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superbowl commercial for chevy sonic
design | 02.04.12
OK Go, champion skateboarder rob dyrdek, and millions of online watchers interact with the 'chevy sonic' in this year's superbowl commercial, which documents the car's first skydive, first music video, first kick...
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hiriko electric city car
technology | 01.26.12
'hiriko', the commercial version of MIT media lab's 'citycar' concept, features no doors and a distributed engine system that together permit the already compact vehicle to fold up when parked.
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volkswagen parking lot towers
technology | 01.24.12
take a look inside the two towering silos at volkswagen's autostadt production and touring facility in germany, each housing hundreds of cars waiting to be picked up by customers.
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dock + go concept for electric cars
technology | 12.08.11
designed by rinspeed, the 'dock+go' concept is a detachable third axel that offers additional, task-specific storage space for small electric vehicles: a heated food delivery pack, toolbox component, or additional e...
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2013 ford mustang features projection lamp
technology | 12.08.11
activated by unlocking the car, a small lamp embedded under the vehicle's side mirror projects the image of a galloping horse onto the ground below.
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kobot folding mini-cars
technology | 12.02.11
kowa tmsuk exhibits three ultra-compact electric vehicle concepts for cities, featuring extremely tight turning radii and a telescoping design that saves even more space when the devices are parked.
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toyota fun-vii concept car
technology | 11.29.11
described by toyota as 'a smartphone on wheels', the concept vehicle features an exterior and interior composed almost entirely of touchscreens, offering realtime customization of the car's appearance as well as an ...
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fanwagen facebook car
design | 11.23.11
volkswagen the netherlands converts the iconic 'T1' bus into a one-off facebook-themed vehicle, complete with 'wall', 'poke' button, and 'relationship status', as well as a realtime news feed printer.
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hollywood movie car design challenge
design | 11.08.11
honda, mercedes-benz, smart car, subaru, hyundai, and maybach car companies design concept vehicles and film plots to compete for the title of 'hollywood's hottest new movie car'.
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kenneth cobonpue: phoenix bamboo concept car
design | 10.19.11
organic materials such as bamboo and rattan are handwoven into a modern, yet natural automobile. 
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electric dolorean
technology | 10.18.11
an all-electric version of the iconic vehicle is planned for commerical production in 2013.
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luigi colani: aerodynamic race cars
design | 10.03.11
the conceptual and realized car designs of the swiss-italian '3D philospher and scientific reality artist', are presented in a 1,500m˛ outdoor space at the triennale bovisa, milan.
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rooftop ceiling lights by lightboys

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