For less than $20,000 (currently) on eBay, you have a shot at picking up the Fastlane Blue Dijin movie car. It “started life as a $2.8 million dollar Universal Studios Project and, for whatever reasons, the movie never came to be.” Auction page.
For his masters diploma project conducted in Citroen’s Design Center (ADN), designer Antonin Maire D’Eglise set out to really break some new ground with his C-BIONIC concept. The hypothesis of the project is that in the near future, mankind will have depleted the natural resources so heavily relied upon in the automotive industry. This will lead way to a second renaissance, where de-materialization and genetic science will be used as building blocks in a more humanistic and poetic world.
A genetically modified tree is used as the chassis of the vehicle, and the rest of the body is made from highly biodegradable materials. The tree was chosen not just as a symbol of environmental conscience, but because it would require little engineering, and it is renewable. Ironically, instead of creating pollution the tree absorbs carbon dioxide and emits oxygen. Each C-BIONIC has been designed to have a minimal material loss lifecycle of just 3 years, after which it returns to the earth. The only part salvaged is the electric engine which is reused in the next vehicle.
Designer: Antonin Maire D’Eglise
And now for something completely different? I’d say this was a strange play on recent “keep your non-green riches a secret” trends, but it’s been in the works for a while. North Carolina State University’s craftspeople have got one amazing looking machine on their hands, and I dare say they’ve chosen the best time, (economically and green-wise,) to come this close to completion.
Check out the stats courtesy of Autoblog.
[Autoblog.com] the all-wooden car’s hand-laid bodywork had been mated with the chassis, which was awaiting installation of the twin-supercharged, 32-valve Cadillac-sourced V8 engine and six-speed rear-mounted transaxle from a modern Chevrolet Corvette. Those 600 ponies will be funneled to the rear wheels, which have center hubs made from pressed and laminated wood, naturally. Even the transverse leaf springs are made from orange osage wood.
Designer: North Carolina State University Craftspeople
Oh snap! It’s a Danish super car. Somehow those two words don’t go together in my head. When I think super car, I think Japan, America, Italy, Germany, maybe even France and England - but Denmark? It’s true, the Zenvo ST1 is a real Danish supercar with excessive power; a V8 1,104 pony galloping engine to be exact. The turbocharged 7.0 liter 6 speed manual tranny pushes the Zenvo ST1 from 0-60 in just 3 seconds. For safety and legal reasons, the car is electronically limited to 232 mph.
A car that fast needs major brakes to stop it and this baby uses a set of ventilates 380 mm disc brakes and 6 piston calipers up front, 355 mm discs gripped by 6 piston calipers at the rear. Made entirely of a steel frame wrapped in a carbon fiber body, the styling is striking and contemporary. Personally I think it’s a little contrived (angry blowfish?) but a head turner for sure and pretty much unlike any other recognizable super car on the road.
The interior is a different story. It’s pure luxury - strange for a super car. The alcantara leather trimmed interior hosts a bevy of high-tech niceties like dual zone climate control, full set of airbags, cruise control (at 232 mph no less), keyless entry, racing seats, and a G-force meter for all you gear heads.
How much is it gonna cost? I’m not sure but only 15 will be made so you can bet your bottom dollar only 3% of the world’s population can afford it.
Designer: Zenvo
Slideshow: 2009 Fisker Karma >>
Automotive has taken the wraps off its “final, fully driveable production car,” to be officially unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in January 2009. Production of the rear-drive Karma plug-in hybrid is set to begin in October, with first deliveries in November via 40 U.S. retailers that Fisker says will be established by October.
The curvaceous Karma body, comprised of both aluminum and composite panels, rides on an aluminum space frame built in cooperation with Norsk Hydro of Norway. The Karma will be assembled by Valmet Automotive in Finland, the company that produces the Porsche Boxster and Cayman. Fisker is pegging yearly volume at 15,000 cars. The production interior is being built by Magna and should be ready by the Detroit show.
The 4-seat 4650-lb. Karma uses a powertrain Fisker calls “Q-drive,” which consists of two electric motors powered by a lithium-ion battery pack (located in the center tunnel) along with a 260-bhp 2.0-liter direct-injected turbocharged 4-cylinder supplied by General Motors (Chevy Cobalt SS/Pontiac Solstice GXP). All told, combined power is 408 hp and 959 lb.-ft. of torque. When running in high-performance Sport mode, the Karma is claimed to reach 60 mph in 5.8 sec. with a top speed of 125 mph. When run in economical Stealth mode, electric-only range is 50 miles.
The price of the Karma will be $87,900, although Fisker says the car is sold out until mid-2010.
Camilo Pardo, the chief designer for the Ford GT project teamed up with Heffner Performance, and the team powered up the beast to a monstrous 900hp. The special edition car got a racing-inspired paint job, flat-back BBS wheels, a new rear bumper, T&A shocks, lowering springs and Brembo Caliper graphics. Most of the power gain comes from Heffner’s twin turbo system.
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