The Volkswagen GX3, the 3 wheeled concept that looked ready to go into production for sale in the U.S., looks like it has run into an obstacle it couldn't avoid, ... lawyers. According to Autoweek, VW saw the potential for huge liability lawsuits and, though the decision hasn't been made yet, indications are the GX3 won't survive. So, we have a 3 wheeled fuel efficient and … [Read more...]
Paper Motorcycle Art
Some people are far more attentive in art class than others and Mitsuo Ohkuma displays an incredible combination of talent and imagination. His motorcycle themed paper art is complex, detailed and original. If you visit his site you can page though his creations and there are so many it's hard to pick just one or two to give you a flavor of what he does, you have to see them … [Read more...]
VW GX3 Spy Photos
The Volkswagen GX3 looks to be headed for production. When the 3 wheeler showed up at the LA Auto Show, VW said they would gauge public reaction before deciding whether to make it. I guess when they saw people pulling out checkbooks they decided they might be on to something. Christa Lehman, one of those spy photographers, was loitering about the Lotus works and saw the GX3 … [Read more...]
Scuderi Split Cycle Engine – again
A few recent articles popped up about the Scuderi Split Cycle engine. The reason for the latest interest is because of the funding they recently received of around $8 million dollars, including $1.2 million from the Department of Defense. They also say they are going to show their technology to the SAE next month. The Scuderi Split Cycle engine periodically shows up in the … [Read more...]
Pivotal piston water cooled two stroke engine
Pivotal Engineering of Christchurch, New Zealand has designed and built a new two stroke engine. The pivotal engine utilizes a pivoting wedge shaped piston that pivots on a shaft while the driving force is transferred by a connecting rod from the bottom of the piston to the crankshaft. The piston itself is directly cooled by water which circulates through the piston from the … [Read more...]
Hayabusa Powered Acabion GTBO
There are so many hayabusa powered creations these days it's hard to keep up and now, here's one more. The Acabion GTBO, shown in prototype form at the Geneva Auto Show and looking like some super future vehicle designed to work on those swoopy elevated highways we might have seen in an old science fiction movie or Popular Science drawings about 50 years ago. In this case, the … [Read more...]
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