Some cars are so beautifully designed and exquisitely engineered that they transcend mere transportation to become works of art. They are rolling sculptures, and to see them is to think, “That car belongs in a gallery.” …wired.com

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I asked for a Jetson‘s flying car and I get a Flintstone‘s man- powered pushmobile instead.

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…bumper cars modded into street legal mini cars (complete with real license plates!) as seen during the annual Cruisin’ Grand festival in Escondido, California… neatorama.com

Toyota Prius Hearse plans to unleash its green yuppie fury on Japan’s funeral circuit. For just $80,000 a pop, you too can ride around (rotting) in the finest of posthumous eco luxury… gizmodo.com

The Microjoule is the most fuel efficient vehicle on the planet. The single-seat racer, developed by students from the French Technical School St. Joseph La Joliverie, gets 8,923 miles out of a gallon (3 793 km/liter). Since 1992 the Microjoule has won the Shell Eco Marathon every single time, and has broken the world record 6 times. It looks to win once again in the May 2008 edition of the race…frogsmoke.com

Designed for one person, lying on stomach and ugly as hell.  C’mon!

Much feistier than a bee, and sleeker than a wasp, the Aston Martin DBGT 2025 has the kick of a hornet, both in terms of body design and the cranker of an engine under the hood. Oh, and speaking of the nature theme, did I mention it was eco? The Aston Martin DBGT 2025 has a hydrogen engine!…trendhunter.com

A Boston-area company plans to begin flight tests this year of a two-seater airplane that moonlights as a car.

The aptly named Transition takes a stab at bridging the gap between automobiles and airplanes. Some people call it a flying car. The company designing and selling the vehicle prefers the term “roadable aircraft”… discovery.com

Watch out  George Jetson, here we come.

The world’s greenest supercar project is progressing nicely. The last time we checked in with Joe Harmon and his team of craftsmen from North Carolina State University, the all-wooden car’s hand-laid bodywork had been mated with the chassis, which was awaiting installation of the twin-supercharged, 32-valve Cadillac-sourced V8 engine and six-speed rear-mounted transaxle from a modern Chevrolet Corvette. Those 600 ponies will be funneled to the rear wheels, which have center hubs made from pressed and laminated wood, naturally. Even the transverse leaf springs are made from orange osage wood…autoblog.com

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When we think of concept cars most of us envision futuristic, ultra-sleek, aerodynamically chariots of the road. But the Austrian artist Erwin Wurm ” flips the script” and creates smooth and fleshy automotive behemoths called Fat Cars.

I am interested in the everyday life. All the materials that surrounded me could be useful, as well as the objects, topics involved in contemporary society. My work speaks about the whole entity of a human being: the physical, the spiritual, the psychological and the political…Erwin Wurm