The Brubeck 2

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The original Tellurian Motors Brubeck, the very concept that spurred my signature design theme, was dated. Its lines were too crude, and it was to be powered by a pair of motorcycle engines running on propane -- one last salute to internal combustion. It lost something in being converted to electric...


As you may have read in a previous post, I've not only left internal combustion behind, but batteries (and even ultracapacitors) as well -- at least, as far as Tellurian Motors is concerned. Vehicles can now be designed without the concern of making room for a conventional drivetrain. Beyond that, we don't have to worry about the placement of a large and heavy battery pack, and there is no longer a need to make vehicles efficient, except for the sake of performance.

The full Tellurian Motors line is powered by aetheric energy, harnessed by devices no larger than the electric drive motors. Go ahead and call it science fiction if you like (for now)...

My sketches really don't do justice to the concepts in my head -- until I scan them and use them as the basis for digital imagery. It's a bit like using a ruler on a piece of tracing paper, and the result can appear radically different from the sketch.

...and then comes the opportunity to play around with colour.

[Click on these images to view the original sizes.]

When you look at the Brubeck 2, you don't have to wonder where the engine is: There isn't one. Instead it has a pair of electric motors, one for each rear wheel, between them. This is the simplest solution for good traction, especially when we have the luxury of using direct-drive. Two more motors could theoretically be added to the front, but this is a sports car.



Many Tellurian Motors vehicles will share a family resemblance, and this is certainly the case with the Brubeck 2 and Time Further Out. The front and rear treatments are quite similar -- in my head. You may be able to imagine the front of the TFO after looking at the Brubeck 2, and the rear of the Brubeck 2 after looking at the TFO. As much as I enjoy doing these renderings, you may not have to merely imagine for long...






filsmyth
vernal equinox, 2009

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