I love shooting brake concept vehicles.  Audi especially seems to have nailed that proportion down.  Local Motors, however, believes that budding young designers and car enthusiasts can best the quad rings with a shooting brake competition aimed at developing an electric car for San Francisco… or as I like to call it: the house that Joe Montana built.

The center of the tech 2.0 world is home to emerging technology and enthusiasts looking for fresh, hip, advanced designs.  Heck, Apple is just right down the road.  Local Motors asks would-be designers to create a compact, yet spacious electric automobile.  The winner gets $2000 in the competition that runs until September 8th.

Full details after the break.  Or, just click here to go to the LM page.

The style of a shooting-brake is unique for its balance of style and utility.  A shooting-brake is spacious enough to accommodate a battery pack, passengers and cargo.  It is small enough to be lightweight and agile on the steep hills and changing landscape of the San Francisco Bay area.  While San Francisco does not need another luxury car or two-seat sports jobby, car lovers in this city crave style and excitement that is all their own.  This is what you will design, and we will build for San Francisco.

For more details, read the competition brief: http://www.local-motors.com/competition.php?c=15

Important Dates:
August 26th, 2009 – Submissions Begin
September 1, 2009 – Submission Deadline
September 8, 2009 – Voting Deadline

Awards:
1st Place-$2,000 + Status + Exclusive “In the Studio” Winner T-Shirt
2nd Place-$500 + Status + Exclusive “In the Studio” Winner T-Shirt
3rd Place-$200 + Status + Exclusive “In the Studio” Winner T-Shirt