Nike ONE from Gran Turismo 4

Overheat · January 5th, 2006, 01:04 AM

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(text courtesy Phil Frank Design) At the much anticipated Tokyo release party for the driving simulator Gran Turismo 4, Polyphony president Kazunori Yamauchi stunned the attendees with the surprise announcement that GT4 and Nike had collaborated on the Nike ONE, signaling a new era in product development. Nike co-president Mark Parker joined Kazunori on stage for the ceremony, along with designers Phil Frank and Takuya Asano.

The Nike ONE was designed by a small team led by Phil Frank, www.phil-frank.com, for the GT4/Nike collaboration. Frank is also responsible for the design of the legendary Saleen S7.

“The dramatic and futuristic design of the Nike ONE with its athlete focus, stretched surfaces and less-is-more philosophy is directly inspired from the principles of Nike founder Bill Bowerman,” explains Phil Frank, Principal Phil Frank Design, LLC.

“We went to great lengths to understand what a Nike car should be,” explains Frank. “There were many discussions and concepts that evolved to ultimate solution, a very Nike solution for what a future performance vehicle should be”.

“As Nike is an athletic company, we understood there had to be more to the concept than just another fast car” says Frank. “The athlete is the critical part of this vehicle, so we designed from that perspective, taking our inspiration and learning from the human body, its motion and dynamics.”

“You don’t just drive this vehicle, you are a part of it,” explains Frank. “There is much more required to master this vehicle than being a great driver, it is just as important to be at peak physical performance”.

“An athlete training to drive the Nike ONE uses a physical resistance simulator, that mimics the vehicle’s controls, along with the digital simulation within GT4 to train their muscles and mind for specific tracks and competition scenarios,” explains Frank, “it’s the ultimate in convergent technologies”.

“The driver’s position is akin to a stretched out motorcycle rider’s, but with the added efficiency of clip-in pedals,” says Frank, “to accelerate/decelerate the athlete uses the large muscles of the leg and arms, thus the physical training that is needed to master the Nike ONE”

“The unique drive train, chassis, suspension and wheel layout leverage the future of nano-technologies,” explains Frank. “When you are working in a blue sky environment it is always important to have one foot in reality and the other one as far forward as possible”.

more info and pictures here: http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-Nik...an-Turismo.htm

Viper007Bond · January 5th, 2006, 02:22 PM

Isn't this like really old? I mean, I drove this like 54 geared thing a long time ago. images/smilies/tongue.gif

zenkidori · January 5th, 2006, 08:33 PM

I think someone just found out about seriouswheels.com via another thread, heheh.

They also have the MTRC listed: http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-200...ncept-MTRC.htm

POWERRR!! · January 6th, 2006, 02:54 AM

there is actually some pretty interesting discussion about the nike one at gtplanet.net where phil frank himself actually signed up for the message boards and answered a few questions! i'm a bit lazy right now to search for the specific thread. but here is the site:

http://www.gtplanet.net/

January 5th, 2006, 01:04 AM	#1
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 25	Nike ONE from Gran Turismo 4 (text courtesy Phil Frank Design) At the much anticipated Tokyo release party for the driving simulator Gran Turismo 4, Polyphony president Kazunori Yamauchi stunned the attendees with the surprise announcement that GT4 and Nike had collaborated on the Nike ONE, signaling a new era in product development. Nike co-president Mark Parker joined Kazunori on stage for the ceremony, along with designers Phil Frank and Takuya Asano. The Nike ONE was designed by a small team led by Phil Frank, www.phil-frank.com, for the GT4/Nike collaboration. Frank is also responsible for the design of the legendary Saleen S7. “The dramatic and futuristic design of the Nike ONE with its athlete focus, stretched surfaces and less-is-more philosophy is directly inspired from the principles of Nike founder Bill Bowerman,” explains Phil Frank, Principal Phil Frank Design, LLC. “We went to great lengths to understand what a Nike car should be,” explains Frank. “There were many discussions and concepts that evolved to ultimate solution, a very Nike solution for what a future performance vehicle should be”. “As Nike is an athletic company, we understood there had to be more to the concept than just another fast car” says Frank. “The athlete is the critical part of this vehicle, so we designed from that perspective, taking our inspiration and learning from the human body, its motion and dynamics.” “You don’t just drive this vehicle, you are a part of it,” explains Frank. “There is much more required to master this vehicle than being a great driver, it is just as important to be at peak physical performance”. “An athlete training to drive the Nike ONE uses a physical resistance simulator, that mimics the vehicle’s controls, along with the digital simulation within GT4 to train their muscles and mind for specific tracks and competition scenarios,” explains Frank, “it’s the ultimate in convergent technologies”. “The driver’s position is akin to a stretched out motorcycle rider’s, but with the added efficiency of clip-in pedals,” says Frank, “to accelerate/decelerate the athlete uses the large muscles of the leg and arms, thus the physical training that is needed to master the Nike ONE” “The unique drive train, chassis, suspension and wheel layout leverage the future of nano-technologies,” explains Frank. “When you are working in a blue sky environment it is always important to have one foot in reality and the other one as far forward as possible”. more info and pictures here: http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-Nik...an-Turismo.htm __________________

January 5th, 2006, 02:22 PM	#2
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: November 20th, 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 20,964 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 233	Isn't this like really old? I mean, I drove this like 54 geared thing a long time ago. __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 6th, 2006, 02:54 AM	#4
POWERRR!! Joined: Dec 18th, 2005 Last Online: November 7th, 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 485 Rep Power: 14	there is actually some pretty interesting discussion about the nike one at gtplanet.net where phil frank himself actually signed up for the message boards and answered a few questions! i'm a bit lazy right now to search for the specific thread. but here is the site: http://www.gtplanet.net/ __________________

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zenkidori Banned For Trolling Joined: Jun 12th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2007 Location: A mile high...and then some Posts: 4,809 Car: RX-7, Jeep Cherokee Rep Power: 0	I think someone just found out about seriouswheels.com via another thread, heheh. They also have the MTRC listed: http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-200...ncept-MTRC.htm

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