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2008 LA Design Challenge

With the LA Auto Show fast approaching, Design LA has just released the information on the entrees in its annual Design Challenge.  This year, the theme is “Motorsports 2025″.

For those unfamiliar with the Design Challenge:  Each year for the LA Auto Show, Design LA holds a competition inviting studios to submit an automotive concept based on a theme.  The concepts spread the gambit from conservative to wild.

This year’s entrees:

  • Audi R25
  • BMW Hydrogen Salt Flat Racer
  • GM Chaparral Volt
  • Honda Great Race 2025
  • Mazda Kaan
  • Mitsubishi MMR25
  • Mercedes-Benz Formula Zero
  • Toyota Lemans Racer
  • VW Bio Runner

We’ll have all the entrees up this week for your viewing pleasure.

Until then, take a look at last year’s entries.

For more info: http://www.laautoshow.com/DesignChallenge.html

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