Here's a brief look at the Corvette Stingray concept. The car has a conceptual hybrid power train and iPhone app-like downloads. Watching the doors and hood open is very reminiscent of this summer's movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
Mazda has announced that it will debut a superlight show car version of its MX-5 as part of an ongoing celebration of the roadster's 20th anniversary. So, how do you make the bantamweight Mazda MX-5 lighter? As it is, the roadster is already so spartan that there's not much to hack off of it.
Mazda's designers started by tossing the retractable roof, shaving the wing mirrors and door handles, and--from the looks of it--gutting the interior. But they didn't stop there. They also lopped off the front windscreen to dramatically lower the vehicle's curb weight … Read more
What do you get when you combine an ATV, a snowmobile, and a 151-horsepower motorcycle engine? We don't know either, but it looks and sounds extremely fun.
The Platune Sand-X mobile is a T-ATV (or Tracked All Terrain Vehicle) which outperforms quad-ATVs in sandy environments thanks to the extra traction provided by the wide rear track.
Low weight, a low center of gravity, and the aforementioned traction combine with a 151-horsepower 799.5cc engine to produce 0-62 mph (100kph) runs in as little as 2.8 seconds. Less-than-three-second runs on sand is impressive by any metric.
The Sand-X mobile'… Read more
Humans are rubbish at predicting the future. Back in 1943, Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, said, "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." In 1981, Bill Gates proposed, "640K ought to be enough for anybody." And yours truly once insisted, "Refurbished mobile phones are a great idea."
One dude who's merrily predicting away regardless is San Francisco designer Roman Mistiuk. He's come up with the preposterous yet oddly plausible prognostication that is the Peugeot Metromorph--a car that can travel vertically up buildings and attach itself to the side of your high-rise apartment, to serve as a temporary balcony or winter garden.
When you're done hosting barbecues and looking out at the post-apocalyptic vista that is your neighborhood, you simply drive back down the side of the building and off you go.
Mistiuk has probably watched "Minority Report" (or engaged in illicit substances) one too many times, but he's not a complete nut case. He's left the Metromorph's interior fairly hollow to provide more space in balcony mode, and he's had the foresight to mount the seats on rotating arms, which keep them the right way up regardless of whether the vehicle is a car or a balcony.
Go ahead, mock. But when the world goes all "Fifth Element," you'll be the one bitching about how your Jaguar XFR doesn't let you entertain friends 60 stories up. Click the video after the jump to see it in "action." … Read more
The industrial design firm Mike and Maaike, which worked on such products as the Xbox and the HTC G1 phone, has turned its sights towards the car, reenvisioning it as a living room on wheels. In an article for Core77 design magazine titled "The End of Driving: Mike and Maaike introduce the Autonomobile," the designers suggest people don't really want to drive, and could better spend their time on the road sleeping, working, or getting drunk. And they emphasize that last point.
Of course, the only driving they are considering is commuting and making grocery runs. As … Read more
There's an old joke, part of which says that in hell, the cooks are English. If that's true, then today's news suggests our world is far from fiery. Aston Martin has taken Toyota's iQ small car platform and built a luxury commuter car.
Aston Martin suggests the iQ-based concept Cygnet would work like a yacht's tender to a DB9, DBS, or Vantage. There is even a suggestion in Aston Martin's press release that the Cygnet could be sold as an option to one of Aston Martin's bigger cars.
We like the idea that … Read more
If you've been looking for a speaker that accurately mimics the look of Hello Kitty's decapitated skull, the SkullyBoom SB1 ($60) should be right up your alley. The grim, little speaker box uses a rechargeable lithium ion battery to power a single 2-inch speaker, all packed inside a cartoonish, vinyl skull.
But you'll need to wait until June 2010 before getting your hands on one. As the first product out of the Delicious Drips boutique, the company is gearing up for production and currently accepting preorders.
If you're short on patience and desperately need a SkullyBoom, … Read more
Are you tired of being run over by near-silent electric cars? No, us neither, but we've got good news for anyone who often finds themselves wandering into the path of freakishly quiet oncoming eco-cars.
Meet the Smart Brabus Electric Drive--a modified version of the Smart ED prototype we tested back in April 2008. This one's been given the once-over by German tuning company Brabus, which has painted it spearmint green and white, fitted a matching interior, and added some interesting new gadgets.
The most significant addition, as far as we're concerned, is the noise generator. Flick a switch under the dashboard, hit the go pedal and the car makes a noise that sounds like the USS Enterprise as it enters warp speed. The sound doesn't come from the internal speakers, either--it's generated by an external loudspeaker positioned toward the front of the car. If you want something slightly less bonkers, flicking the switch in the other direction will make the car sound like a highly beefed-up Smart fortwo. It's ace. … Read more
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