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10-10-2009, 08:35 PM
This zero-emissions car can lean into corners like a motorbike. Nissan's Land Glider will be one of the stars at this month's Tokyo motor show.
It looks like a car but drives like a motorbike.
This is the Nissan Land Glider and the Japanese car maker will reveal it in the metal at the Tokyo motor show next week.
The concept leans in corners like a motorbike rider does. In fact, it can lean by up to 17 degrees - which Nissan says enables the car to turn sharply at nearly any speed. But, it also has the ability to avoid crashes, using technology derived from studying the behaviour of fish.
The Land Glider uses sensors to calculate the level of lean required to negotiate a corner.
All the driver has to do is turn and the cabin will lean accordingly.
Nissan says this ability to lean also means the designers were able to minimize the car’s overall width - it’s only 1.1m wide - and tyre tread width.
It measures just 3100mm in length, 1415mm in height and sits on a 2180mm wheelbase.
The narrow-bodied concept also emits no CO2. Drive comes from two electric motors in the rear powered by lithium-ion batteries mounted beneath the floor.
The car can be charged wirelessly at the supermarket or when stopped at a service station if the infrastrucutre is in place.
The two-seater is targeted at city dwellers of all generations.
“The exterior incorporates a soft, sleek-looking body that appears to be protected by a special armour,” Nissan’s Project Design Director Takashi Nakajima said.
“And while it is very mechanical in its nature, the four-wheeler boasts a dynamic body design that almost seems alive. As part of Nissan’s expanding zero emission family, the Land Glider exudes a clean, friendly attitude.”
The Land Glider’s crash avoidance system uses sensors mounted in the body to detect other vehicles in the same way as fish swim in schools without colliding.
Nissan says the concept: ``should not be regarded as a mere design study. This leaning machine gives a clear direction to how a future small car from Nissan could look in congested cities…a clue of what Nissan means by new era of mobility.’’
source: Sydney Morning Herald (http:///www.smh.com.au/drive/motor-news/the-leaning-car-of-tokyo-20091009-gqei.html)
Sweet man, note to self -study fish and make a car :grin1:
It looks like a car but drives like a motorbike.
This is the Nissan Land Glider and the Japanese car maker will reveal it in the metal at the Tokyo motor show next week.
The concept leans in corners like a motorbike rider does. In fact, it can lean by up to 17 degrees - which Nissan says enables the car to turn sharply at nearly any speed. But, it also has the ability to avoid crashes, using technology derived from studying the behaviour of fish.
The Land Glider uses sensors to calculate the level of lean required to negotiate a corner.
All the driver has to do is turn and the cabin will lean accordingly.
Nissan says this ability to lean also means the designers were able to minimize the car’s overall width - it’s only 1.1m wide - and tyre tread width.
It measures just 3100mm in length, 1415mm in height and sits on a 2180mm wheelbase.
The narrow-bodied concept also emits no CO2. Drive comes from two electric motors in the rear powered by lithium-ion batteries mounted beneath the floor.
The car can be charged wirelessly at the supermarket or when stopped at a service station if the infrastrucutre is in place.
The two-seater is targeted at city dwellers of all generations.
“The exterior incorporates a soft, sleek-looking body that appears to be protected by a special armour,” Nissan’s Project Design Director Takashi Nakajima said.
“And while it is very mechanical in its nature, the four-wheeler boasts a dynamic body design that almost seems alive. As part of Nissan’s expanding zero emission family, the Land Glider exudes a clean, friendly attitude.”
The Land Glider’s crash avoidance system uses sensors mounted in the body to detect other vehicles in the same way as fish swim in schools without colliding.
Nissan says the concept: ``should not be regarded as a mere design study. This leaning machine gives a clear direction to how a future small car from Nissan could look in congested cities…a clue of what Nissan means by new era of mobility.’’
source: Sydney Morning Herald (http:///www.smh.com.au/drive/motor-news/the-leaning-car-of-tokyo-20091009-gqei.html)
Sweet man, note to self -study fish and make a car :grin1: