The electric motor segment is a fertile field for motorcycle designers. Instead of arranging complex internal combustion engines, they are dealing with an extremely simple and compact engine and a flexible battery pack. Plus, no one has really mapped out what an e-bike should look like, so they can experiment with ideas that would never hold water in the octane world. A typical example: the Expemotion e-raw motorcycle with a wooden seat and an iPhone for the dashboard.
The Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce Roadster was presented at an event that is as long-standing as the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance as it is prestigious, hosting only the best that the automotive industry has to offer. It is Lamborghini's most toxic convertible from its fleet and the first such convertible named SuperVeloce.
Don't drink and drive. A rule that applies not only to drivers of motor vehicles but also to cyclists. Cycling under the influence of alcohol is also dangerous, as it weakens our perceptive abilities, slows down reactions and abilities, and causes disturbances in motor coordination and drowsiness. But since today nothing teaches us - despite considerable penalties even for cycling under the influence of alcohol - in Japan they came up with the idea of a special bike lock Alcoho-lock, the first breathalyzer bike lock in the world.
In September 2015, European roads will be richer for the new generation of the Mercedes A-Class. It will be the renewed third generation that debuted in 2012 and redefined the future of this German brand. The revamp also brings a sporty version of the A45 AMG and a brand new fuel-efficient diesel engine, and all A-Class models also get the new Dynamic Select adaptive chassis. Most of the changes took place "behind the scenes", in terms of physiognomy, the "youngster" does not depart too much from its predecessors, but otherwise it is something completely new, a car with the soul of Formula 1 and the comfort of a limousine.
At the prestigious gathering of rare and antique cars and automotive novelties Concours d'Elegance Pebble Beach in the USA, BMW turned back the clock and with its new version of the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R concept paid tribute to the Bavarian beginnings on American soil, where in 1975 they opened their first branch outside Europe BMW North America. Hence the similarities with the legendary BMW 3.0 CSL model, which also served as inspiration for the aforementioned concept, which debuted in the American IMSA racing series that same year.
Supi, back off! Here's the O Six Hundred ultralight kayak from Australia, which brings back to modern culture a 4,000-year-old Eskimo boat design made of a wood/bone frame over which a stitched animal skin was stretched. The modern version is made of 30 pieces of arawakaria - an evergreen tree native to Australia - and carbon fiber and weighs only 10 kilograms, but is still as strong as oak.
Hyundai recently presented the Vision G Coupé concept, a kind of "trailer" or "teaser" for the future premium models of this South Korean car brand and proof that the Equus will not be just an excursion. For him, the designers and engineers from many Hyundai design centers from all over the world butted their heads, like a kind of knights of the round table - after all, the "theme" was chivalry - and the Americans had the deciding vote, and the "veto" was somehow in the hands of brand president Peter Schreyer. And you can see the result below.
The Mercedes C-Class has grown - a new coupe that redefines modern luxury. Athletic character, sculpted appearance and an interior that is second to none. The C-Class coupe is synonymous with sporty elegance and is the first in its class to have air suspension, but it also pushes the boundaries in its class with super aerodynamics, state-of-the-art assistance systems and powerful engines. It will be in showrooms in the last month of 2015.
Do you remember when you were a child, a teenager or even a student when you stood up on the trunk of a bicycle? Something similar is also offered by the Moto concept motorcycle, which resembles a sports motorcycle, but with a much shorter seat. The lack of a seat comes at the expense of not two, but as many as four pedals for passengers. Amir Elias' concept Moto allows the transport of as many as three people at the same time, except that none of the passengers sit, but both stand while driving.
It's good in life if you know how to find yourself and take care of your ass. Ford, or their daughter premium brand Lincoln, will also take care of it well, literally. Even so much so that they will deal with each of your ass individually. Their future seats will have as many as 30 levels of adjustment, and they will be found in new models of the prestigious Lincoln Continental sedan.
Although Audi is already forging the next generation of the A8 model, this has not stopped the Germans from offering buyers a more powerful version of the S8 model, the S8 Plus. It is powered by a 4.0-liter V8-Biturbo engine that can develop an enviable 605 horses or 445 kilowatts, while the maximum torque is 700 Nm, which jumps to 750 Nm in overboost mode (increasing the overpressure in the blower). The price will be suitable for the equipment and class - 145 thousand euros plus!
Many a city cyclist has a lot to say about bike racks. Indeed, industrial designers have been creating interesting stands for the last few years, which are becoming an indispensable part of urban furniture, but too often we get the feeling that they only thought about aesthetics, while they completely forgot about the practicality of stands. How else is one to interpret e.g. spiral racks that are a disaster in terms of usability? The same cannot be said for the Estonian design studio Keha3's stand and their refined version of the Tulip fan fan stand. Is the Tulip fan fan 2 the modern bike rack we've been waiting for?