Automotive · EV · Product definition

Electric off-road vehicle

From an open vehicle idea to an approvable design state: product mission, package and exterior design condensed in eight weeks.

Automotive · EV · Product definition
ClientAsian mobility manufacturer · confidential
ScopeProduct definition · Package · Exterior design
Methodparallel design and engineering sprints
Timeline8 weeks to design approval
Challenge

A new vehicle does not begin with surfaces but with decisions about use, package and character.

For the confidential program, we condensed an ambitious target into a technically plausible and visually distinctive product definition.

Vehicle development

From product mission to design approval.

Product definition, package and design ran in short, overlapping loops — with clear decisions at every transition.

  1. 01

    Mission & use

    Target users, operating context and vehicle character are translated into a clear product promise.

  2. 02

    Package & proportion

    Occupants, drivetrain, battery and off-road requirements shape architecture and stance.

  3. 03Design sprints

    Design themes

    Multiple exterior directions are developed in parallel, evaluated and focused.

  4. 04

    Convergence & review

    Design and package are brought together, conflicts surfaced and decisions validated.

  5. 05Week 08

    Design approval

    The selected direction is documented as a coherent, decision-ready design state.

Product definition before form

Use, target users and differentiation formed a shared decision model. Design became the consequence of product strategy rather than a matter of taste.

Package as backbone

The package was built early as a living model and continuously checked against the design themes. Architecture and design developed in the same working space.

Decisions set the pace

Parallel design directions exposed trade-offs early. Weekly reviews kept the manufacturer, design and engineering synchronized and led to approval in eight weeks.

Result

A technically connected product definition and coherent exterior design state — ready for approval.

8 weeksfrom an open vehicle idea to design approval