Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022
A powerful supercar dominates the center of this square-format image, presented in direct frontal view with both doors opened dramatically upward like the wings of a bird preparing for flight. The vehicle's body exhibits a cool metallic silver finish, reminiscent of polished aluminum or brushed steel, reflecting the pale grey-blue sky with subtle warmth where light catches the curved surfaces most directly. Scanning from background to foreground, a military jet aircraft sits on the runway behind the car, its cockpit canopy, nose cone, and swept wings visible in slightly softer focus, creating depth while establishing the aerospace design connection. The runway surface appears as warm grey concrete or asphalt, extending horizontally across the full width of the composition. The supercar itself occupies approximately the lower two-thirds of the frame, its aggressive low stance emphasized by the wide-angle perspective. The scissor doors extend upward at approximately forty-five-degree angles, their inner surfaces visible as darker charcoal grey, framing the vehicle's silhouette against the sky. The front end features a dramatically sculpted nose with a central air intake finished in carbon fiber, appearing as woven dark grey material with subtle texture. Flanking the nose, two angular headlights display distinctive X-shaped illumination patterns, suggesting technological precision. Deep air channels carved into the front corners create visual drama through shadow and highlight contrast. The lower front splitter projects forward in dark carbon fiber, suggesting aerodynamic functionality. Large alloy wheels with intricate spoke patterns support the vehicle, their surfaces catching light in complex geometric reflections. The overall sensation evokes cool metal surfaces, the smooth feeling of precision-machined components, and the implied power of advanced engineering, creating an atmosphere of restrained yet unmistakable performance potential.
Intended in two configurations, an all electric and a mid-engine V8, the M346 Homage is a bespoke track and road, 2-seater, super sportive car design project proposal that looks for inspiration in the Aermacchi M-346, the fastest Italian fighter aircraft ever built to date, to bring together lightweight composites and aerospace aluminum construction in addition to advanced aerodynamic concepts in an elegant silhouette with very sleek automotive proportions and quite unique design features and solutions.