Voyah i-Land Concept at the 2020 Beijing Motor Show

[Deleted member 1071]

Voyah, a brand owned by Dongfeng, presents this BEV luxury concept in Beijing. It's quite the eye feast methinks.:

The full article can be found on carscoops.com

 

[Ozy]

Design wise it’s indeed very impressive, can’t really find anything that I don’t like on this car.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Design wise it’s indeed very impressive, can’t really find anything that I don’t like on this car.

...and I can really appreciate sport/luxury BEVs' that retain the classical cabin-back, long bonnetted architecture. Certainly, not the ultimate solution in terms of packaging. But the eye-appeal is undeniable. And hey, a spacious frunk under a long bonnet isn't that bad at all.

I guess I'm "old school" in that sense. I regret that M-B hasn't used the absolutely gorgeous IAA 2015 Vision concept car as the stylistic template for the EQS/EQE. How cool would that have been ?

 

[constalation]

Almost mistook the name for Voyeur. Jokes aside, I like it.

 

[Matski]

Really, I think it needs bigger wheels and less sidewall...

 

[Ozy]

...and I can really appreciate sport/luxury BEVs' that retain the classical cabin-back, long bonnetted architecture. Certainly, not the ultimate solution in terms of packaging. But the eye-appeal is undeniable. And hey, a spacious frunk under a long bonnet isn't that bad at all.

I guess I'm "old school" in that sense. I regret that M-B hasn't used the absolutely gorgeous IAA 2015 Vision concept car as the stylistic template for the EQS/EQE. How cool would that have been ?

Totally agree about the long bonnet designs, I also believe they are the most beautiful, remind me of the mid century Rolls Royces and Mercedes which were typically long bonnet designs. With BEV they could indeed reimagine it a bit, and use the front as the main storage space. It’s not that convenient I agree but there can be ways to make it work just as good as the trunk.
Among many other reasons this is why I absolutely love the Maybach Vision 6

 

[Rolf]

That is an awesome looking BEV @Jimmy. Love the wheels, the extreme design of the long doors and ultra slim front and rear lights.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

...more images courtesy of motor1.com



Similarities to Italdesigns (VAG subsidiary) Geneva 2019 "DaVinci" concept car (shown below) are not coincidental. Italdesign was apparently heavily involved in the i-Lands' design as well.

 

[Rolf]

The Chinese manufacturers have made massive strides in car design. Except for the strange names their designs are quite cutting edge and make some of the established European and Japanese brands seem a little boring and conservative.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Considering Audis' close affiliation with Italdesign, I can't help but think: "WOW !, this could be a cool A9 eTron (codenamed "Landjet").

It would nicely slot a bit above the eTron GT with its' somewhat larger and more luxury oriented footprint. It's quite easy imagining it with a B-pillar and 4 doors.

 

[tristatez28lt1]

The Chinese manufacturers have made massive strides in car design. Except for the strange names their designs are quite cutting edge and make some of the established European and Japanese brands seem a little boring and conservative.

You mean they have hired and paid talent, companies and employees, then learned and now can start to copy?

 

[SCOTT27]

Looks BMWish. Many BMW cues and design traits.
Hmmm...is that a hofmeister?

 

[SCOTT27]

...and I can really appreciate sport/luxury BEVs' that retain the classical cabin-back, long bonnetted architecture. Certainly, not the ultimate solution in terms of packaging. But the eye-appeal is undeniable. And hey, a spacious frunk under a long bonnet isn't that bad at all.

I guess I'm "old school" in that sense. I regret that M-B hasn't used the absolutely gorgeous IAA 2015 Vision concept car as the stylistic template for the EQS/EQE. How cool would that have been ?

I see this as a template for the 5dr AMG GT.