Audi Avatar

[M_S]

It's still a bit out in the future and I wouldn't want to drive this one on a dirt road but ...



http://www.automotto.org/entry/audi-ava ... -for-2032/

[KTE]

That looks weird. Someones been watching and trying to copy too many sci-fi flicks.

Wait a minute. This thing still uses tires. LOL, it will hit the ground and those hubs covering the tires will get damaged everywhere. It won't go past a single ramp or hill without getting stuck and damaged. It doesn't look like it can even do parking and especially reverse parking between 2 cars (I doubt those tires turn past a few degrees at all).

I just wonder how practical and how feasible such concepts are for mass production, or just wild fantasies. Why even talk about high top speeds unless you want it to do racing?

They're showing 2 different designs there. This is a different one: http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/ ... 9_1292.jpg

We've had similar designs for decades now but they were always very different and "back to Earth" when they reached actual production. Audis ex-competition division, Gumpert, produces a better production car already.

That said, I have an age 16-22 past in motor and bike racing on pro circuits, trained to be a F1 driver all the way till 20, so I'm a little different with motor tastes in general. I don't want to be driving something like that for general use. They can hope all they like to make a track version like that but it will get no where.

[M_S]

I came across this through Jim Wei, a friend of mine from TW who is developing some interesting car technology right now and I am trying to help him secure his intellectual property. Yes, I agree, the avatar does look like Luigi Colani reaching for the stars, actually I wouldn't be surprised if he had a hand in this project, after all, he designed a small aircraft some 25 years ago that kind of looks like the Avatar.

Not to mention the C-Form study in aerodynamics from 1968:

http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/desig ... item78606/

But then, I think he went to design toilets of all things..

[Colt357TW]

actually i think he stolen his boat design from Russian....
take a look at the flying boat from link below
http://www.gunslot.com/pictures/caspian-sea-monster

[M_S]

I think they took marine biology an copied the manta ray

http://www.care2.com/c2c/photos/view/18 ... 2.jpg.html

[Aussie FX]

actually i think he stolen his boat design from Russian....
take a look at the flying boat from link below
http://www.gunslot.com/pictures/caspian-sea-monster

It's a shame the Ekranoplan never took off (pun intended) as it is a unique machine being capable of transporting high weights at 400+ mph over water.
As with all things in the west it needs to be financially feasible and due to it's power requirements it would be hideously expensive to run, as turbines and sea water don't really mix.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Russians haven't shelved the idea either.
A Caspian Sea Monster coming to a beach near you? Maybe.