Ford SYNus
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The Ford SYNus is a concept car produced by Ford and created by the Spanish designer Jose Paris (exterior design) and Joe Baker (interior). The SYNus debuted at the 2005 North American International Auto Show.
The unusual name, which is pronounced "sin-you-ehs", comes from the words synthesis (synthesis of the tough exterior and the soft interior) and US, which stands for Urban Sanctuary.[1] Its name is a homophone of sinuous, which means curving, or graceful.
Design
The design mimics that of an armadillo, in that it has a tough exterior and a soft interior. Armadillo was a working title of the SYNus, but was discarded when it was discovered that there was another concept car from Fiat with this title. Other production names have included "Ford Knox" and "Gorilla".
The SYNus shares its
The car also, as mentioned earlier, is an "Urban Sanctuary". When in "lockdown mode", the car's seats can be configured to face rearwards, to watch movies or relax in otherwise hectic city life. In this sense, the car can be used to shut out the outside world.[2]
References
- ^ ""HowStuffWorks SYNus article"". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "Ford Motor Company Story on SYNus" Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine