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INgSOC electric bicycle

July 23, 2011

INgSOC

This electric bicycle concept, the INgSOC by designers Edward Kim and Benny Cemoli, combines the aerodynamic shapes of triathlon designs, flexible handling of traditional bikes, and advanced hybrid power technology.

City electric bicycle

June 29, 2011

electric bicycle

Industrial Design student Vojtěch Sojka recently designed this ‘city electric bicycle’ as his thesis project at the University of Technology in Brno (Czech Republic).

GK2G electric Go-Kart

June 18, 2011

Go-Kart

The super fast, foldable GK2G, Beau Reid‘s latest design. Weighs just 65 pounds, a carbon fiber body, runs on lithium batteries, and folds small enough to fit in a car trunk.

World’s Fastest remote-controlled car

June 15, 2011

World s Fastest remote-controlled car

Remote control car builder Nic Case has built a record braking car named the Schumacher Mi3, doing so after posting a staggering top speed of 161.76 mph.

Hublot’s Big Bang All Black Carbon

April 14, 2011

HublotSwiss luxury watchmaker Hublot’s newest creation – the Big Bang “All Black Carbon.” The entire watch case is composed of advanced carbon fiber.

Virgin Oceanic will explore the deepest oceans

April 7, 2011

Virgin OceanicSir Richard Branson and explorer Chris Welsh attend a press conference in Newport Beach, California, to announce plans to take a solo piloted submarine to the deepest points in each of the world’s five oceans.

Steering wheels of Formula 1

March 27, 2011

Steering wheels


Made from carbon fiber, each wheel can cost $50,000; they have to unlatch in less than five seconds for emergencies, and the weight-saving cutouts along the bottom are possible because they never turn more than 3/4ths of a circle from lock to lock.

Saline Airstream bike concept (update)

March 19, 2011

Saline AirstreamThe Saline Bird was designed for the quirky speed record holders, Les Triplettes de Bonneville. The air tanks and other elements are nestled snugly within it’s carbon fiber frame.

Mercedes Benz F1 display

March 8, 2011

Mercedes Benz F1

The deconstructed Mercedes GP Petronas F1 by Dutch artist Paul Veroude, comprises 3200 components and every one of them is hung in the display. It is on display at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, UK.

Koenigsegg Agera R with the world’s fastest roof box

March 7, 2011

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Koenigsegg Agera RChristian von Koenigsegg has once again created a hypercar of the highest order – the new Agera R. The 5 litre V8 bi-turbo engine is the lightest and most compact hypercar engine in the world, produces 1100 hp and with top speed which is quoted as 390+ km/h (245+ mph).