Archive for the ‘Cars’ Category
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BYD: A Car With Remote Control Driving
Driving without actually having to lift more than a finger to navigate seems like a concept from a sci-fi movie, but IT and technology developer, BYD, has managed to achieve the unthinkable: a key-powered remote control that can move and steer any car without the presence of a driver. Wondering when a remote controlled car may come in handy? It’d be easier to get your car ...
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Hennessey Venom: The Quickest Car In The World
With a Guinness judge in attendance, Hennessey Performance made two back-to-back runs with a Hennessey Venom GT down the 8,000-foot runway at Ellington Airport in Houston and did zero to 300 kmh (186 mph) in an average of 13.63 seconds. That’s enough to topple the previous “production car” records held by the Koenigsegg Agera R, which hit 200 mph in 17.68 seconds, and the rolling nuclear ...
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Amazing Car Sculpture Made Out of Posing Humans
Austrialian-based artist Emma Hack makes awesome works of art using an unusual medium – human bodies. Don’t panic, all the humans are still alive and well. Hack is a diverse multimedia artist specializing in Skin Illustration, Photography and Sculpture. We love this sculpture of a crashed car entitled “Body Crash” that she made by positioning human models in various poses and painting them as a whole. ...
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Quadski : A Wicked ATV-JetSki Lovechild
Traveling on land and water is possible with Gibbs’ Quadski – the world’s first HSA Amphiquad vehicle that can reach speeds of 45 mph on both land and water. Transitioning between land and water is possible in mere seconds at the press of a button – the wheels retract after entering the water and deploy when approaching land. Previously, no commercially available sports amphibian on the ...
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Stunning Photos of Cars Getting Absolutely Destroyed
UK-based photographer Jody Daunton is responsible for this photo series of cars getting smashed up. We love when artists are able to capture the ephemeral, and the fleeting moment that was captured in this images made us smile. We can almost hear the metal and glass smashing, crunching and squealing under the pressure of other cars, bricks or concrete barrels that were dropped on the vehicles. ...
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Super Funky Volkswagen Formula XL1 Concept
Imagine if you could go over 250 miles on a single gallon of gas. Volkswagen hasn’t just imagined it — they’ve made it a reality with the Volkswagen Formula XL1 Concept ($TBA). Far more production-ready than the company’s past one-liter efforts, the XL1 is powered by a hybrid two cylinder TDI engine and electric motor/lithium ion battery pairing, and features a seven-speed dual clutch DSG transmission, ...
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Crazy Van Covered in Hundreds of Cameras and Lenses
From 1993 -1995, Harold Blank was a very busy man as he worked on the Camera Van – a regular van that is now covered in hundreds of real cameras and lenses. The idea to create the Camera Van came to Blank in a dream where he was able to drive around in a camera-covered van and capture peoples’ responses and facial reactions to the unusual ...
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Personal Two Car Hydraulic Lift, Hides One Underground
Not sure where to park all your cars? The Cardok Double (read: Car+Dock) is a hydraulic car lift that is accommodates two cars in the amount of space you would normal require for a single car, except in this case, one car is hidden under ground. This space-saving car park solution seems like it has immense potential for big-time car enthusiasts who have many cars and ...
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Henry Ford’s Son’s 1934 Model 40 Speedster
The annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance sees the world’s most original and extraordinary automobiles on display, and this year another priceless restoration joined the group. Edsel Bryant Ford’s 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster has been the subject of an extensive restoration which returned it to how it originally looked in 1940 after its final redesign by Ford and Ford’s lead designer E. T. Gregorie. That a ...
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Funky Air Powered 3 Seater Urban Vehicle
Indian auto manufacturer tata motors has planned to release the ‘airpod’ air-powered urban vehicle. The three passenger transportation module uses compressed air instead of traditional alternative fuels like compressed hydrogen or natural gas for a carbon-neutral, zero-emissions ride. Developed by mdi, its special engine works by extracting air pressure from its 175 liter storage tank on board, which refills itself either through an external pump or ...
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LEGO Versions Of Vehicles From Batman: The Dark Knight Rises
LEGO mastermind, Calin (as noted on his official Flickr site under the username of _Tiler) has created an awesome series of LEGO greatness. Behold, your favourite vehicles from Batman films, including the Batmobile, Bane’s Truck, The Batwing (aka The Bat), the Batpod and the Tumbler from the latest Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises”, part of the Dark Knight Trilogy. These vehicle replicas were built entirely ...
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Unique Furniture Made From Recycled Car Parts
You know by now that products made from recycled parts and goods makes the WHOA! team sparkle with happiness, and these awesome furniture pieces made from auto and motorcycle parts did just that. Israeli recycling artist Ronen Wasserman of design studio Ronmen TinMan creates high-end furniture from old cars and bikes. The Volvo Washing Station, the Toyota Tailgate Cabinet and glass shelves fitted into a bent ...
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Pal-V: A Funky Flying Car Prototype
The PAL-V ONE is a dual purpose vehicle that drives on land like any other car, but within minutes can be transformed into a flying vessel. The PAL-V ONE flies like a gyrocopter, making it easy to take off and land in small spaces. To operate the PAL-V ONE, users in the USA require a Sports Pilot License. In Europe, a Recreational Pilot License or a ...
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Zombie Apocalypse-ready Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai showed off its Elantra-based Zombie Survival Machine at this year’s Comic-Con. The coupe was penned by none other than Robert Kirkman, the creator of the now-famous The Walking Dead series and features a spike-laden cow-catcher plow up front. Aggressive spiked-tires, armored windows and plenty of lighting also help set this Elantra Coupe apart from the more pedestrian production models. Hyundai partnered up with Kirkman to ...
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The Hover-Car From Volkswagen
Volkswagen, which translates to “people’s car” in English, challenged China residents to submit their ideas of what the car of the future should look like. The company sifted through more than 119,000 ideas submitted to the project website and compiled three concepts, including the Hover Car. The Hover Car is a two-seater zero emissions vehicle that hovers above ground and travels along electromagnetic road networks. It ...
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Behold The Back To The Future Lego DeLorean
Behold one of the most fabulous Lego-constructed objects ever…a Lego-made DeLorean from Back to The Future. Awesome. Legohaulic works with Team BTTF – a group founded by Masashi Togmai that makes awesome Back To The Future-related stuff out of Lego for LEGO CUUSOO and donates part of the proceeds of sold items to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. LEGO CUUSOO is a site ...
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Python: The World’s Fastest Amphibious Vehicle
WaterCar‘s Python is the world’s fasts amphibious vehicle to ever be designed and built. The Python can reach up to 60 mph of water speed, and mid 12 second ¼ mile times and 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds. For those of you who don’t speak “car stats”, the translation is simple: it’s FAST! The engine is based on the famous aluminum LS Corvette power train. The ...
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Funky Art Piece Made From 2,500 Toy Cars
Uk-based artist David T. Waller has created a colourful and provocative work of art using 2,500 toy cars. The installation piece is called “Car Atlas”, and at first glance, appears to be made using life-sized cars (a dizzying thought). The entire work of art measures 300cm (118 inches) in diameter. We want to know where Waller gets the cars from…that’s quite the collection!
