Welcome to the Chronos universe. Currently in the Showroom are 15 cars, ranging from the Tau; a tiny, front wheel drive hatch, to the 700kW Quad-nine V16 powered supercar. Each of the designs which make it to the Chronos Showroom is thoroughly planned and sculpted, illustrated, engineered and presented to the public through this site. The aim of the project is to ultimately bring a Chronos concept vehicle to life as a show car or perhaps even eventually a production auto. If not, I eventually plan to build one for myself.
I believe that
what makes this design firm different is in its approach to the subject
and it's attention to detail, the engineering of a car is something which
many companies today still ignore, yet is the most integral and important
part of any car's design. A Chronos vehicle has the right engine for the
job, and it's chassis, suspension, brakes and tyres are selected
with every possible situation in mind. Of course, the general trend noted
in these cars both in engineering and appearance, is on performance.
Cars are becoming faster
than ever, but at the same time automakers are taking control of these
fast cars away from the driver, a dangerous combination. Whilst many technological
advances in auto control are positive, I believe that in many situations
the best piece of hardware to handle the job is sitting behind the wheel.
Perhaps my reasoning doesn't appeal to everyone on the road. I don't care;
a Chronos vehicle will never have cruise control.
As well as this detail
in design, the overall apearance of the car is one which I believe is unique
but still recognisable. Certain concept cars would simply look out of place
on the road. A Chronos car is designed to own the road. Large wheels,
low slung roofs and flowing, yet well defined lines are the trademark of
a Chronos Automotive; a little retro, but cutting edge and ultimately attractive
to the eye.
Whatever criticisms anyoune may have over
the Chronos vehicles, chew on this; Chronos Automotive is run by one man,
me, absolutely zero funds, and a lot of imagination. Whilst this may limit
my progress a little, it offers absolutely no boundaries or restrictions
outside my mind and this screen. I wouldn't have it any other way.
ABOUT ME (and my ride):
My name you already
know (the title's a joke), and I currently reside in Gerringong, NSW, Australia
where I operate Chronos Automotive in my spare time whilst I complete my
last year of senior high school. I enjoy fishing (as most people do in
my country), jogging, listening to powermetal, and pretty much anything
to do with cars and driving. I've had my provisional licence since March
2001, and I'm currently restricted to fanging my parents 1996 Subaru Liberty
estate; a comfortable ride with good economy and a sweet sounding 2.2 litre
flat four, but underpowered, overweight and a dull ride in general.
After finishing school
I hope to go on to a mechanical engineering degree at the University of
Wollongong and hopefully a postgraduate automotive design traineeship,
or do some of my course in England and attend an automotive design course
at Coventry. Chronos is in some ways a jumping of point into the concept
design world, getting my name out there, if you will, and I hope to soon
produce some tangible efforts to the firm's name and rally get into the
scene as a player.
A brief rundown of the site:
The site is fairly image
intensive (animated buttons etc.) so unless you have a 56K plus modem and
a javascript capable browser you might have to be a little patient with
the bigger menu screens. Alternatively you can opt for the non-javascript
version to save a whole heap of time if you dont mind missing out
on some of the eye candy. I would definitely advise this if your internet
cache isn't big enough to cope with all the animations on one screen (you'll
know because not all the options will flash white when you mouse over them,
but they will flash black when you mouse out) or if your browser doesn't
support javascript.
The site works best
in 600x800 resolution and will work O.K. on 1024x768, but not on 640x480;
the menu screens will be too large.
TERMINUS: The central hub of the site, gives acess to other menus and pages inclusive.
SHOWROOM: This is where you go to view the cars, and get info on their design, function, and general specifications.
ENGINEERING: More detailed specs on each car, plus engineering and design approaches to some of the more complicated aspects of the vehicle.
DIVISION-R: This is Chronos Automotive's racing division. It has a couple of purely racebred vehicles, plus some racing tuned versions of cars in the regular lineup.
WHEELSHOP: Displays of the wheels fitted to the vehicles and some new designs.
The rest pretty much explains itself.
