EQUIPMENT
/ CONCEPT CAR
EVERYTHING IS NERVOUS!
BERTONE GOES TO THE FUTURE BY WIRES
TEXT / SERGEY KANUNNIKOV
Modern houses take a lot from the car - buttons, control panels, warning lights. All this technocratic “music” makes a comfortable home easier to operate. But the reverse process is also noticeable: designers and ergonomists are trying to give the cars home warmth, to bring the interior closer, if not to the relaxing living room, then at least to a comfortable office. Alas, even in the most modern cars, the driver is “shackled” hand and foot by steering wheel and pedals.
The famous Italian company "Bertone" together with the SKF and Nokia companies decided, like the ancient Greek Ariadne, to withdraw us from the technocratic labyrinth with the help of threads, or rather, wires. The concept of "Filo" (filo - thread, wire) - an attempt to change the prevailing ideas about functionality. Many firms are working on wire management. In Burton, the idea is brought to its logical conclusion. To make the car look like a comfortable place to live, the driver was completely “untied” from the steering mechanics, throttle, gearbox, brakes, replacing the hard mechanical connections with wires.
The perfect “nervous system”, controlled by powerful computer intelligence, allowed
new plan the interior. All the buttons necessary for the driver are concentrated on the helm and the remote control interlocked with it. Since there is no steering column in the usual sense, control is easy to place on the right, left, and even in the middle. Sitting on comfortable sofas, passengers, and most importantly, the driver can take a comfortable pose without thinking about the position of the legs - there are no pedals!
The famous Italian studio did not fit to build scary glass-plastic cubes. The Bertone designers succeeded without violating the principle functionally
With stingy but clear lines to give Filo an elegant, swift look. The residents and guests of the "cottage" will be greeted by a welcoming interior in warm colors with soft diffused lighting.