McLaren M8D Aotearoa Concept is a Maori-inspired lean, mean, racing machine! - Yanko Design

Await closely at the graphics on the side and you lot'll immediately get the McLaren M8D Aotearoa'due south source of inspiration. Named afterward the Maori term for the country of New Zealand, the Aotearoa is a Polynesian-themed racecar that combines sleek, aerodynamic forms with an fidelity to a fictional team called Kiwi Racing.

What immediately stands out with the Aotearoa concept is the fashion it adopts aspects of the Maori culture without being also plain inspired. The car is both brusque and broad, giving it a much broader axle-rail (infinite between left and correct wheels) to resemble the stance of Maori warriors while they perform their Haka. That goes in line with the aggressive entreatment of the car… the menacing headlights give the Aotearoa an instant warrior-similar appeal and brand it look menacing to its opponents. Its black paint-job is a lid-tip to the color of the sporting jerseys worn by the New Zealand teams, and the side even has a blackness-on-black Maori tattoo-inspired graphic with the words Kiwi Racing emblazoned near the rear-wheel.

The Mclaren M8D Aotearoa concept's inspiration aside, it's a pretty sweet looking racecar with a closed cockpit that merges beautifully into the rest of the body. The motorcar carefully and cleverly balances the utilize of curves and direct lines, giving information technology a memorable front equally well every bit side-view without openly compromising on aerodynamics. There's aplenty room for airflow to minimize elevate every bit the car races down the rails, and even though its bodywork is mainly carbon-fiber, that dangerously depression olfactory organ on the front and the spoiler on the back provide just the right amount of downforce to ensure that the McLaren M8D Aotearoa absolutely dominates on the rails!

Designer: Yaro Yakovlev