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  The Eternita was judged as having best met the design brief for ?a thoroughbred hypercar brimming with new generation technologies and materials." Photo Gallery

KOREAN students have taken gold in the Ferrari World Design Contest.

The Eternità concept designed by Kim Cheong Ju, Ahn Dre and Lee Sahngseok of Seoul’s Hongik University took first place in the competition, which saw entries from 50 universities around the world aiming to design imagined Ferraris of the future.

In second place was the Xezri designed by Azerbaigian student Samir Sadikhov at IED in Italy’s Turin.

Third place was taken by Cavallo Bianco, designed by the team from the Royal College of Arts in London, comprising UK student Henry Cloke and Chinese student Qi Haitao.

The Eternita was judged as having best met the design brief for “a thoroughbred hypercar brimming with new generation technologies and materials, an extreme (“hyper”) car not only in its architecture but also in every other aspect”.

After drawing an initial design, the entrants then developed computer-generated 3D illustrations, and followed that with the production of a 1:4 scale model concentrating on detailing and interior features.

Common themes across the entries included alternative propulsion systems – largely hybrid – for improving fuel economy, and weight reduction to improve dynamics.

“Nurturing the creativity of young people is a fundamental strategy in every walk of life,” Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo said after the prize-giving ceremony. “The Ferrari World Design Contest represents a window that we want to keep open on the world and the creative energy of the next generation. I saw at first hand the many genuinely innovative ideas that these talented youngsters sent us and could feel the enormous passion and commitment that had gone into them.