Volvo YCC
The Volvo YCC ( " Your Concept Car" ) was a concept car that was introduced in 2004. The project should be addressed specifically to the needs of riders. So Volvo presented in autumn 2001 together a design team made up of women, which in the individual phases of the project, among others, Maria Widell Christiansen, Eva -Lisa Andersson, Elna Holmberg, Maria Uggla, Camilla Palmertz, Cynthia Charwick, Anna Rosén, Lena Ekelund and Tatiana Butovitsch Temm was accompanied.
Externally similar vehicle a futuristic four-seat coupe that had no hood. To gain access to the engine compartment of the vehicle front end must be removed. This presupposed a workshop that was equipped with the appropriate equipment. The engine was designed so that oil change after 50,000 km was necessary. The refueling and filling the windscreen wiper reservoir was made possible by two ball valves without lid. Studies which had been carried out by Volvo, ( among many other things ) found that female driver to remove covers empfänden particularly disturbing.
The vehicle was equipped with run-flat tires, as they are also used in armored cars. Thus, it was possible even after the damage a tire, nor go to a workshop and changing a tire at the roadside could be avoided.
As two side doors swing doors were used. Also, the vehicle had a upward-opening tailgate, which allowed access to the load compartment. All three doors were equipped with engines that enabled a radio-based, non-contact opening. The nearest door was opened by pressing a single button on the keychain, what it means for someone to bags full of food or other things wore, just made to load these things in the vehicle without having to leave on the floor or the sidewalk.
The interior design was optimized for easy to use storage space and good looks back. All fabric parts such as the seats or door panels could be easily removed to vary color schemes and textures. The headrests had indentations for drivers with a ponytail. The shift lever and handbrake lever have been removed from the center console to give the people in the front of the vehicle better access to the large storage spaces in dashboard. The rear seat was similar to the seats in cinemas or theaters, be lifted up to allow the driver to invite large items without having to open the tailgate.
The bumper and the body were made of sturdy, impact-resistant material to avoid bumps. The hybrid drive was both economical and strong.
The vehicle was hotly debated by many women who thus felt insulted. Some complained that a car, especially for women, is made of impact- resistant materials, other disturbed at the door concept, which was developed to facilitate the loading of purchases and boarding for children.