MIT’s folding car concept is best ride for cramped spaces

With the rise of the bourgeois class, cars are seeking a place into every household. Consequently, parking lots are running out of space. Well, to make the best out of the bad situation, geeks at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aim to solve the problem in congested cities with their City Car concept.

City Car from MIT is a zero emission vehicle which is foldable, similar to the way grocery and shopping carts stack. And when folded, City Car’s lithium-ion batteries are automatically charged. With the seating capacity for two, the vehicle promotes socially responsible transportation in heavily populated and pollution congested urban centers.

The car concept which is equivalent to a golf cart in size is equipped with computers that locate parking lots and a mechanism that collapses it in half, taking one-eighth the size for parking to an average car. This car weighs merely 1,000-to-1,200-pound and will available for use at its parking lot after swapping a credit or debit card.

City Car concept doesn’t have central engine and traditional power train, for it is powered by in wheel motors. Each wheel unit contains drive motor – that also enables regenerative braking – steering, and suspension, and is independently digitally controlled.

Ferrari X-Racer concept hovercar races at Mach 2

We thought that the Scout concept was too fast for its own good, but this Ferrari X-Racer concept leaves it far behind in speed, and in imagination. Designer Vincent Montreuil’s X-Racer concept can move at Mach 2, and that is 1522 mph which makes the Scout’s 500 mph sound rather tame. Two turbostar engines power the Ferrari to those unbelievable speeds, and there’s something called the “Xtrem FireForce” as well, which we believe would be some kind of a futuristic nitro boost to the racer. Whatever, it’s just a concept, and the designer probably forgot about things like practicality, pragmatism and real world all together.

Monza Ferrari racecar concept by Iman Maghsoudi

Iman Maghsoudi has created a Monza Ferrari racecar concept that can reach speeds of 200mph and also comes with a very useful autopilot feature in which the computer intervenes and takes over control if the car exceeds certain speed limit. It also has a great aerodynamic design, which allows for great movement and improves fuel economy and performance. It has small tires but that is something, which can be corrected if the concept ever hits the production plant. This concept combines great design with functional features and also a very sleek look. We hope it gets to become a product from the stage of being a concept.

Ferrari Zobin Concept inspired by Formula 1

Formula 1 cars have the best technology around, and automakers constantly try to get the technology from F-1 cars into production models. Designer Siamak Ruhi Dehkordi intends to do the same with his Ferrari Zobin concept. The concept, inspired from the Ferrari F-1 cars is a single-seat aerodynamic sportscar. The front is much like the original, with integrated front spoiler and fenders for the “open wheels” look. Power comes from a motor mounted in the mid-rear position.

An interesting concept that follows its inspiration faithfully and is pretty much worth the effort.