Romulus Predator is said the first automobile to be developed entirely with computers
Forgotten ONES Not everything that is initially began with good plan, then produced will reap satisfactory results in the market, maybe that's a suitable series of words to describe the following vehicles designed by M & L Auto Specialists Inc., a small American automotive company specialized in creating auto reproductions of world's top brand like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Jaguar or Lotus for nearly two decades.
Romulus Predator is built by M & L Auto Specialists workshop in Two Rivers, Wisconsin in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard Company and 4 industry-leading mechanical-design-software vendors. (Picture from: 7Car.tw)
The car in question is given a name of the Romulus Predator, initially designed by Mark Gerisch and his small team at M & L Auto Specialists workshop in Two Rivers, Wisconsin then produced in a collaboration with Hewlett-Packard Company and four industry-leading mechanical-design-software vendors.
Mark Gerisch works on final details of his Romulus Predator on the Friday afternoon Oct. 31, 1997 at M & L Auto Specialists workshop in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. (Picture from: SFGate)
Related to this Romulus Predator, firstly the car desain made by using traditional clay methods, and for more complex shapes and opening such as the car cabin with sheet metal parts methods, after then switched to the Hewlett-Packard' mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD). As quoted of 7Car.tw, the design of computer-aided software design system such as MCAD done by the American company was known earlier than Koenigsegg or SAAB and other factories.
Romulus Predator is powered by a mid-mounted V10 engine sourced from Ford. (Picture from: 7Car.tw)
And no wonder if the Romulus Predator could be said the first automobile to be developed entirely with computers. This instrumental aiding work of the car designing and building was carried out in less than four months.
Romulus Predator is featured with deep air scoops along the sides, swept-back windshield and butterfly-typed swing-up doors. (Picture from: 7Car.tw)
Consideration of the use of the computer-based system, because the traditional method requires constant revision of the model to be smooth. For example, it takes at least 20 repeated tests from conception to completion. The auxiliary software production can be simulated directly in the computer, and the production only needs to be completed once, which can be accurate and off course cost-saving.
Romulus Predator's bodywork made of such light material of fibreglass, no wonder that this car then has a fairly light weight, which is around 1,134 kg. (Picture from: 7Car.tw)
As the result, the Romulus Predator is launched for the first at the AutoFact Motor Show in Detroit, Michigan in November of 1997. Don't know why after finished the car didn't bear the M&L trademark, but was launched under the brand of Romulus.
Romulus Predator has an aerodynamical curvaceous fibreglass bodywork of two-seater coupe. (Picture from: 7Car.tw)
As You can see, the Romulus Predator has an aerodynamical curvaceous
fibreglass bodywork featured with deep air scoops along the sides,
swept-back windshield and butterfly-typed swing-up doors, besides it's powered by a mid-mounted V10 engine sourced from Ford. Well, thanks to the use of such light materials for its bodywork, no wonder that this car then has a fairly light weight, which is around 1,134 kg. Unfortunately, there's no info about its performance.😢
Romulus Predator is launched for the first at the AutoFact Motor Show in Detroit, Michigan in November of 1997. (Picture from: 7Car.tw)
This supercar is a quite surprising contradiction and invites many questions, even though it is designed and built by using a sophisticated computer-based system, but still unable to make the results appear on the market.
There's only one car ever been produced without a definite mass production plan (although at the exhibition, that the company stated soon will make its production version in the next 2 years with a price starting at $150,000). It's a shame if the such beautiful car that is built in a sophisticated way only becomes a display forever.😢 What do you think? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CONCEPTCARZ | GTPLANET | 7CAR.TW | SFGATE | ALLCARINDEX ]
There's only one car ever been produced without a definite mass production plan (although at the exhibition, that the company stated soon will make its production version in the next 2 years with a price starting at $150,000). It's a shame if the such beautiful car that is built in a sophisticated way only becomes a display forever.😢 What do you think? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CONCEPTCARZ | GTPLANET | 7CAR.TW | SFGATE | ALLCARINDEX ]
