Ford SYNUS
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The SYNUS is a concept car Ford Motor Company produced under the Ford brand and created by the spaniard designer Jose Paris [[1]] (exterior design) and Joe Baker (interior).
The SYNUS shares its powertrain design with the Ford Mondeo. The SYNUS' engine is a diesel powered, 16 valve, turbocharged, 2.0L DOHC 4-cylinder Duratorq TDCi Diesel engine that produces 134 horsepower (100 kW). The SYNUS has a five-speed manual transmission. Its wheels are 18 inches (457 mm) in diameter. It has an IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless LAN hub. The SYNUS débuted at the 2005 North American International Auto Show.
The SYNUS' unique features mimic the modern obsession with safety. The synus (pronounced sin-you-us) has a bullet resistant frame with bulletproof glass windows. Also, it has no rear window, but a large LCD monitor filling the back. Ford claims they built it inspired by bank vaults and that is reflected in its designed, the doors open with a vault-like wheel. Also, when in "lockdown mode" steel shutters close around the front windshield.
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| Ford concept cars | |
| Cars: | Focus MA | Forty-Nine | GT90 | Gyron | Indigo | Interceptor | Iosis | Mustang I | Reflex | Shelby Cobra Concept | Shelby GR-1 | TH!NK |
| Minivans/SUVs: | Airstream | EX | Fairlane Concept | Model U | SAV | SYNUS |
| Pickup trucks: | Explorer Sport Trac Concept | F-250 Super Chief |
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