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Design prizes are typically awarded by a jury of specialists, designers or design professors. In addition to the distinction from experts, it is important to our customers that the design interests and captivates the end customer. From this point of view, the "Caravaning Design Award: The Public Choice" has a special meaning. 38,000 people selected the product via online voting which they believed satisfied the highest design standards. The Knaus Van-TI with interior design from STUDIOSYN got the most votes. The Grande Puccini, designed completely by STUDIOSYN, got second place. The Premium camper whose exterior design was designed for the brand Hobby two years ago was also awarded a prize by the public. It got fourth place.

We were extremely interested to see how practical our vehicles are. How is life in the vans we have designed? How is cooking, showering, relaxing? What can you store where in the vehicle?
How can the vehicles be loaded with cargo? How is maneuvering with such large motorhomes? How clear is the cockpit?

The overarching question was:

What can we improve in the next projects?

In the age of constantly increasing energy prices, low consumption of a vehicle becomes more and more important. With large vehicles in particular, we see huge potential for improving aerodynamics. Trials on current vehicles show that we can reduce fuel consumption by 20% by improving aerodynamics. Wind noises are also noticeably reduced. Soiling effects in the vehicle stern can also be improved.

Thanks to our CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) system, a virtual wind tunnel is now available to us which can use to test and improve our exterior designs concerning optimal aerodynamics. Using different graphics, we can visualize results or use animations to get a very precise understanding of aerodynamic effects on the model.