MIT plans 'Stackable' Cars for the Future
January 3, 2006 | Sport Cars
"Imagine a shopping cart - a vehicle that can stack - you can take the first vehicle out of a stack and off you go," says Mr Chin an architect and engineer at MIT's media lab and a member of Prof Mitchell's research group. "These stacks would be placed throughout the city. A good place would be outside a subway station or a bus line or an airport, places where there's a convergence of transportation lines and people." MIT has been working on these 'Stackable' Cars for the for the past 4 years. They will generate zero pollution and will be customizable. A final design will be presented to General Motors in a few months, which will build a prototype. Something to look for in the near future.
Million-Dollar Bugatti Is Coming to U.S.
December 15, 2005 | Sport Cars
The $1 million dollar Bugatti Veyron, now the world's fastest factory-produced automobile, is about to arrive on American shores. It features a massive, rear-mounted 16-cylinder engine with 1,001 horsepower, needs just 2.5 seconds to accelerate from zero to 62 miles per hour, and burns rubber so quickly that its makers had to hire France's Michelin SCA to develop a special compound for its tires. Its top speed: 252.9 mph. 6 U.S. Bentley dealerships will sell this fortune of a car. Who will buy this car? Not I just yet.
Toyota Fine-X Fuel Cell Hybrid
October 13, 2005 | Sport Cars
Toyota just revealed its Fine-X fuel cell hybrid concept cat at the Tokyo Motor Show. Design was centered on comfort and practicality more than performance which for urban drivers. Some highlights include: on-the-spot rotation, and the ability to easily perform parking and U-turns which is afforded by the combination of four-wheel independent drive, four-wheel independent steering and a large-steering-angle steering mechanism with electric in-wheel motors housed in each of the four wheels.
Toyota's Fuel Cell Hybrid: the Fine-X. (Ployer)
Toyota's Fuel Cell Hybrid: the Fine-X. (Ubergizmo)
volvo gravity powered car concept
October 7, 2005 | Sport Cars
Volvo has tested a concept that doesn't use gasoline or even have an engine, but it does need to be on an inclined plane though. The Volvo concept uses Sir Isaac Newton's fave force to power it, propelling it up to speeds of 54mph. Though fastest in the Extreme Gravity Competition held in California, which saw other automotive heavyweights such as Audi and Bentley competing, you won't see this concept on the road ever.
Fuel prices, pah! Get a gravity powered car (T3)
Koenigsegg CCR
October 3, 2005 | Sport Cars
Koenigsegg is a local Swedish supercar builder whose vehicles are street-legal in some countries and not in others. Not yet street-legal in the United States, Koenigsegg plans to start selling them in America in 2006. Currently, 14 models of Koenigsegg's CCR flagship are on the market. The CCR uses a 4.7-liter, 806-hp V-8 engine. I found this picture on the Forbes list of World's Most Expensive Cars 2005.
Nike Gran Turismo 4 concept racer
September 4, 2005 | Sport Cars
So your not going to be seeing this one on the road any time soon, but you can find it in the next version of Gran Turismo. When asked to create a specialized automobile for GT4, this is what Nike lab churned out. Every inch of this video game vehicle was inspired by the athletes Nike works with and for everday. Now that is really sweet of them!
BMW X6 (2008)
September 4, 2005 | Sport Cars
This is the new BMW X6 (available in 2008). It looks like a cross between a sports car, coupe and a SUV. The technical details are not available yet, but this one is gonna rock!
Drool Attack: BMW X6 (I4U)
BMW X6 für 2008: Der Sport-SUV (Auto motor sport)
QT Fun Car
August 10, 2005 | Sport Cars
Here's a new concept in affordable sports car motoring by Unique Motor Company ... These cars are low-power, performance fun cars that fit even the inexperienced driver. The Qt features a 5-speed 505cc twin injection engine, water cooled by Lombardini. This is one cool toy! A stock one starts at $13991.25 ... thats like two Geo's.
New BMW 1 series Sports Hatch
July 30, 2005 | Sport Cars
Here's my first glimpse at the new BMW 1 series in Cannes, France where the lowest model 116i starts at 28,800 Euros (34,912.90 USD). The BMW 1 series Sports Hatch comes in models 116, 118, or 120, easily fits four, has enough cargo space for two, and is perfect for the streets of Europe. These aren't available in the US... but are very popular in Europe. It would be an adventure to purchase this car overseas and deliver it back to the states... off course, after testing the Autobahn. (I think there’s a 500 mile prerequisite matter that needs to be settled with some spontaneous driving.)
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