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Partnership with Hyundai on the “i-mode” concept car

$The \"i-mode\" exhibits many outstanding features resulting from the close development partnership between Hyundai and Bayer MaterialScience.$

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The "i-mode" exhibits many outstanding features resulting from the close development partnership between Hyundai and Bayer MaterialScience.

Leverkusen – With its sporty-looking contours, the “i-mode” is certainly an impressive sight. One thing that immediately catches the eye is its new door design, which does away with the center pillar, while the cockpit of Hyundai’s new HED-5 “i-mode” concept car promises plenty of driving pleasure. The vehicle combines the advantages of a van with those of a sedan. Many of its outstanding features have come about as a result of close development partnership between Hyundai and Bayer MaterialScience. One striking feature of the “i-mode” is its transparency. It has a total of eleven glazing components made of Makrolon®. In addition to the windshield and backlite, the four moving and two fixed side windows, the two hinged windows and the large roof module are all made of this polycarbonate from Bayer MaterialScience. The decisive argument for using this high-tech thermoplastic was its enormous design scope. For example, the backlite extends up into the roof.