japan
Iliya Cerjak, Netherlands
Sebastiann Heitkamp, Netherlands
Ryszard Szymanski, Poland
Alexei Gontsov, Republic of Moldova
Goran Marinkovic, Serbia & Montenegro
Jose Luis Sanz, Spain
Joseph Liang, Taiwan
Alexander Kotlyarevsky, Ukraine
Bjorn D. H. Simundson, United States
James Owen, United States

MCD was launched in 2001 as a way to showcase creativity and innovation in vehicle design on a global scale around a central theme. Each year, Michelin invites designers around the world, from individuals to small and large companies, to create and display significant design work that would normally not have an opportunity to be shown at a major auto show.

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