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Porsche Mission S hypercar is one spacious city rider for a family of five

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Porsche is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the iconic 911 series with the launch of the 911 S/T special edition model limited to just 1,963 units. Such is the status of this timeless sports car that every automotive pundit swears by its charm.

Just like the sports version, the German marque has quite a few successful race track-oriented versions of 911 like the GT3, Carrera GT, 718 RSK and 550 Spyder. While most of the race circuit-specific models are two-seater versions, a hyper racing MPV with a 5-seater capacity wants to fuse things for a new era of motoring.

Designer: Zhe Huang

This is the Mission S concept, just in time for the celebrations, reviving the memories of the successful Porsche racing era that put this brand on the A list of influential advertisers and every fat-pocketed millionaire. The hyper racing car’s body shape is a dynamic amalgam of the Porsche 937 and Vision Gran Turismo. According to Zhe, the concept is inspired by the droplets (unmanned spacecrafts) shown in the 3 Body Problem series on Netflix that’s based on a science fiction novel written by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin.

The core idea of this creative project is to bridge the gap between casual motorheads and professional racers. For this, the Mission S supercar brings hyper racing MPV in the form of a 5-seater car that’s spacious and comfortable while not compromising on high performance and speedy character in any way. One thing is for sure, this Porsche hypercar is not for the faint-hearted passengers as it can easily touch dizzying speeds.

Just like the Porsche 908 and 935 with the long tail design optimized the performance at high speeds, the Mission S gets an elongated tail. It’s got one added benefit of extra room for as many as five people including the driver. Those Le-Mans-styled doors and the high-performance electric drive follow in the lines of the successful classics from the Porsche house. All this while keeping in mind the future vision of the brand.

Those streamlined curved of the hypercar flow from the front to the back, optimizing the overall range of the performance EV. The ride height of the Mission S is kept high to ride the public roads with speed bumps and potholes without any issues. In a true sense, this hyper racing MPV is a hybrid racer good enough for city commutes.

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This stunning electric supercar bunny hops in the air and can drive with a missing wheel

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While the Lamborghini Huracan, Porsche 911 or Aton Martin Valhalla might be on your A list (if you can afford it) or set as your PC wallpaper (if you can’t), this wonder supercar will live in your subconscious for long enough to not ignore.

Chinese automotive group BYD under its luxury sub-brand Yangwang, has revealed a fully-electric supercar that has more tricks up its sleeve than you would presume. The Yangwang U9 EV boasts DiSus-X vehicle body control system that the automaker claims to be the most advanced of its type in the global industry. All this while keeping in mind the production-ready supercar is not just a concept or prototype.

Designer: BYD

The electric supercar set to debut later this year stole all the limelight at the Shanghai Motor Show, and is here to catch the Prancing Horses or the Raging Bulls off guard with features that’ll make any motorhead go bonkers. The car’s chassis and kinetic power of the Disus-X suspension system lend it the ability to bunny hop like a low rider on steroids – readying itself by lowering the stance a little like a predator, and then launching all four wheels off the ground. This ability is attributed to the in-house developed intelligent body control system that’s set the cat among the pigeons for established supercar makers. If that’s not startling enough, U9 can also drive for miles with a missing wheel (if you get a flat tire) thanks to its intelligent suspension system.

Under the hood too this supercar is no slouch either with four electric motors churning out 820kW/1680Nm and a torque ranging from 236 lb-ft and 310 lb-ft per motor, making the car go from 0-60mph in under 2 seconds. If we are to believe BYD, the supercar’s battery gives it an impressive range of 435 miles on a single charge. Other than this, there’s not much revealed by BYD about the supercar, so we’ll have to wait for more information.

When the Yangwang U9 EV will be finally launched sometime later this year in China, it’ll carry a price tag of over ¥1,000,000 ($145,350) which is comparatively affordable when compared to popular supercars from ace brands.

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This flashy electric supercar reincarnates to break tested norms of automotive design

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European car brands have made big inroads in the global automotive scene but the same cannot be said for Serbian international car maker Zastava Automobiles. The company ceased vehicle production in 2008 owing to bad core management which overshadows the fair success of Zastava Yugo. The modern compact city car was a good alternative to Fiat 128 and was popular among the crowd for its cheesy design and thumping attitude back in 1977.

There was a cult following for the Yugo in the following decades with modifications and tuning customizations. However, the brand failed to keep up with design and performance evolution at the factory. This led to the downfall and fast-forward to the present day – not many people have even heard of this automotive manufacturer. Now, a Serbian-based designer envisions what could have happened if the brand continued on its path of success.

Designer:  Marko Petrovic

This flamboyant supercar powered by an electric powertrain is the reimagined evolution of the Zastava Automobiles brand. Although not any inspiration derived from some old model for looks, the Yugo Ampera concept is meant for the pure thrill of driving without being harmful to the environment. Marko admits that he wanted the EV supercar to look like a Lotus and adopt the technology of a Rimac Automobili based in Croatia. The result is a handsome-looking performance beast with 4 engine motors, an independent suspension system, and an advanced charging system.

For city driving the car employs battery power, while for the freeways where you can put the foot to the metal, the AEC (Accumulated Energy Storage) system assimilates energy and works with the tunnel system placed underneath the car. The propeller generates power and AEC connected to the wheel engines delivers power directly. The complex system has a configuration system and propeller cage in the lower position mated to the tunnel and turbine generator. The air intakes we see here are not for the looks and are fully functional to enhance the power delivery of the Ampera.

The hood, grille and headlights of the supercar have an intimidating stance, and the same design language follows down to the side lips, wings and sideline that adopt an edgy design language. The swanky exterior in gold yellow is complemented by the brown/khakhi for the interior. The performance EV gets a molded single-piece Recaro cage seat, multiple screen setup, and gear multi-device that also doubles as a gear shifter!

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Final Lamborghini Aventador roadster is a tribute to the legacy of V12 powered Miura

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Lamborghini supercars and V12 engines have been a match made in heaven ever since the 350 GT was introduced in 1963. Now, after almost six decades, the Italian automotive powerhouse is letting go of the 12-cylinder powertrain with a one-off special version. And it is really unique by all means!

This is the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster that is a left-hand drive Lambo paying tribute to the Miura P400 Roadster. For eager automotive fanatics, the 1968 one-of-one drop-top Miura was a show car revealed at the Brussels Motor Show. Not surprising that the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster comes in Azzuro Flake paint that draped the Miura back then. The brand has added a glitter element to it though, for the obvious homologation purpose.

Designer: Lamborghini

The exclusive element of this Lamborghini roadster doesn’t end there – it has a roof and rear engine painted in shiny black carbon fiber – a perpetual reminder of Miura’s roofless design. For a more convincing connection between the two, there is the rocker cover in Grigio Liqueo with a Nero Aldebaran pinstripe that stretches out from the front to the rear diffuser. To emulate the Miura’s look, the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster has the striking Aldebaran livery on the bonnet. There’s also the semblance of a black-painted scoop of the Miura, the matte back tailpipes and the shiny silver with black calipers.

The interiors get exclusive treatment as well in the form of leather seats, trim throughout (dashboard included) in Bianco Leda leather with complementary Nero Aldebaran, and the headrest done in Nero Aldebaran. Inspiration from the Miura is evident in the form of badges on the dashboard and side rocker. The retro-inspiration carries down to the steering wheel, vintage-themed analog instrument cluster and the classic stickshift shift knob.

Everything about this modern roadster is special – right from its one-off color to the interior which traverses riders to a golden era. Clearly, Lamborghini wants to make the legacy of the V12-powered cars a part of history.

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This autonomous supercar limo is what the future desires

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What happens when the more modern Aston Martin Vulcan and the classic Ferrari Testarossa are fused into one? Then given a futuristic take in a stretched form factor like the limousine? This futuristic electric concept has got that air of mysteriousness and charm I would fancy seeing on the streets some years later.

One look at the Saab AeroStream luxury supercar concept penned by Bruno Arena, and you are bound to go weak in the knees. Such is the magnanimity of this car design that it’s bound to materialize in some form or the other in the near future.

Designer: Bruno Arena

Saab AeroStream is an ultra-luxurious supercar blueprint that gives the compact electric cars of the current era, and the ones in the prototype stage, a good run for their money. The reason is its highly aerodynamic design language honed by a contoured form on the front and ultra-edgy sharp aesthetics to the rear. Those typical wheel arches seem inspired by the Mercedes Vision AVTR, and they go very well with the overall personality of the car. Going with the matte silver white color theme of the Saab, the car wheel rims get treatment of similar hues. Those minimalistic edgy headlights and the taillights get the typical sci-fi treatment which is quite obvious for this concept creation.

The black-colored hood and the boot section flow along the extremities of the panoramic windshield, adding flair to the overall build. Given the possibility of autonomous driving capabilities when eventually this one hits the road, there’s bound to be more space on the inside in the self-driving mode, at least. Unfortunately, there are no renders of the interiors of this electric limousine-themed supercar, but still, we can make our own calculated assumptions.

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Pagani’s ultra-rare Huayra Codalunga is a longtail supercar for purists

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Pagani is working under the wraps on the successor for the Huayra (codenamed C10), but even before that happens, the Italian supercar maker has revealed the Codalunga (meaning longtail in Italian) – yet another version of the Huayra.

The motivation to build this uber-exclusive longtail version inspired by the 1960s Le Mans speed machines and aircraft design came after two of their clients (also passionate Huayra fans) approached Pagani about this idea. Working in tandem, Pagani Grandi Complicazioni (Pagani special projects division) and the two fans finalized the concept design over a period of two years. The company then created a one-quarter and a 1:1 scale model of the car, before hitting the production lines to craft just five of the Huayra Codalunga which have already been sold. With the global regulation compliances and the amount of R&D put into the making, the mind-numbing price tag of 7 million euros (approximately $7.37 million) doesn’t pop out eyes at all.

Designer: Pagani

This nostalgic racer gets a powerful 6.0-liter AMG V12 engine producing 840 horsepower and 811 pound-feet torque. Codalunga is a rear-wheel-drive mated to a 7-speed sequential transmission. The silver lining is its dry weight of 2,822 pounds which is around 154 pounds less than the Huayra. So, I can safely bet it will match (or even better) the acceleration of 0-60 mph in under 3.0 seconds and a top speed of 220 mph, given its Huayra DNA. The shedding of pounds is attributed to the ditched rear grilles and adding a titanium exhaust that weighs only 9.7 pounds. To a motorhead’s delight, the car’s exposed exhaust system means more sex appeal, if I can put it mildly.

Sleek lines on this supercar are complemented by the 20-inch and 21-inch forged wheels at the front and rear respectively. The carbon-ceramic brakes provide superior stopping power for demanding buyers. As a throwback to the racers of the 60s, the Codalunga comes in semi-matte and matte colors. The interiors are in a league of their own with a semblance of retro luxury balanced out by the use of modern materials.

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This robot-powered gaming chair looks so comfy that you might want to sleep on it

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We’ve recently seen a rise in gaming chairs that would make your gaming desktop rig cry. To call them a chair might be an understatement, especially since they look more like elaborate, extravagant, and over-the-top lounges outfitted with everything you need to play games and not get up except for bodily necessities. While those chairs almost always advertise gaming comfort, they honestly look more like hard and cold traps designed to keep you from getting up and finishing your games. In contrast, you might never want to get up from this gaming chair concept, but only because it might be too comfortable and too soothing to leave. And to arrive at that kind of experience, the designers took inspiration from the most unlikely source, a supercar like a Lamborghini.

Designers: Ryan Kim, Yaeji Hong, Dongwoo Han

Gaming and cars don’t really have much in common unless you consider the concept of speed that’s associated with both machines. That’s not to say they can’t learn from each other, and cars today are getting more technologically sophisticated, running on powerful computers that might also be found in PCs. The Moiin Robodesk Gaming Chair concept takes the sharing in the other direction, with car aesthetics informing how a gaming chair could harmoniously blend contrasting elements of warmth and cold, comfort and performance.

The chair part of the Moiin, for example, has the same leather materials that Lamborghini would use on the seats of its supercars. While existing gaming chairs do have cushions and soft materials to offer comfort to the gamer, this goes over and beyond the call of duty. And if that weren’t enough, the chair is actually a massage chair that could help soothe those aching backs and shoulders from hours of gaming on end. Not that you should be playing games for hours on end in the first place.

The gaming part isn’t going to be left behind and will easily remind people of the sleek and shiny surfaces of high-end sports cars. LED lights around some edges give it that gamer aesthetic that makes it look equally futuristic, but the polished appearance of the “colder” parts of the setup actually complements the warmer personality of the leather-wrapped chair quite nicely. It’s a harmony of opposites that you’d find so executed so perfectly in sportscars and supercars.

That isn’t the end of the wonders of this gaming machine, though. If that monitor and keyboard stand looks more like a robot arm to you, you aren’t that far off. Rather than burden gamers with having to manually adjust the chair to their comfort, the robotic arm does all the work for them, leaning in and back as needed. It’s the ultimate reclining chair comfort made just as smart and as sophisticated as the gaming machine that it’s running.

Of course, there might be some concerns about whether making gaming too comfortable could lead to an even more sedentary lifestyle. At the same time, gamers might have the worst postures of all computer users, and having a desk and chair combo that not only encourages ergonomics but also adds comfort could at least help give their bodies a bit of a break. Admittedly, Moiin’s aesthetics might not appeal to all gamers, but those that love supercars and the Lamborghini design style might have found heaven in this concept.

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A nuclear fusion powered hypercar concept for the post Mars colonization era

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Nuclear fusion-powered cars have been on the horizon for quite some time now, the Ford Nucleon developed by Ford in 1957 is an apt example of the pipedream. Although the concept was way ahead of its time, it was a scaled-down model of the real proposed version. There was indeed a nuclear reactor in the rear that would use a steam engine powered by uranium fission. Something that’s similar to that found in nuclear submarines.

But as technology is progressing, in a decade’s time it could be possible to hop into nuclear fusion reaction-powered vehicles. It would be wise to power the heart of a four-wheeled machine with such an abundant and powerful source of energy. So, the best candidate from the four-wheeled world would be a hypercar like this one. Dubbed the SpaceX Fusion Concept, the vehicle is in no way related to Elon’s ventures that are ultimately aiming to colonize Mars. But the ultra-futuristic vehicle hopes to dot the red planet’s landscape with its compact HB11 fusion reactor unit to produce clean electric energy – thereby powering the beastly engine.

Designer: Kellen Gustine

The designer Kellen Gustine wants to make the fusion reactor ecosystem in a closely-knit environment where the mobile HB11 fusion reactor provides consistent, sustainable, and mobile energy for a single family’s home and vehicle. For now, we are going to focus on this sleek clean energy-powered vehicle which is dominated by a cabin that’s held in place by the corners which bring unprecedented 3D contrast and volume. SpaceX Fusion is built for speed and maneuverability with its single-seat or three-seater dynamics. To cool down the engine, the hollow structure is reinforced with graphene tubes which adds another dimension to the shredded look.

On the interior, the uniquely shaped ergonomic steering wheel which can be moved in any direction and the roller controls bring racecar-like aesthetics into the picture. This steering wheel along with the IP and seats can be configured for optimum positing for total control while driving. These seats are made out of lightweight carbon fiber and supported from the lower sill of the ride -seeming as if it floating with an anti-gravity posture.

The compact fusion reactor is placed on the rear of the vehicle with an indicator displaying the health and state. Those electric batteries and an aero tray for extending the range and power delivery add to the reliability of the reactor architecture.

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This fluid Alpha Romeo supercar is a testament to Italian design prowess

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A concept imagined for Alpha Romeo’s future dominated by powerful electric drivetrains, sublime design sense and dominating road presence, that overshadows any other supercar in the vicinity.

Alpha Romeo is a living example of Italian craftsmanship when we talk of sculpting good-looking four-wheelers. The brand is in a league of its own with the flowing aerodynamic form – left, right and center. For more than a century now, the Italian automotive giant has been thrilling motorheads – creating an unperturbed legacy. Right from the Alfa Romeo 8C series of the early 1930s and the 1750 GT sold through 1977, to the hot Alpha Romeo 33 Stardale, the 8C Competizione that debuted in 2007 or the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio unveiled in 2015.

Designer: Klaus Dahlenkamp

The design language of Alpha Romeo cars is very different from other automotive hotshots around the globe. They lay much emphasis on trending styling, road feedback, and also make use of the latest technology to cocoon the riders in utmost luxury and cozy comfort. Most of all, the brand is propelled forward by the emotion of love as we already saw with the Alfa Romeo GTS concept. Designer Klaus Dahlenkamp wants to better the design with his interpretation of an Alpha Romeo supercar that’s a damsel eager to flaunt its good looks.

The concept has a peculiar resemblance to the Audi Skysphere and the Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR. That sharp flowing rear end, long side profile, and futuristic wheels – all coincide with the design cues of the two flamboyant concepts, automotive pundits have highly praised lately. The exhaust on Klaus’ concept design is almost like a pointed “V” – so edgy it could cut a paper in half, literally. The front section has a dominating presence, while the super flowy middle section is highlighted by the all-glass top that’s an extension of the windshield to the rear minus any pillars.  This Alpha Romeo concept gives off the vibe of a unibody creation from the front to the rear end. To add to the flowing design, the electric supercar is all shining in the panoramic glass and metallic finish.

The designer interprets his Alpha Romeo concept in all black or vibrant red skin – that’s been so familiar with the brand’s core DNA all these years. Would we want to see this manifest into reality? The obvious answer is, Yes!

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Lazzarini Design’s Cyborg hypercar steams into a future dominated by performance oriented EVs

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A concept hypercar destined to set the tarmac on fire, as the machine stamps its authority over other four-wheelers. The beefy build and the intimidating front section of the car are comparable to a super fit bodybuilder in his prime.

Lazzarini Design Studio is the epitome of perfection and future-forward designs that’ll pave way for transportation, architecture and aerospace. The founder Pierpaolo Lazzarini has created a niche for his brand in the design space and their automotive creations are an inspiration, to say the least. Along with the flamboyant yacht and watercraft designs, the design studio wants to change the future landscape of commuting in style with equally impressive automotive creations.

The gull-winged Cyborg is a good example of this radical thinking that’ll shape the element of ludicrous style and power for four-wheeled beasts in a decade’s time. Machines capable of breakneck speeds while being powered by an electric powertrain. All this without compromising on the bold character capable of intimidating any other hypercar on the freeway. A form that’s comparable to a muscular fighter in the heavyweight category. Lazzarini Design seems to have drawn its inspiration from the acclaimed Bugatti Chiron on the front section, having a contoured flowing shape well complimented by the slim array of LED headlights.

From the sides and the rear section, it gives off the peculiar Bugatti Bolide hypercar vibe. The middle sections look a lot slimmer though and the muscular build-up on the front and rear makes me draw parallels with a toned bodybuilder who’s had the right dosage of steroids for muscle mass just at the right spots. The design studio refers to this creation as a half-human half-machine, which goes perfectly with my analogy (I hope so). The Cyborg indeed is a racing machine built for the future – one that you would keep staring at each time it blasts past you on the highway. The future indeed is exciting if Lazzarini Design Studio’s concept meets fruition!

Designer: Lazzarini Design Studio

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