Wheel Force

Want to impress your friends and possibly score a girlfriend? How about purchasing this sweet-ass "Fastlane" car of the future? You can "Buy It Now" on eBay for a cool $15,000. But before you push the button: It's not really a car. It's a shell designed to fit on top of a Pontiac Fiero. Which is not included in the auction. So, yeah. It was designed for Universal Pictures by concept car maker Trans FX for use in a movie or something. I know it can't actually go anywhere, but I still think I want it. I'll just use a flatbed trailer to tote it to the bar and then slide it off into a parking spot. Then I'll proceed to get some lucky lady extremely drunk and ask if she wants to see my fancy sports car from the future. Hopefully she won't notice there's not a goddamn thing inside and will still make out with me while we're sitting on the pavement inside. What, where's my sense? I'll throw a tarp down. I may even add a boombox for some makeout tunage.
Five more pictures after the jump, including one of what you'd see during a makeout session.

The Ferrari California is intriguing. I wasn't sure I liked the looks of it at first glance but the more I see it the more it's growing on me. It has a front-mid V8 direct gasoline injection engine. It is forged from aluminium and apparently has some new technological innovation goodness. The California outputs 460 hp at 7600 rpm and a top speed of 192 mph. The aerodynamics generate variable down-force as your speed increases. The weight distribution is pretty even with 53% rear and 47% front. Ferrari is being a bit mysterious about this new model but you can check out http://www.ferraricalifornia.com for more information. According to their web site you'll be able to "feel" it in about 17 days. Can someone please translate that?

The winner of the Design Challenge the SlipStream is a solar-powered "pod" that has to different driving configurations. While driving in the city, the car is upright to save space and make cornering a dream. When you hit the freeway, it lays down to reduce its drag area. It is designed to hit speeds in excess of 250mph, all while you just lay back and enjoy the ride.
Some amazing and very creative concepts that are more likely to be seen in the next installment of Halo. From cars that can melt to ones that can shape-shift,, the automotive designers really let their imaginations soar, which was the point of the Challenge. And even though they seem far fetched now, what would a caveman say if you tried to explain indoor plumbing to them?