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Dodge celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014, and to celebrate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) made designing a future car for the hallowed brand the theme of its nationwide high school design competition.
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Intending to foster interest in automotive design as a career, FCA's U.S. design team and the College for Creative Studies (CCS) challenged aspiring automotive designers to create a Dodge for the year 2025.
Contestants submitted sketches and 500-word explanatory essays, and the winners were announced at the recent Detroit Autorama.
Taking first place was an entry from Joshua Blundo, a student at Moultonborough Academy in Moultonborough, New Hampshire. His sleek green coupe looks it could be a future version of the Viper, and looks suitably radical compared to current Dodges thanks to feature like a floating roof and contrasting grille and hood.
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Second place went to Conner Stormer of Stoney Creek High School in Rochester, Hills Michigan. He made sure to include the Dodge crosshair grille on his sleek, pod-like design.
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Also looking futuristic yet sporty is the third-place entry from Hwanseong Jang from Bloomfield Hills High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. His muscular coupe has everything car fans love, including a bold grille and extreme cab-rearward proportions.
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Finally, Dongwon Kim of Homestead High School in Sunnyvale, California, placed fourth with what appears to be a mid-engined sports car design.
All four winners received prizes, including a three-week summer automotive design course at CCS and an Apple MacBook or iPad. First-place winner Blundo also received a $60,000 scholarship to CCS.