自動車技術とスタイリングデザイン

摘要

The objective of racing cars is to be driven fast and win races. To achieve such objective, items irrelevant to the running performance are eliminated. The result is the functional beauty. The modern passenger cars on the market have not only the sophisticated running performance but also other function such as the amenity for the passengers and the ability to awe people. The Vemac RD180/RD200 developed by the author were intended to realize a road going sports car which has the running performance similar to racing cars and the functional beauty of racing cars.%レーシングカーは早く走り競技に勝っために開発される.それが故に研ぎ澄まされた機能美をもつが,その一方で大量生産され市場で販売される自動車には装飾的なスタイリングが施されるのが一般的である.筆者は長年レーシングカー開発を仕事としてきたが,レーシングカーの機能美をそなえ，かつ路上を走れるクルマが好ましいスポーツカーであると考えてきた.