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The 2007 AV Design Forte from third year Coventry Transport Design student Andrew Varnish is a concept sports coupe inspired by the character of the Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg luxury sports cars of the 1930’s.

The Forte is a carbon fibre bodied, front-mid engined urban sports car powered by a bio-fueled V8 engine mated to a 6-speed manual, or 5-speed automatic transmission driving the rear wheels. Access to the engine compartment is easy thanks to an aluminium bonnet hinged on both sides and opened from the left or right. Helping to keep the Forte’s engine cool are hidden air vents underneath the protruding front arches which also hide the slit-like LED headlights. Hot air in the engine bay is then extracted by ducted electric fans blowing out either side just forward of the doors. The exhaust is a center-exit titanium unit set into the smooth underbody.

The AV Design Forte is a concept car which is just that, a concept, designed to promote interesting ideas and alternative design styles as well as exploring a new market segment, the urban sports car. There is currently no plan to put the car into production however limited.

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