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Cars From The Future: Volvo Tandem Car

Because everyone knows how popular the tandem bicycle is, Volvo's Monitoring and Concept Center has designed this vehicle that takes a cue from the tandem bike. This is Volvo's Tandem Car. The schtick behind this thing is that it is an inline two-seater that is also, what else, but energy efficient. The design of the Tandem Car is inspired by overcrowded urban areas that could benefit from luge-looking vehicles. Just check out the gallery and decide for yourself. The most obvious downside is ... you know.

[Cardesignonline via DVICE]

3:40 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,739 views, 14 comments

Latest by BlueRSX: Wasn't this a concept YEARS ago? Besides, if your gonna tandem, might as well Tango. You'll use electricity for fuel and help reduce traffic congestion. Besides, it's half a Mini and twice the phat. www.commutercars.com more »

racing

F1 Carbon Watch Concept Doesn't Include Hookers

Despite what you may or may not think about F1 racing in light of the recent hooker-centric events, it's still a pretty damn popular sport. As such, John Pszeniczny has taken inspiration from the racing series to create the F1/Carbon GMT watch. This design's a concept made of carbon fiber — we think to make it lighter so it can, you know, go faster — Swarovski crystals, rubber and metal. One particularly cool feature is the watch's ability to tell you the time at the 18 different F1 circuit cities — so you never, ever miss a race start. It also includes a lap timer, as well as a stop watch. Unfortunately although it's only a concept, we think Nike should totally snag the design and make them. Or maybe Heidi Fleiss. [Yanko via Giz]

1:20 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Travis Hudson
2,339 views, 21 comments

Latest by MeDuh: @joshman: You joking? Fuck the old bastard and his pal uh, what's his face, you know the other one making far too much money in the process of destroying F1. more »

novelties

Honda Racer Hot Wheels Toy Is Whacky, Real Whacky

Hot Wheels' 40th anniversary is upon us and to celebrate Mattel, parent company of Hot Wheels, arranged the "Hot Wheels Designer's Challenge." This challenge gave a handful of big name car manufacturers like Honda, Lotus and Mitsubishi the opportunity to design a crazy ass Hot Wheels car. Honda decided to go above and beyond crazy with it's Honda Racer, which looks like something Speed Racer drives in his nightmares.
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3:20 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Travis Hudson
2,629 views, 36 comments

concept

RoboTrac Semi-Autonomous Tractor Replaces Man With Machine

Summer jobs that involve sitting on a tractor for hour upon hour, trying to find ways to entertain yourself, may soon be a thing of the past. The Valtra RoboTrac is an autonomous tractor design by Hannes Seeberg. Inside the orange body is a fairly simple 85hp diesel engine. It's available in RWD or AWD and can supposedly boost efficiency and minimize crop damage. It works thanks to good old GPS and the Internet.
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10:30 AM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Travis Hudson
799 views, 26 comments

Latest by anatak: @Mark-S: Easy. Tractor beam. more »

novelties

Nestt Futuristic Car Seat Design Makes Us Shed A Tear

There's something about a good bucket-seat. You know, the kind that fit you just right, look sexy, and make you feel at one with the machine. On the other hand, Nestt's version of the bucket isn't sexy—at all. And I'm not sure that it would fit anyone right enough to make them feel at one with their ride. Nevertheless, there's ambition here: Nestt says it wants to make it the best car seat in the world. There were many factors that lead to the egg-shaped design, including an air-suspension system, breathable material, memory foam and retractable seatbelts. But somehow I'm not totally buying it.
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2:00 PM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,514 views, 49 comments

Latest by Elhigh: I'm going to clamber out of my egg car seat, latch onto your face, incubate in your chest, burst out of your body, climb back into my car and drive away. Lather, rinse, repeat. more »

frankfurt auto show

Frankfurt Auto Show: Mercedes F700 Future Touring Sushi Edition

Moving into the future by combining the pioneering engine technologies of Rudolph Diesel and Nicolaus Otto is Die Reiselimousine der Zukunft. The Mercedes F700 concept predicts the coming standard of the large touring saloon by melding superior design with several hectares of auto-adjusting plush leather. The diesotto engine looks to have been replaced by a bio-fusion reactor cleverly disguised as a plate of sushi. The future press release from the recent past after the jump. More »

11:30 AM on Thu Sep 13 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
7,758 views, 18 comments

Latest by rgseidl: Everyone settle down on the styling. It's just a research vehicle, by the time the DiesOtto is production-ready, they'll be back to their usual conservative lines. more »

frankfurt auto show

Frankfurt Auto Show: Mercedes Benz F700 Research Vehicle Revealed

This morning we showed you the video, now clock the static image. This is Mercedes' idea of the future. The future of luxury to be specific. Obviously it's three-shades of bling imposing and chock full of the luxo-goodies you'd expect on the finest yachts, but it also sports a turbo-charged, direct injection diesel motor with multi-cylinder deactivation and a hybrid support system. Which makes it greenish. We think the F700's pretty sharp looking, too. Mega press release after you jump. [via World Car Fans]

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7:23 AM on Tue Sep 11 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
2,584 views, 23 comments

Latest by Trackback: The world of Mercedes Benz is yours for the picking here. Stop by and grab that Brabus V12 Bullit C-Class or do a little research with your own F700. And yeah, don't forget to bring the fat wallet. more »

retro

DAF vs. FAF: A New Salvo; OSI DAF City Car

That's a microcar with suicide doors. Johnson's goose cooking suicide doors. But just two, as the driver's side features a Tjorven-style slider. That combo is... well, it's unique. And Dutch/Italian is way cooler than plain old French. Predicting a near-future where traffic snarls and general congestion would make life in the city (or at least parking) miserable, the Dutch rubber band mad men of DAF teamed up with the slick Italian coachbuilder OSI to produce the City Car concept. Why suicide doors? Why the hell not? Fine, they are supposed to make the car more practical. We also love the white vinyl-look interior. Especially the door padding. A few more dangerous pics after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »

3:45 PM on Thu Dec 14 2006
By Jonny Lieberman
407 views, 7 comments

Latest by jeroen: It's in the DAF Museum: http://static.flickr more »

la auto show

LA Auto Show Broke: Drinking, Smoking and Sweating; The Jalopnik Way

While nowhere near the triage conditions of the Paris Media Center, we still dislike press days at auto shows. Our ass hurts, the coffee's cold, we missed lunch, we missed the picture of the really fat journalist loading a plate of food while bitching about the quality and the pole-to-hole ratio is worse than you could possibly imagine. And another thing: where is all this video going? Why are there ten thousand men in lousy suits shooting so much footage of stationary objects? And why are they such jerks? Why does [CENSORED] from [Censored] smell so awfull? Ten million carmakers and not a single Camino concept? Why have we been up since 5:30 am? Why don't we just read about this on autoblog? What's that? The Audi booth is handing out highly precise mimosas? We love our job.

4:52 PM on Wed Nov 29 2006
By Jonny Lieberman
227 views, 15 comments

Latest by Adam: Wait, they give out mimosas at press days? Do you guys need an extra guy for the 07 NYC show? ... more »

Jalopnik

Five Reasons Why We're Not Proud To Buy American Cars

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