# Compact Cubic Cars The Designer of the Kinetia Cuboy Concept Thought Inside the Box By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-05-04 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kinetia-cuboy-concept References: [designbuzz](http://www.designbuzz.com/entry/kinetia-cuboy-compact-city-car-flaunts-simple-one-box-design/) & [sasankgrbonmade](http://sasankg.carbonmade.com/projects/2977855) It's deemed admirable to think outside of the box, yet a project like the Kinetia Cuboy concept car successfully focuses within the parameters of the cube and produces a truly unique automobile. Sasank Gopinathan began with a form that epitomized the potential of a thoroughly [compact vehicle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kg-motors). Just short of completely punching out each corner of the conveyance, the designer came up with this [four-wheeled hatchback](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volkswagen-numa-concept) (and front) coupe with a modest interest in aerodynamics given its smooth but rectilinear form. Not designed for great speeds or off-roading performance, the Kinetia Cuboy concept is made for the [urban environment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trike-flatbed-hybrid) so that it may excel in terms of agile navigation, ease of parking, fuel efficiency and overall convenience for the three people it seats. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Compact Cars:** Designing compact cars that excel in urban navigation, ease of parking, fuel efficiency, and overall convenience. - **Cube-shaped Vehicles:** Exploring the potential of cuboid designs in creating unique automobiles with distinctive aesthetics and functional advantages. - **Urban Mobility:** Developing vehicles specifically optimized for urban environments, focusing on agility, convenience, and sustainability. ### Where This Applies - **Automotive Industry:** Opportunity for automotive companies to innovate by creating compact, cube-shaped vehicles targeting urban consumers' needs for efficiency and convenience. - **Sustainable Transportation:** Potential for the sustainable transportation industry to adopt and adapt the compact and efficient design principles of the Kinetia Cuboy concept car. - **Urban Planning & Design:** Innovative collaborations between urban planning and automotive design to create transportation solutions that address the challenges of urban mobility and parking. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Boxy Electric SUV Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-suv-concepts.md) - [Practical Cubic EV Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dacia-hipster.md) - [Hybrid Design Commuter Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robotic-city-car.md) - [Micro Camper Concept Vans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kayoibakok.md) - [Compact Classically Inspired Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-spaceman-hatchback.md) - [Streamlined Two-Seater Electric Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-electric-car-concept.md) - [Weekend Excursion City Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playbox-urban-mobility.md) - [Revived Brutalist Coupes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/koda-1000-mbx.md) - [Sculptural Spatial City Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volkswagen-numa-concept.md)