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Sunday, July 16th, 2006 12:12 am (UTC)
The abacion reminds me of the Mercedes LifeJet (http://www.autotrend.com/9982.html).
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 02:16 am (UTC)
There's several concepts similar to the LifeJet on that site, but the Acabion seems a much more radical idea. I've read about it before; those two "training wheels" at the back are solely for parking and low-speed stability. They retract at something like 20mph, leaving you with what amounts to a two-seat motorcycle with almost the drag coefficient of a land-speed-record streamliner. It's no wonder the thing's capable of over 300mph.
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 05:53 am (UTC)
I notice all the pictures are rendered. I'll be more excited about the numbers they reel off when they build one that I can, y'know, touch.

-Ogre
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 12:49 pm (UTC)
Touch, and test-drive, and .... ahem. :)
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 03:58 am (UTC)
Ohhhhh (drool) I want!!!
The Toyota PM looks great but the Ababion has that certain something...maybe because they show it being what looks like in-doors.
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Sunday, July 16th, 2006 04:59 pm (UTC)
But can I push a button and have it fold into my briefcase? Until then...
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 06:13 am (UTC)
The one on the left looks like an Aibo, and the one on the right is asking for the big back wheel to be snapped off.