The motorcycle family has grown by one member. Brooklyn-based Vanguard is a new motorcycle brand that will debut the attractive Vanguard Roadster motorcycle at the IMS Motorcycle Show in New York. If it reminds you of the Confederate P120 Fighter Combat motorcycle, it's no coincidence, as it shares the S&S X-Wedge V-twin platform with them, and today's technical director of the company was once the chief designer of the Confederate brand.
Mercedes introduced digital headlights, which are actually a projector. This doesn't mean you'll be able to turn the garage door into a projection surface and play a movie on it (but that would be nice!), but the headlights will be able to project messages, signage and other information onto the roadway, including a crosswalk. The new technology will make driving even safer, and the high-resolution light beam will not cause blinding of other participants.
If you think what you see is a reflection, you are wrong. It's the Lexus LIT IS covered in 41,999 programmable LEDs. You can also admire the elegant limousine in the music video of the British musician Dua Lipa for the song Be the One.
Volvo continues with a series of attractive advertisements in which it demonstrates its products. The Live Test series was started by Jean-Claude Vam Damme with a twine between two trucks three years ago, and from the Croatian highlands comes a new video that will make your skin crawl. This time, a Volvo FH truck pulls a paraglider up a mountain pass behind it and, among other things, takes him under a viaduct.
Suzuki's tiny SUV Ignis, which has caught on nicely in Slovenia, is coming back. The new Suzuki Ignis (2017) is safer, more environmentally friendly, feather-light and more beautiful.
Joey Ruiter blows the whistle on established norms. Some time ago we presented his upright snowmobile Snoped, recently we wrote about a triangular boat, and now he presents himself to us with an unconventional car shape. Consumer, as he calls it, is a minimalistic designed vehicle that is almost nothing like a car as we know it.
The Upside Rack is an innovative bike rack that turns things upside down. Literally. If until now we were used to lifting the bikes correctly, the Upside Rack introduces a new tactic and a completely new way of mounting the bike, not the crossbar. Attach the carrier to the bike before lifting the bike, and transport it upside down.
Bicycles have come a long way in recent years. Many things have changed, but what remains the star constant is the shape of the frame, which has been practically unchanged since the very beginning. You don't trade a winning horse, but that hasn't stopped some from trying something different. In 2016, there were quite a few such attempts. Let's take a look at them.
The Mercedes-Benz 2040 W196R Streamliner is a toxic study by creator Minwoong Im, who took as his basis the Mercedes-Benz W196R model that Mercedes raced in the Formula One Championship between 1954 and 1955. The daring reincarnation has a jet drive that allows it unimaginable speeds and accelerations.
Volkswagen will present its new four-door sedan at the Geneva Motor Show, which will succeed the CC model. It will be slightly larger than the Passat, but it bets on the highest quality and practicality.
Self-supporting carbon fiber bodywork, passive shock absorbers and a Lamborghini exhaust system. You might think we're describing the Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce, but we're talking about the iXOOST Esavox Lamborghini sound system. This one boasts passive speakers and a 600-watt amplifier (with 800 W of total output power). It is made from an original Lamborghini exhaust system.
Volvo is designing a bus for 300 passengers. The Volvo Gran Artic 300 is a 30-meter articulated bus that the Swedes presented at the Fetrans Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. It is almost twice as long as the Ljubljana rags!