 Luxuy Car Cologne - The Essence by Porsche Design::This is an example of what a well-established name can do for a company. The Porsche Design Group has given us a multitude of non-car products including fashion accessories, yachts, kitchens, cell phones,… [MORE] |
 Motorcycles for the Paralyzed - Dreamfit::The Dreamfit is a modified motorcycle that allows physically disabled people, specifically those paralyzed below the waist, to still enjoy a cruise on a bike.
There are thousands of determined people… [MORE] |
 Eco Luxury Yachts - The Green Jet by Erik Sifrer::The Green Jet that designer Erik Sifrer has put together is an 187 foot sail yacht that runs on both wind and hydrogen power. The luxury yacht uses two automated Aero-sail systems that can be controlled… [MORE] |
 Top 12 Designs From Recycled Car Parts (SUPER GALLERY)::Before sending your car to the junkyard, you might want to reconsider salvaging some of the parts. The following 12 pieces of Trend Candy illustrate the recycled designs that can be created with old car… [MORE] |
 Pocket-Size Scooters - Patinette Butterfly::The search for minimalism in design has produced a strikingly diminutive prototype scooter that, when folded up, is barely bigger than a beer bottle. The concept was sanctioned by BMW and the Mini Cooper… [MORE] |
 Stand And Drive Cars - The Slide by Matthias Pinkert::Matthias Pinkert conceived this “city car” where the lone passenger and driver stand in an upright position. The concept vehicle called The Slide is meant for the crowded, chaotic urban environment… [MORE] |
 Hot Rods for Kids - Matchbox Ads::I love commercials inspired by the fantasies of children! This clever Matchbox campaign looks like photo stills from class movies, only instead of handsome men and stunning women in the vintage cars, it's… [MORE] |
 Backpack Planes - The EXO-Wing::Atair Aerospace’s EXO-Wing, is the world’s smallest human-piloted jet. The novel gadget is on display right now at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy… [MORE] |
 Safety-Oriented Compact Cars - The Solid::The Solid car was designed by Nikita Gutsalenko, a student at the Product Design and Transport Design at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Russia. The aim of Gutsalenko's design is to help… [MORE] |
 Sumo Car Wash - Subaru Forester TV Spot::What do you get when you combine a group of nearly naked sumo wrestlers and a catchy disco beat with dramatic slow-motion video footage? One of Subaru's most hilarious TV spots to date! Just imagine Zoolander… [MORE] |
 Niche Exotic Supercars - 2008 Koenigsegg CCR::This Koenigsegg CCR supercar is on display at the 2008 F1 & SuperCar Show being held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju, Korea from May 9 to May 18 2008. The shiny, orange luxury vehicle… [MORE] |
 Mini Recycled Yachts - 3D Plywood Luxury Boat::Cognizant of the fact sailboats cause a lot of damage to the ecosystem, designer Max Koriath conceived the 3D Plywood Boat.
"By using a patented new process that applies a beech wood veneer to readily… [MORE] |
 Junk Food Motorcycles - The Hamburglar Bike::Harry Sperl of Florida had this Harley bike customized to look like a really fat hamburger. I think it's a total riot!
"Frankly, I’m surprised we don’t see this kind of thing more often, since Harley’s… [MORE] |
 Recycled Auto Part Art - Hubcap Creatures::What do you do with your hub caps when they wear out or become outdated? You could toss it in the garbage like most of us, but that's not what the people do at HubcapCreatures.com. They use the hubcaps… [MORE] |
 Saving Gas Money For Status Bikes - Rocketing Gas Prices Spur Sales::One of the top stories on Yahoo! News this week was the onslaught of bicycle sales in the wake of $4 per gallon gasoline. Adults are buying bikes for the first time since they were children and bicycle… [MORE] |
 Amphibious Muscle Cars - 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Boat::Swedish designer Bo Zolland creatively fuses an iconic American muscle cars, such as the 1963 Corvette Stingray, with boat designs. The result? One hell of a series of bad-ass watercraft!
Somehow Zolland… [MORE] |
 Car Mirrors With Games - Multifunction GPS Bluetooth Rearview Mirror System::Shenzhen MCD Electronics is selling the "swiss army knife" of rearview mirrors. The Multifunction GPS Bluetooth Rearview Mirror System sports "a 3.5-inch touch screen, satellite navigation, audio and video… [MORE] |
 Car Tribute Bags - Fiat 500 Handbag::This car-themed handbag truly stands for itself! The Fiat 500 handbag is the claim of Dpurse, an Italian handbag designer.
All of the designer's bags are unique and exhibit a balanced blend of Italian… [MORE] |
 Space-Aged Japanese Scooters - Modified Suzuki & Honda Bikes::Want to enjoy a spin on the Italian countryside on a perfect sunny day? Even better than whizzing along the cobblestones of Milan on a Vespa is heading to Japan to check out these awesomely modded scooters.… [MORE] |
 Exotic Record Breakers - The 900 HP Weber Becomes World's Fastest Car::Here is the next vehicle that claims to be the world’s fastest street-legal sports car - the Weber Sportcars Faster One.
Reportedly, the car can go from 0 - 62 mph in 2.7 seconds, 0 - 124 mph in just… [MORE] |
 Luxury Safety Hazards - Porsche 9ff GT9 Built Just For Speed::The Porsche 9ff GT9 is a gorgeous car made with one purpose in mind: Speed... and nothing else. The 9ff GT9, which can reach a maximum speed of 255 mph, does not come with an air bag to protect you from… [MORE] |
 SuperMotorcycles - nUCLEUS: Zero Emissions, Ultra Fast::NonObject believes that a new breed of alternative fuel vehicles deserves a new level of experience. They pondered, "Why do motorcycles mimic each other's DNA or mirror ferocious animals from the wild?"… [MORE] |
 Homemade Fuel - EFuel 100 MicroFueler::With the never ending increase in gas prices, people have started to think about fuel alternatives. E-Fuel Corporation, a company in California, has introduced the EFuel 100 MicroFueler, a device that… [MORE] |
 Reclaimed Wood Vehicles - Diederick Kraaijeveld's Wood Cars::Diederick Kraaijeveld is a self-taught artist who makes cars out of salvaged wood. Kraaijeveld's cars measure approximately 50 inches and are made of wood he finds during traveling throughout Holland and… [MORE] |
 Cars of 2045 - The Vortex Concept::As you may have guessed, the Vortex is a concept car. The idea was to create a small vehicle that can provide the security of a big car. The external structure of this vehicle is composed of hexagonal… [MORE] |
 Amphibious Pod Vehicles - Cerva MC08::The Cerva MC08 is an oval-shaped concept transport vehicle designed to be used as a car, a motorcycle, a jet plane and a submarine. It was designed by a very creative team consisting of designers Michal… [MORE] |
 Greener Luxury Cars - Bentley Continental DC Electric Car::The diminutive, soap-box Bentley Continental DC is a battery-powered electric car. The vehicle, with a carbon fiber body, was built by 10 young apprentices at Bentley Motors. The small throw-back race… [MORE] |
 Movie Car Ownership - Real Batmobile on eBay::We've used to term "Batmobile" loosely in the past, using it to describe futuristic carts that remind us of Batman's supercar, but this beauty is actually an original from the 1980 movie, and it's on eBay… [MORE] |
 Banana-Shaped Vehicles- N6 Matteo Gentile::The N6 designed by Matteo Gentile is a banana-shaped personal vehicle which can, as one can assume from the images, carry just one person. The wheels are made of tubeless tires supported by a steel frame.… [MORE] |
 Super Skinny Eco Cars - Space Efficient Vehicles::When it comes to damaging the environment, vehicle length is not the issue. Width is. Streamlined, lightweight vehicles like the so-called Space Efficient Vehicle (SEV) that you see presented here, will… [MORE] |
 Personal Jets Near Mainstream - Cirrus' The-Jet::Next time you take the family for a zoom in the sky (wouldn't it be nice to do that every weekend?), leave your old Cesna in the hangar, and get them on board The-Jet by Cirrus.
Crafted from alloy and… [MORE] |
 3 Wheel SuperCars - Volkswagen GX3::The new Volkswagen GX3 concept, which was designed in California, achieves a 10hp/lb power to weight ratio by attaching a 125 hp 113 ft-lbs and a 1.6 liter engine along with 1200 pound frame. The super-sleek… [MORE] |
 Strap-On Choppers - Personal Libelula Rocket Helicopter::The Libelula Rocket Helicopter is a type of a strap-on chopper that was conceived by Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana. The concept contraction uses tiny rocket motors at the tips of the rotor blades which… [MORE] |
 Liquid Cooled Clothes - The Cool Shirt::At first glance, I thought this shirt was designed to be a hydration system for racers. I was only half right. It's meant for racers, but not the running kind. The Cool Shirt is supposed to cool down a… [MORE] |
 Marketing with Stereotypes - Lamborghini: Feel Italian Wherever You Are::Every country has its stereotypes, and Italy is no exception. This Lamborghini ad campaign, titled Feel Italian Wherever You Are, is a great example of how cultural typecasts can be used as an advantage… [MORE] |
 Baby Luxury Car Logos - Italian Minichamps Ads::These baby car logos and emblems are too darn cute! The Minichamps campaign features the opulent Italian brands Jaguar, Lamborghini, Ferrari and Maserati in their imagined infant stages.
The adorable… [MORE] |
 Batmobile Supercars - The Spada Codatroncadue::Let me start by asserting that this is not a concept! 20 individual, beautiful Spada Codatroncadue are to be built in the near future. The price tag? More than £200,000 a vehicle. [MORE] |
 Armoured Supercars - The Very Funny Vehicle::The Very Funny Vehicle, better known as the VFV, is actually not that funny; on the contrary, it packs some pretty serious features. With a physical aesthetic that could kill the rest of the world’s… [MORE] |
 Retro SuperCar Revivals - BMW M1 Homage::BMW unveiled the M1 Homage, the luxury auto maker's sleek new super car at the Concorso d'Eleganza at the Hotel Villa d'Este this past weekend. The unveiling of the Homage was to commemorate the 30th anniversary… [MORE] |
 Super-Compact Electric Cars - Airwaves::Airwaves is a little concept car designed by Lei Liu. The car was conceived with the intention of being an easy-to-park vehicle, offering less of a harrying, stress-laden adventure. The Airwaves design… [MORE] |
 Leading Car Designers Creating Toys - Honda Wins Hot Wheels Design Competition::Lead designers from Honda, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Lotus and Mitsubishi all competed in a Hot Wheels Design Competition. The competition celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hotwheels 1/64th-scale die-cast… [MORE] |
 6 Wheel Supercars - Covini C6W::Dubbed as the first six-wheeled supercar, the Covini C6W is a wheel-lover's dream. Designed and made by Covini Engineering, this vehicle boasts 400 horsepower and 4-wheel steering - increasing the braking,… [MORE] |
 Car Ghosts - Mercedes Ghosts of an Illustrious Past Ads::This creative TV spot for the Mercedes C and E-Class uses ghosts to depict how the stellar innovations of the past meet the incredible vehicles of today. The Ghosts of an Illustrious Past ad uses ghostly… [MORE] |
 Motorized Unicycles - The Uno::The unique Uno made its debut at the 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto. Invented by 18-year-old Ben J. Poss Gulak, The Uno is very hard to define or put into a category. What is it exactly?
It's… [MORE] |
 Cross Marketing Cell Phones & Cars - Renault Sandero Nokia::Nokia has collaborated with Renault Brazil on a limited edition 1000 Sandero Nokia cars, a special edition of the Renault Sandero, that features a "complete mobility solution".
The €17,650 ($27,693)… [MORE] |
 Racing Watches - F1/Carbon GMT::John Pszeniczny has designed the fastest watch on Earth dubbed the F1/Carbon GMT.
The designer sough inspiration from the world of F1 race cars, leading to the construction of carbon fiber, Swarovski… [MORE] |
 Motorcycle Tow Trucks - Honda Goldwings Coming Through::Swedish firm Coming Through has employed specially modified Honda Goldwing motorcycles to quickly travel through traffic and rescue stranded vehicles.
The specially designed bike takes little over a… [MORE] |
 Citroen Design Competition - Citroen Sledge Wins C-Design Contest::French auto makers Citroen ran the C-Design competition to see what designers could come up with using nothing but Citroen car parts and their logo in the design.
The winner was Ognyan Bozhilov who designed… [MORE] |
 Bicycle Light Locks - Loc+::This innovative bicycle light can convert to a lock to keep your cycle safe. This multi-purpose bicycle lock / bicycle light by designer Adrian Weidmann, called the Loc+, comes as a two piece set. It has… [MORE] |
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