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Welcome to the cool looking Falcon Concept Car. It’s futuristic, it’s magnificent, and most importantly, it’s powered with jet propelled engines. Yups, it’s a perfect combination of the racing car and the aircraft. Allowing an efficient driving on busy urban roads, the engines are also designed to push up the rear end of the vehicle to an upright position. When the engines are turned off, Falcon would rest in a vertical position as the SEGWAY does, taking up less space than conventional vehicles. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Designed by American designer Jacob McMurry, Alfa Romeo FastBack Sedan 2017 Concept is a futuristic sedan while “inspired by the design of cars of ’30s competition cars and also by the famous Venice Carnival.” Coming with a glass ceiling and the side panels that can change their degree of transparency, the cool sedan no doubt is one of fabulous cars expected in 2017. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What would the personal vehicle look like in the future? Nobody could give us an exact answer but we could get a preview with Sergio Luna’s ‘2028 One’ car. Coming from the Michelin Challenge Design 2010, ‘2028 One’ is a single-seater for inter-city transportation. Based on the Segway mechanism, the lightweight vehicle is compact enough for an easy driving. Though it adopts a joystick, the car could also be entirely controlled by a computer. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In-car Video Game, In-car PC, as well as the Swivel Car Tray, seemingly these products are gradually changing cars into a movable house with everything we may need. Designed to hold your food, drinks and other necessities during your driving, the Swivel Car Tray comes with a round plate on top and a backing bar whose height and angle could easily be adjusted. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Do you think a sunshade for your car is enough, say, just protecting your car from the hot sun while without doing anything else? Well, if that’s the case, you must have a look at the concept ‘Shelf’ by Leon Zhu. It is a shade that collects solar energy, which is used to provide energy for the car’s electronic systems and air conditioning system. Of course, the sunshade could be easily folded and stored in your trunk when not in use. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A BBQ grill, a beer tap, an ice box, a 42″HDTV and a Kicker sound system, all these are included in the Picnic Truck from Toyota. Just imagine how awesome it would be to enjoy both music and delicacy in the loveliest scenery! Yes, that’s what all the members of a household would want. [Read the rest of this entry...]

It is commonly believed that more people would have been hurt or killed if it were not for the protection we get from airbags. And in order to give an extra protection to passengers on the backseat, the world’s first inflatable seatbelt has been invented recently. At present, experiments are being taken on to find out whether or not the new belt is effective enough, and over 90% people have claimed that it makes them feel safer. And observation from experts is almost the same, pointing out that the inflatable seatbelt is particularly effective in preventing broken ribs, internal damage and bruising in children. [Read the rest of this entry...]

How can we protect our bikes/cars from being stolen? Just try these stickers. They can make your beautiful bike/car look rusted and scratched. I believe that no thief would like wasting time on it.

Caravan is good for traveler, but in case you arrived in a strange place and intend to have an interesting excursion, the caravan isn’t a good vehicle. You need a small car.

This unique design can fulfill your expectation. With it, you need not to drag the home part all the time, you can simply detach the cockpit and enjoy a fun ride of a small vehicle. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Sitting in the car can protect you from getting wet. But the moment you get in or out of the car during a shower of rain, being wet is inevitable. This brilliant Rainvisor is designed to resolve this problem. It is mounted on the top of the car door and the folding structure will unfold into a surface to offer you better protection. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Sitting in the rear of the car is pretty boring, so you need some video game. But the background of the game is always the same. Need some change? You will like this one named carcade. Designed by Berlin University of Arts students Nicolas Fischer, Martin Kim Luge and Korbinian Polk, this game can capture the landscape outside the car with the camera and converts the it into the video game environment.

Make sure that you’re not driving the car while playing carcade.

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Nissan unveiled the intelligent seatbelt. It can automatically feed the seatbelt as soon as the driver opens the door. In addition, upon abrupt steering or skidding, the seatbelt will be wound up to hold the passenger more securely. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The electric has been the most popular product of eco-friendly trend. As a matter of fact, except for the power source, reducing the weight of car is also a great idea to save energy. What is the lightest car in the world? Japanese says 150 kg. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You may have your own opinion on the futuristic car. One of the most popular trends is that cars driven without oil. Beyond the basic common idea, shape is the most significant point. Maybe the shapes are out of your imagination, but you have to admit that, in the era of rapid development of technology, nothing is impossible.

This concept car called Ozone gives us a good example. I think I am gonna be like clothes rolling in the washing machine while driving. Its two wheels are driven by separated motors which are powered by fuel cell. [Read the rest of this entry...]

It might that you will be attracted by the cool shape of this car at first glance.

But the point of the car is its multiple source of power. Gasoline is sure the first choice, although oil price is more and more crazy. But because of the super-light weight, which is only 270kg, its fuel efficiency is about 150 miles per gallon. As you can see, the solar panel is another energy source. What’s more, you can even charge the battery by cranking the pedals when sunlight is not so strong.

The best part of this 3 seats car is that it only costs 20,000 dollars releasing in 2010. [Read the rest of this entry...]