Articles tagged with: Automobile
Posted in Automobile, Computer, Designer, Shopping, Technology on 7 May 2008

People owning an ordinary scooter outside of Europe cannot be labeled as geeks as there is much more to the definition of geeks. Ask the creative team of guys behind the revolutionary product that mars the pool of run-of-the mill vehicle. Here what you are seeing is a PC crammed onto a two-wheeler vehicle with a 1.2 GHz Mini-ITX motherboard, 1GB of RAM, a 2GB SSD, Bluetooth, and wireless internet connectivity into the frame along with a TV and radio tuner, 8″ LCD touch screen, GPS, web cam, system status monitor, a mobile PVR plus an electric guitar PC uplink.

This gives you a freedom to surf the internet while making Skype calls, propagation your own pirate radio station, executing as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot, watching TV, checking your GPS and playing guitar while you sail down the boulevard. Sounds like a wild fun to me but I doubt its safety. For more information, check out the project page. Touch space with them for building your own engineered scooter.
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Posted in Automobile, Car, Designer on 7 May 2008

Bugatti has to justify its tag of world’s most expensive coupe and what a best way to do than taking its cost an inch higher by offering valuable features. The ongoing trend amongst the supercar family is to go roofless but against those within budget open topped roadsters this drop top edition of the insanely fast Veyron by Bugatti would be an exception.
To ink a neat deal, you would be expected to pay some extra dough. True, it is no longer being seen as the world’s fastest street-legal production car but Bugatti’s flagship Veyron is heads up to be honored as the world’s fastest drop-top with the unveiling of a costlier and unique targa-top variant. Honest confession: The targa-top is being said to have a moderately lower top speed in contrast to the original coupe but interested owners can look forward to it would fly at a speed of 217mph.
And there was an uncompromising reason of reinforcements to the car’s chassis leading to its reduction in top speed. It was necessary to offer it a revolutionary form with detachable hard-top. Counted 80 models are expected to be designed, so better rush now!
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Posted in Automobile, Concept, Designer, Theater, Yacht on 6 May 2008

Featured above is CERVA MC08, an oval shaped transport vehicle that can be used as a car, motor cycle, jet plane, yacht or submarine. All thanks to Michal Erva, the great mind behind this creation. At 26, this young designer has proved what miracles he can offer with coming time. And it is his hobby to revolve around revolutionary ideas that has led to the birth of this striking creation.
Are you all set to take a ride over this elegant vehicle that can be converted into ‘X’ wheels to serve your changing needs. Its flexibility resides in combining array of porches like three wheel axles that can be fixed to use it on road. Those who love enjoying thrill and wish to experience an eventual mood should keep their fingers upon this vehicle. It has a space to carry one or two people on one go.

Its center wheel glides ahead if you need stability in case of speed and while slowing down the stability is maintained by hidden gyroscopes in the axle.
This is surely the first-of-its-kind vehicle modeled to offer adventure.
Via Tuvie
Posted in Auctions, Automobile, Car on 6 May 2008

Those of you who are real 80’s baby then you can easily recall watching the live-action Batman show at Six Flag’s Great Adventure around 1989. That was a re-enactment of certain scenes from the flick, complete with an imitation of the Batmobile. But the one pictured above is above is a real deal. One ruthless eBay seller is gazing to get rid of one of the five actual Batmobiles from the Tim Burton classic demanding a sum of $500,000 at eBay. This operational coupe is structured like a spaceship that has tires attached onto it to make it street legal.

Some peep into the specks of the coupe: Measuring 20 feet long and 8 feet wide, this custom-built chassis has a Chevrolet 350 motor attached to it. To eneter into this vehicle, you have to jump from the top from where the canopy opens, likewise in the movie. Initially this coupe was owned by Warner Bros productions and thus the would-be buyer thinking to ink a deal has to sign a contract with them and some other legal items.

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Posted in Automobile, Luxury on 4 May 2008

Call it MObi or the Mobitat, this complete mobile luxury solution is the absolute reinstatement of a 1978 Sovereign 31′ Airstream Land Yacht.†Developed and designed for today’s filthy rich travelers who cannot see any other way to spill their wealth but travel, it features the expertise and offers a complete green ambiance together with countless comforts.
To name some: Rich walnut, stainless steel, cafe Mohair, Corian, flat panels, white leather, Hi-def LED screen, smart technology, surround sound, state of the art plumbing fixtures in addition with revolutionary appliances. Running on environmental technology, this elite form of luxury would take you anywhere and anytime.
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Posted in Automobile, Car, Designer on 29 April 2008

The old adage: “It is better to have two hands than one†seems to have rightfully influenced the automobile industry as well. Sporting six-wheels instead of regular four, the Covini C6W by Covini Engineering don’t let you stay in your virtual world as presents you with a real freak that takes pride in running on six wheels. But undoubtedly, the latest model has it all—Style, spark, substance with a tinge of machismo.

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If you happen to get a chance to take a ride over it then burn the roads in the geography where this revolutionary coupe is appreciated. This model offers a commendable grip and better braking facility.

This leaves me with one open-ended question…Can I now imagine of the entry of a double decker sedan?
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Posted in Automobile, Car, Events, Shopping on 28 April 2008

Now the talk about Ferrari is passé. It’s Bentley’s turn now. Featured above is an incredible 1/8 scale model of the Le Mans captivating Bentley Speed 8 that is produced globally in limited 100 models. It won’t be an exaggeration to label the 2003 Bentley Speed 8 as the latest coupe. The impressive car has the admiration of winning the 2003 24 Hours in Le Mans in governing fashion, thrashing the preceding champion Audi. Guy Smith took a ride over the number 7 Bentley Speed 8 crossways whilst David Brabham finished up in 2nd place in the sister number 8 car.
This can be counted as Bentley’s first victory at Le Mans in the history of 73 years. Those you have a serious fad for Bentley, can ink a neat deal with this fusion piece by dropping over £2750.
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Posted in Automobile, Events, Exhibitions on 26 April 2008

Widely known as The Uno, it is a seemingly one wheeled motorcycle. Like every year, the 2008 National Motorcycle Show held in Toronto was also stimulated by the American V-twin gang and featured handful of elite machines by area’s top custom builders.
This year the much-n-news machine exhibited at the show was the Uno. Tinted with orange and grey shades, the Uno strikingly made its first public manifestation evenhanded on its two side-by-side wheels and its foot pegs. It was lacking the opportunity of George Jetson riding over it but still managed to break heads by standing away from the gamut of other custom built creations.

Developed by a 18-year-old Ben J. Poss Gulak, the functionalities of the 54.4 kg (120 lb) mechanism is utterly simple that it needs no controls except for an on-off switch. It is very light and can be tilted with your body weight.
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Posted in Automobile, Car, Gold on 26 April 2008

Those who are tired of flaunting their wealth via fashionable accessories can add some bling to their coupe. What a fun riding the road on gold wheels, thereby breaking heads of the onlookers. And this desire can be fuilfilled via Volk Racing RE30 Wheels that comes with 24K gold plating. Perect for filthy-rich, these wheels aim at altering sedate and dreary cars into the real obsession by adding a bling touch to it.
Measuring 19-inch, the wheels stand away from the myriad of existing wheels. Ben Schaffer of Bulletproof Automotive is the sole creative mind hehind this custom-built design of the wheel. If you happen to get your wheels don a gold touch, then you have to be more vigilant while parlking. For sure, these whells would burn the roads.
If it fails to interest you or fall short of your dignity then free feel to ink a deal with $1,40,000 hot wheel car or $23,690 gold alloy wheels.
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Posted in Automobile, Car, Concept, Designer on 25 April 2008

Designer Lei Liu has put his thought upon giving form to an elite city car concept that would offer a stress-free ride even amidst jammed roads and digging space for itself in tight parking lots. Called Airwaves, this miniature coupe does away with the tension of bearing the awful jams and freeing you from the risk of dents and scratches. Instead of hinging outward, its electronic door spins upright to avert others being “doored”.
Besides considering the safety of its passangers, it gives equal amount of attention to other commuters on the road. The backside of Airwaves features LCD screen that keeps the onlookers engaged during traffic jams with useful information displayed related to weather reports, news or greeting words from the driver.
This people friendly car gives a deserving trinute to environment as well by making 0% emissions. I think you would agree with me that the safety of small cars is really important; therefore an accessibility of the special lift mechanism in Airwaves can offer good safeguard for the driver, passengers and pedestrians. It workd like this: The minute driver uses emergency brake, the car hits pedestrian and the cabin will lift up by inertia. During that hour, the outside and inside airbags will be unconfined to defend the people inside and outside.
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