Theme: Design and Styling of an FCEV Part II ¡°Proposals for Vehicles of the Future¡°

Hints for coming up with ideas
As the starting point for your design work, you must learn just what a fuel cell is, what stage of development the fuel cell is at, about its related components, and other elements that at times are quite different from those of conventional automobiles. In this contest participants are asked to do this research on their own. Thanks to such tools as the internet, today it is possible for individuals to acquire very advanced information.

There are still many unknown factors about the use of fuel cells as sources of power. There are a number of different types of fuel cells. In all cases, however, automobiles that run on fuel cells are EVs (electric vehicles). In other words, there is no need to link the power source and wheels mechanically, so there is a great deal of freedom for the layout, and thus much space to make use of your design capabilities.

(The theme and procedure for participating in this year¡®s competition is the same as for last year. We should note however that one reason many of the entries were disqualified last year was that they demonstrated a lack of basic knowledge about automobiles in terms of driving functions, safety, etc.)

¡ï Categories
Entrants will be divided into two categories: the Student Division and the General Division. The studentdivision is for those who will be registered in university or college at the time of the final deadline for preliminary screening; others will be entered in the general division. If the applicable category is not clear, the contestant will be entered in the student division.

¡ï Schedule
The competition will begin with preliminary screening, followed by the final judging. There is no need for advanced registration.
- Deadline for entries for preliminary screening: Entries must arrive at the competition office by 17:00 on August 8, 2003.
- Announcement of results of preliminary screening: CAR STYLING vol. 157 (on sale October 18, 2003)
- Deadline for entries for final judging: Entries must arrive at the competition office by 17:00 on December 26, 2003. They can also be brought directly to the Tokyo Auto Salon between 13:00 and 16:00 on January 8, 2004. They cannot be sent to the Tokyo Auto Salon.
- Entries for final judging will be displayed at the Tokyo Auto Salon (January 9 to 11, 2004).
- Announcement of final results: January 10, 2004, at the Tokyo Auto Salon, and in CAR STYLING vol. 159 (on sale February 19, 2004).

¡ï Preliminary screening
Entrants will be screened based on a description of the concept and two- dimensional representations.
The documents listed below should be submitted. Your name should be written on all documents.
(1) Personal information: Indicate your category, name (in such a way clearly indicating which is your given name and which is your family name), sex, age, address, postal code, telephone/fax number where you can be reached, occupation and nationality on one sheet of B5 (182 x 256 mm) or A4 (210 x 297 mm) size paper.
(2) Description of concept: If in Japanese, 500 characters or less. If in English, no more than one A4 page of 30 lines.
(3) Package layout drawings: Clearly indicate the motor, drive system, seat layout, etc., on one sheet of B3 (364 x 512 mm) size paper.
(4) Views from the four sides: On one sheet of B3 paper.
(5) Rendering: On one sheet of B3 paper. Indicate the features of the exterior and interior design and the graphics.

¡ï Final judging
Those who have passed the preliminary screening will compete in the final judging with three-dimensional models.
- The models should be scaled to about 1:00, and affixed to bases measuring a maximum of 250 x 500 mm. The models should be made in industrial clay or the like. They can be in any color. The parts should be fixed on the models when the models are sent in.
- For participants from outside Japan, the model can be photographed and color prints or color copies sent in instead of the actual model. The photographs should be cabinet size (120 x 168 mm) or larger. There should be at least six prints or copies, showing the model from six angles: front, side, back, diagonal front, diagonal back and top. Please indicate your name on the back of the photos.
- Models will be returned to contestants after the end of the Tokyo Auto Salon (16:00 to 17:00 January 11, 2004) at the exhibition hall. They will not be returned at any other time. Please take photos of them for your records.

¡ï Official languages
Japanese and English. Please indicate Chinese and Korean addresses, personal names, school names and company names in English letters.

¡ï Awards
¡ñ All contestants who pass the preliminary screening will be given a set of Alpha Clay by Tools Corporation to build their models.
¡ñ The awards for final judging are as follows: Grand Prize:
Student division (1) ... Trophy and £€500,000
General division (1)... Trophy and £€800,000
Excellent Awards:
Student division (3) ... Plaque and £€100,000
General division (2) ... Plaque and £€100,000
¡°Digital¡° Award (For a work which have used compueters effectively for design development. May be granted to the winner of one of the above awards.):
For both divisions¡®(1) .. Plaque and £€100,000
¡°Tools¡° Prize (For a work demonstrating excellent modeling techniques and not a winner of one of the above awards. Previous called the Too Prize.): For both divisions (2)... Copic Marker set
Honorable Mention: To be awarded to a few works.

Address to which entries should be sent
International Car Design Competition (ICDC)
CAR STYLING
4F, 4-8-16 Kitashinjuku
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-0074, Japan

- No results will be divulged by telephone, fax or e- mail.

Organizer: CAR STYLING
Sponsors: Tokyo Auto Salon
Association (TASA)
Tools Corporation
San¡®ei Shobo