I'm guessing that being asked to develop a concept for the iconic 'hero' car from Mad Max would be akin to being asked to redesign the Bat-Mobile. Two Ford designers were asked to do just that earlier this year, when TopGear Magazine Australia approached Ford with the idea to celebrate the revival of the Mad Max franchise.

Some 30 years have passed since George Miller's original Mad Max film hit the screens but that hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of a rabid fan base. Ford Australia's Melbourne-based Asia, Pacific and Australia Design Director, Chris Svensson, said the project had been a spectacular success.

"It has given our team a lot of scope to really extend their imaginations and come up with some exciting new ideas," Svensson said.

"The team has been able to get quite creative because the Mad Max car is not constrained by the normal design parameters imposed by a real-world vehicle."

The two competing concepts – by designers Nima Nourian and Simon Brook - are worthy adversaries that are limitless in their imagination, technology and weaponry. Both cars feature industrial-strength weaponry like "tasers" mounted in the front of the cars to zap bad guys on bikes straight off the road.

Other futuristic movie features include a titanium-lined body shell to interrupt police scanners and wheels with extendable spikes to shred enemy vehicles.
Planning has started to film the new Mad Max installment, tentatively called Mad Max 4: Fury Road.

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