Paris 2010: Townpod EV concept continues Nissan's obsession with car as appliance

Paris 2010: Townpod EV concept continues Nissan's obsession with car as appliance, Nissan has revealed its Townpod EV concept, a sort of larger, more amorphous take on the Cube and Leaf. Singularly Japanese in feel, the Townpod is intended to bridge the world of private and commercial vehicles. According to the splendiforously indulgent press release (sample: "The innovative position of the headlights also allows a coupe-esque bonnet line, not dissimilar to Nissan Z, which feeds in to a visor-like wraparound, blue tinted glass house, reminiscent of Nissan Cube, while the galls to body proportions hark back to the rat-rods of the fifties."), the Townpod targets everyone from young entrepreneurs to first-time home builders and retirees looking...

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Ugur Sahin dreams up Aston Martin Gauntlet concept

Ugur Sahin dreams up Aston Martin Gauntlet concept Some of you might remember Ugur Sahin. He's a designer, specializing in grand touring cars that make our mouths water. Starting with already beautiful designs, he somehow manages to make shapely Chevrolet Corvettes and Ferraris look even better. From the Corvette Z03 to the Ferrari Dino and Ferrari-599-based USD GT-S Passionata, he's created some of the most exotic and graceful shapes we've ever had the pleasure to lay eyes on.The latest automaker to earn Sahin's attention is Aston Martin. His latest design, the Gauntlet, blends some of our favorite design cues into a wholly unique package that's simultaneously sensual and brutal. Study the images and you might see a bit of One-77 in the mix,...

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Lamborghini hybrid coming in 2015, next-gen models available with either AWD or RWD

Lamborghini hybrid coming in 2015, next-gen models available with either AWD or RWD,Following closely in the footsteps of its rival from Maranello, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has confirmed in an interview with German Automobilewoche magazine that the Italian purveyor of high-end supercars is working on a hybrid Gallardo. Not surprisingly, the electrically assisted Bull is expected to hit the market in 2015 – the same year as the upcoming fuel-saving Ferrari.In contrast to the recently announced fully electric SLS Gullwing from Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini's eco-friendly efforts won't include replacing the traditional gasoline powerplant completely. Instead, Winkelmann suggests that a small electric motor would be used solely to get the...

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Ferrari SUV

Ferrari SUV , We know that Ferrari denied all over again the existence of a SUV in the future, AutoExpress reports that the company is working on a SUV, codenamed F151. A concept version will be unveiled in 2010 and a production version will follow a year later. The model would open the Ferrari range up to a huge new customer base. Still in its early stages, the project is yet to be given the green light by bosses nervous of tarnishing Ferrari’s legendary brand image.The future SUV will be offered with a choice of V8 and V12 engines. It will be offered with a four-wheel-drive transmission that will probably be borrowed from another car maker, with Mercedes the hot favorite.The Ferrari SUV is expected to be priced around £10...

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Time Machine

How Time Travel Works From millennium-skipping Victorians to phone booth-hopping teenagers, the termtime travel often summons our most fantastic visions of what it means to move through the fourth dimension. But of course you don't need a time machine or a fancy wormhole to jaunt through the years.As you've probably noticed, we're all constantly engaged in the act of time travel. At its most basic level, time is the rate of change in the universe -- and like it or not, we are constantly undergoing change. We age, the planets move around the sun, and things fall apart.We measure the passage of time in seconds, minutes, hours and years, but this doesn't mean time flows at a constant rate. Just as the water in a river rushes or slows...

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