Aug 13 2008Is This The Car Of The Future? (Hint: No)
This is a BMW concept car designed by Transportation Design students Jai Ho Yoo and Lukas Vanek from the instituo Europeo di Design. They imagined the ZX-6 after being asked what the vehicles of 2015 would look like. Now call me crazy, but isn't 2015 just 7 years away? These guys are nuts. Besides, by 2015 we're not going to be driving cars anyways. Nope, the only thing we'll be driving is golf balls -- on Mars. ZOMG, Interplanetary Olympics!
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Reader Comments
1. spawnfeud - August 13, 2008 1:49 PM
FIRST!!!
2. Popadopolis - August 13, 2008 1:51 PM
Not as cool as my Scion xBox...
But I suppose that's only because I drive it. HA! Thanks ladies and gents. I'm here all night. Be sure to tip your waiters.
3. itsjustme - August 13, 2008 1:54 PM
looks like my phone charger....
4. Freddy K - August 13, 2008 1:57 PM
No... I think its a wireless mouse.
5. el - August 13, 2008 2:22 PM
does it have wheels or is this a flying car?
bc i'm totally down to fly cars in 7 yrs.
6. Julian - August 13, 2008 2:26 PM
Looks like if a shoehorn and a Stapler f***ed this would be the product.
7. SmokingGirl - August 13, 2008 2:29 PM
I agree with Freddy...it looks like a wireless mouse.
And as a car, it looks like shit.
8. Zyclonis - August 13, 2008 2:37 PM
No sir, I don't like it. BMW's cars are ugly enough as it is, this does not help things.
9. jeramey - August 13, 2008 2:39 PM
a transportation design student?
it looks like a cg student figured out how to use a 3d design program....besides the flux capacitor and mr. fusion port are missing
10. Benito - August 13, 2008 3:11 PM
Is it just me or does BMW design cars that constantly surpass their previous models in terms of how much of an ass and a prick you look while driving their cars?
11. guate6 - August 13, 2008 3:16 PM
#8: disagreed; BMW's aren't ugly...their M series, Z series, racing series, all are nifty.
If this was done by a transportation student, they did a really good render. I wouldn't be surprised if they used the same software the car companies used, but really, the image is awesome. Now as for the shape of the vehicle...not bad, could use some work (it doesn't look very aerodynamic).
12. DeeplyTroubled - August 13, 2008 4:13 PM
Concept cars always remind me of hand-held vacuum cleaners (and vice-versa).
See if you can which this is - vacuum or car of the future?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P8K0DVPTL._SS400_.jpg
13. Ben - August 13, 2008 4:35 PM
I agree with Freddy and Smoking Girl, it looks like a wireless mouse, or an electric razor. I might go for it if they smooth out those sharp corners.
14. El Basto - August 13, 2008 4:41 PM
Where's the flux capacitor?
Flux capacitors, making time travel possible since 2015!
Yeah... right.
And isn't there an Italian word for "design"?
15. Jessica - August 13, 2008 6:37 PM
It sure is odd looking.
16. Bobeyo - August 14, 2008 11:34 AM
Back to the Future taught me that cars will be flying by 2015, with cool wheels that turn all sideways. This thing will be way behind on the times. It doesn't even HAVE visible wheels. Sucks to be it.
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18. qwerty - August 14, 2008 2:37 PM
am i the only one that finds this cool?
19. Eddie - August 15, 2008 6:41 PM
This is not a bad looking car, I think I would get if I was a million doller play boy.
20. Crystal - August 18, 2008 4:58 AM
Maybe it's BOTH. Those sharp bits sticking out the side could have brushes under them and clean the kerb as you drive... Tell you what, I wouldn't like to be a pedestrian standing roadside waiting to cross when this flew past!
Crystal
http://alternativevehiclesreport.net
21. Naterator - March 29, 2009 8:18 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadws's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max took Baja to the drive in restaurant, and the ribs they gave him were so big the car flipped over.
22. louis vuitton - September 29, 2009 3:28 AM
it looks like a cg student figured out how to use a 3d design program....besides the flux capacitor and mr. fusion port are missing