Project Nomad from Jason Battersby is about the “ultimate driving experience” and the concept is a powerful machine that could very well be an animal. The futuristic concept takes an animal-like shape, and the driver sits atop the concept as a person would sit on a horse. There are hand and foot controls on the concept to drive it in a way similar to motorcycles.
Harley Davidson’s latest offering, the 2009 Harley Davidson Iron 883 is a no-frills chopper, in what can be called a very simple and minimalistic package. The chopper is powered by a rubber-mounted 883cc evolution engine, and its old-school look is accentuated by the chopped rear fender, black drag style handlebars, side mounted license plate, one-piece solo seat and chrome staggered exhausts. And by the looks of it, some intelligent customization will probably do wonders for the motorcycle. Prices begin at $7899.
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High speed car chases are sort of fun to watch, but they put a number of lives in danger. Criminals with no respect for life and property go about driving recklessly, and cops have to follow them at high speed. Designer Andi Dewanto has come up with the 3Wheeler, a concept that will cut these chases short, and reduce the inherent risk to life in these chases.
On the first glance, the Exo-Audi concept may not look like some uber-futuristic vehicle; but it is every bit futuristic, mostly because the source of its power sounds too fantastic. The concept is a human powered vehicle, making use of its exoskeleton and the advances nanotechnology may see in the future, this human powered vehicle could be fairly powerful and fast.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is just a couple of days away, and since this year’s featured marque is Audi, the Earl of March has commissioned a giant art piece in the automaker’s honor. The art piece looks like a part of some Hot Wheels collection, only it’s massive. It is 135 feet tall, weighs 40 tonnes and has a 1937 Auto Union streamliner and an Audi R8 V10 at either end.
It is very likely that unlike us, you have outgrown your toy cars. And if you possess those cars in huge numbers, and they are still respectably intact, here’s a cool way to put them to use. We doubt someone will have toy cars by the hundreds that they’ll want to stick on to a wall, but you can get a number of toys at the cheap and you know, add décor to your place. Or just play. Whatever.
The Norton Commando Transformer robot was created by Steve Twist for his Undergraduate Degree course in Computer Visualisation And Animation at the Bournemouth University. The project took a long eight months, but the outcome is worth all the time. Effect and renderings are great, and watch the Transformer cough, that’s a nice touch. Video after the jump.
The ATNMBL futuristic car concept sounds as good as the flying apartments, only this one has much better chances of seeing the light of the day. First off, the ATNMBL concept is autonomous, it doesn’t need a driver, and it has no steering wheel, brakes, or even the driver’s seat. In a way the car chauffeurs itself, you can call it using a phone and it will arrive in your driveway. It offers modular seating, the couch, side chairs, tables can be moved according to the wish of the passengers.
No matter how cool and harmless the I-SOBOT sitting atop a Steampunk tank looks, it is an indicator of the advent of our robotic overlords. They’re probably just training on these little tanks before they move on to more dangerous killing machines. For now it is a little humanoid robot riding a steam powered tank, but soon things could change. To arms people, we have to stop the evil before it gets stronger. Also, we want one of those to play with.
Via: BotJunkie/ GizmoWatch
Apparently, angered by the French intrusion on the “patented” car-copying business strategy, a Chinese automaker has decided to strike back with vengeance. This time around, they aren’t just copying one design, but two famed supercars have been put into a single design. Enter the Tong Jian S11, with the profile of an Audi R8 and the tail of a Ferrari, thereby getting the best of both worlds. The S11 is a hybrid, with electric motors working along the combustion engine, making it much “cleaner” than its “design inspirations.”
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