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Sven7 · 05-02-2012, 01:47 AM

I've been working on this since January. It was my second semester senior transportation design studio project. Sponsored by Can-Am and NASF, the brief was to make a "muscle Can-Am Spyder" for about 2020.

We each got to make up a "story" so I made up a target customer, 37 year old Joe. He works at NASA JPL and races his LSR truck on the salt. His wife doesn't want him to ride a motorcycle so he wants to buy a trike. This is aimed at his interests.

I focused on functional aerodynamics to design this futuristic Can-Am Spyder land speed racer. It "has" a supercharged 1.5L Rotax I4 from a Sea-Doo. No, it's not an official "concept" and no, it will not be built. It's just a student design, albeit by moi.

I did, however, build a 3D computer model in Autodesk Alias and rendered it in Showcase. Here are my final presentation boards. I presented to a board of judges from Can-Am, NASF and the Big Three this evening. My professor works full time at Ford.

Full Size Boards

Presentation Boards by Tyler Linner, on Flickr

Final rendering by itself

Two of a kind by Tyler Linner, on Flickr

I plan to do some more good renderings in the future. In the mean time, enjoy!

I will graduate from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI in a week and a half. It's a four year BFA program.

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Sven7 Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Warren, MI Posts: 2,456 Boo Radley - '65 Ford F100 90 day: 13.28 mpg (US) Thanks: 782 Thanked 669 Times in 411 Posts	Can-Am Spyder Sponsored Trans. Design Project I've been working on this since January. It was my second semester senior transportation design studio project. Sponsored by Can-Am and NASF, the brief was to make a "muscle Can-Am Spyder" for about 2020. We each got to make up a "story" so I made up a target customer, 37 year old Joe. He works at NASA JPL and races his LSR truck on the salt. His wife doesn't want him to ride a motorcycle so he wants to buy a trike. This is aimed at his interests. I focused on functional aerodynamics to design this futuristic Can-Am Spyder land speed racer. It "has" a supercharged 1.5L Rotax I4 from a Sea-Doo. No, it's not an official "concept" and no, it will not be built. It's just a student design, albeit by moi. I did, however, build a 3D computer model in Autodesk Alias and rendered it in Showcase. Here are my final presentation boards. I presented to a board of judges from Can-Am, NASF and the Big Three this evening. My professor works full time at Ford. Full Size Boards Presentation Boards by Tyler Linner, on Flickr Final rendering by itself Two of a kind by Tyler Linner, on Flickr I plan to do some more good renderings in the future. In the mean time, enjoy! I will graduate from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI in a week and a half. It's a four year BFA program. __________________ He gave me a dollar. A blood-soaked dollar. I cannot get the spot out but it's okay; It still works in the store