MITSUBISHI MOONSTONE: The concept crossover that explores the routes of the future

Date

14 March 2023

IED presents the new concept created by the students of the Master Course in Transportation Design in partnership with Mitsubishi Motors, an electric crossover designed for the scenarios of tomorrow.

The Istituto Europeo di Design presents Moonstone, the new concept vehicle created in partnership with Mitsubishi Motors.

A result of the thesis project of the seventeen students of the Master Course in Transportation Design a.y. 2021/2022 IED Torino, the Mitsubishi Moonstone explores future routes with great attention and respect for the environment.

Mitsubishi Moonstone was designed by students of the Master Course in Transportation Design IED Torino, a.y. 2021/2022: Siddhant Sanjeev Aggarwal (India), Samuel Aguilar Martín (Spain), William Barbosa Gomez (Colombia), Yawei Fu (China), Augusto Patrick Fuchs (Switzerland), Samarth Handa (India), Yung-Chun Hsu (Taiwan), Ram Komawar (India) Vincenzo Dimitrios Lamattina (Italy), Antonio Mazza (Italy), Jason George Pereira (India), Andrea Saba (Italy), Rohit Singh (India), Manoj Sunderrajulu (India), Stefan Syarov (Switzerland), Xiao Wang (China), Shengjia Zhang (China).

The Master Course in Transportation Design at IED Torino is coordinated by Michele Albera.
The Thesis Project was coordinated by Masato Inoue, Thesis Advisor, and Michele Albera.

Technical sponsors: Pirelli, OZ Racing, Lechler.
Mitsubishi Moonstone was produced by Freeland.car, MINTT, AM Costruzione Modelli, Raitec.

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