Actually, based on the design of the forked front-end, this car looks a lot more like the spinners from Blade Runner.

tcolberg

I like the bumper. Should eliminate a lot of the uncertainty surrounding hit and runs and whether or not there are witnesses.

Tired_

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah BATMAN! BATMAN!

Well, it does remind me of the pre-tumbler Batmobiles.

DisposableInterloper

By the looks of it, it really looks unique and has an interesting design, but it doesn't look safe. There are no side mirrors, making it very dangerous when switching to another lane. I doubt this car will ever go past just being a concept.

stonedbeyondthepoint

WANT!

getgreg

Starship troopers? that's the sci-fi reference you decided to use?

taftsearlobe33

shwing.

robpruitt

No pedals? Everything controlled via the steering wheel? Gah! How are supposed to smoke, drink, use the cell phone, and text all at the same time if both hands have to be on the steering wheel?

Next thing you know they'll have some sort of heads-up display thingamajig that requires us to keep our eyes on the road too...

ghmlco

Correction *this thing has two lights*

Sexpun Tocome

HAHA, also.. i love how they've gone completely the opposite direction towards current headlamp technology, you know.. peeking your lights round the corner as you steer.. thie thing has to lights that seem to point inward!

Unless the left one shows the RIGHT side of the road, and the right one shows the LEFT..

What jackass came up with that one..?

Oh right.. Lexus

Sexpun Tocome

I can't wait until some dumbass who thinks it's cool to sit way back in the seat, with their wrist on the wheel to drive this thing.. xD

I can almost see the guy trying to push the steering wheel as far away as possible.. (and failing to brake)

Sexpun Tocome

Does the future not have a need for front blinkers?

chadschex

@stonedbeyondthepoint: Reeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllyyyyyyyyy?

The Magnificen7

that's one ugly toyota, pass.

zamafir

The rims are totally sick... we should be seeing Korean knock-offs appearing on a rice-burner near you right. about. NOW!

tamoko

Thats wicked awesome dudeeees!!!

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

love it

thomusvoo

Can I hook up an xbox 360 controler to drive? I could then play grand theft auto in real life.

Spank, the Monkey

@stonedbeyondthepoint: Lexus has already done a number of concepts with tiny cameras on the side of the car instead of mirrors...

asymmetrical wheels like that could still pose some safety/driveability issues, though...

smokyburnout

There's much wrong with this design, that you have to wonder how anyone paid this person to design it... though there is much right with it. BTW those rims, horrible horrible idea, they are very unbalanced its going to be like riding down railroad tracks.

Technogen

Absolutely everything in Starship Troopers is boxy, I don't know how that came to mind when you were writing this...

thequinox

There is no way Lexus can release this... it needs to be able to support hub cap spinners, single or dual mufflers, and ridiculous racing stripes, and a spoiler. Oh and where is the space for the fake hood intake?

Joseph

Not Kobe Bryant friendly. Not even in fetal position.

frigg

Lord Vader your transport is ready.

txturbo930

This doesn't look like anything from Starship Troopers that I can remember...

aaj111

i'm taftsearlobe33. it seems like a rather random choice.

also is there no worry that as a result of the sides sticking up the way they do, wouldnt seriously cut off the drivbers vision to the point that he/she might not see the person in the other lane switching over to theirs?

we always have these designs and they never turn out to be true...why? seriously...why? not rhetorical. They concept cars are usually too inefficent, too costly, and just overall not right for people in general. but is there more to it than that? i dont know.

personally...i would've gone with the cylons as the reference. you can never go wrong with the cylons. also theres the added plus that i think the windsheild looks like alot like their eye cover thingies.

jrghoull

I Haz Test Drive?

Faslane66

Holy Crap, it's the new, improved Batmobile!!

This is seriously cool!!!!

Faslane66

@taftsearlobe33: yeah, I wonder what movie is that that I haven't seen...

Ariel_Wollinger

@tcolberg: agreed

Ariel_Wollinger

Remember that time when concept cars were just concepts and didn't have to obey traffic laws or be entirely convenient? WHOA, we're still in that time.

e-friend

Oh, and it seems everyone has failed to mention what a RIDICULOUSLY large turning circle this thing must have..

If you look at the width of the wheel enclosures.. there is not enough room for the wheels to run inside of it.. meaning this thing will corner worse than an Hummer H2 limousine..

then again, the first picture indicates that the front wheels are extremely thin.. meaning that it CAN turn properly.. but at what cost?

I imagine the Ride would suffer horrifically..

Sexpun Tocome

You people just don't understand Nuaero and me. We're different from you and your gray little world of side view mirrors and balanced wheels and turning radiuses. We're in love, and we're running away to Reno to get married! I'm going to get a job as a taxi cab stand attendant, and Nuaero is going to be an investment banker's daily driver.

You want to know how we'll see behind us? Rear view cameras. You want to know how the wheels will be balanced? Thicker spindly parts and thinner broad parts. You want to know how the turning radius will work? Steering is assisted by the electric motors in each hub spinning at different rates. Are you happy now? We have no secrets!

Also, Nuaero is pregnant with my baby, and we're naming it "Emily" if it's a girl and "Gran Tourismo" if it's a boy!

Tysto

It's actually the leaked photo of Batmobile from the next Batman. He needs a new car now that the Tumbler has blown up.

OR the new flying squad car from yet unannounced upcoming sequel of Blade Runner.

But DEFINITELY it has got NOTHING to do with Starship Troopers. Does it even feature a single car? I've seen it numerous times but can't remember seeing any four-wheelers in it.

atheos

Y'know, the more I look at it, the clearer it gets. It does look very much like a Batmobile, and as far as videos and comics go, like the ones before the Tumbler, but there's one specific one I can't help but note: the one Terry McGinnis pilots.

DisposableInterloper

You're Some Sort of Big, Fat, Smart-Bug, Aren't You?

im not quite sure how it applies to this. maybe it works im not sure.

but when gizmodo references starship troopers, i feel the need to referance minus the bear, referencing starship troopers.

endless

You can expect this model 7 years after oil runs out.

VakeroRokero

@stonedbeyondthepoint: In the future we don't need rear view mirrors, the robot chauffeur has eyes on the back of the head.

VakeroRokero

@Tysto: Nuaero had an abortion named Cisco, and he is training for the 2012 Olympics, and he will get his 9 gold in swimming events. What you call love is purely infatuation.

SinAmos

@stonedbeyondthepoint: Dude, it probably has cameras pointing at every angel. Or how about live satellite GPS to give you over head view of what's behind you?

DrifterTypeR

@The Magnificen7: Yes, really.

@smokyburnout: Yeah, I know they did. I still like the side mirrors, it adds comfort. Yup, I agree, I'm sure those wheels will cause some safety/driveability issues.

stonedbeyondthepoint

Does one reach for a camera or a can of RAID when the Lexus Nuaero concept pulls into the driveway?

No, they'll be diving for cover so they're not inadvertently run over due to the epic blind spots the car has.

Though, yeah, it looks sweet and has the potential to go like stink with such little weight. But, hey, it's a concept car, right?

Blah8

@Spank, the Monkey: you fucking rock

johnthevulcan

@stonedbeyondthepoint: I hope you're joking

Chester_Copperpot

I hate the fact that here in the US if we ever get the real technology that Toyota (Lexus) develops for its passenger cars it is usually years after the Japanese have already played with it. The self parking thing on the LS and the Reversing Camera on the RX, those are all available on the cheaper Toyota models in Japan but not even the Avalon here has self parking, which for that non-Toyota price tag you would assume it would. It might have something to do with the huge inefficient Automotive Lobby in the US, with companies that produce gas guzzling, tech lacking boxes of steel making sure they don't have to update their production cars.

skulyk

@stonedbeyondthepoint: Uhh,... Cameras? Hello!!!...

PBKman

Hmm... Perhaps it's from the upcoming Starship Troopers 4, which I heard, after the dismal sales of Starship Troopers 3 Marauder, will only be released in VHS tape and the Zune Marketplace.

beyondthetech

Ground clearance? We don't need no stinkin' ground clearance!

Darklighter

@chadschex:

cars turn themselves in the future, duh.

Neverkilled: [light corner bending]

Where are the doors? Ah who cares. It looks bad ass. Though the placement of the head lights does look a little bit unsafe. Still would love to see how that hand only steering thing works. Would kill to try that out.

mordennight

@stonedbeyondthepoint: Oh, OK, I just wanted to make sure you thought it wasn't going to be put into production. Because I thought it would be on the streets next year. Darn, I really wanted one.

/Sarcasm

The Magnificen7

It looks like 1st gen batmobile.

RebootEDC

I think I would have gone with a Blade Runner reference...

Jrsy

the A-pillars are pretty thick... I predict that quite a few pedestrians are going to get hit.

wingbatwu

When you press the horn, the whole car should light up.

quazi

yet another concept from lexus. this is like there 10 millionth futuristic concept that we'll never see.

lldsandsll

@Technogen: The thing has electric motors in each wheel. So maybe the exterior plate we see doesn't spin, and is part of the motor mount/vent system.

Cisco-Kid

Uhh.. you break what? the car..... or do you mean you BRAKE.. i don't think it makes sense to push to brake, i think it would make more sense to pull back to brake and push to go forward...

this car will never get made.

mrnagrom

the perfect BATMAN CAR
SEE the RESEMBLANCE?

shanzi

Ahhh... the perfect carmageddon car... Now to find some lawyers.

Froggmann

Starship Troopers? Sigourney Weaver? Are you mixing your metaphors mere?

Sigourney Weaver was in Aliens (and all the other in that area) which this vehicle looks a little like the APC they had in it.

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saigumi

it looks like that thing Batman used on his Batplane to grab joker's poisonous gas balloons in the first Batman (1989). What happens when you replace the balloons with pedestrians?

Thanassi44

Sick

NagChampa

What summer 2009 movie will this car be featured in?

ibelli

I'm a lookin' and I'm a likin'!!

archetype94306

Starship Troopers? I think y'all are thinking of Minority Report.

ClintonOddfellow

Ugliest side profile...ever.

paulnptld

seriously? cmon... [en.wikipedia.org])_APC.jpg

nicksears

Looks more like the old "BatWing" only a car.

VideoVampire

Im all for futuristic cars...everytime i see a concept car i think, "geez, id pay 2k extra just to get a normal car with that body" id like to see one, JUST ONE, hit the road...not just talk...cool new tech though, i guess

nicksears

No need to brake for pedestrians in the future. This thing will cleanly slice them in half...then ya just zip thru the carwash on the way home.

Jackhole

Nice to know they've updated that car-bed for kids from Toys-R-Us.

FiveLiters

@Jackhole: And the uh... prison.

The Magnificen7

1) seems structurally unsound to have the wheels jutting out like that

2) pushing on the wheel to brake just sounds like a bad idea for some reason...

ryusen

I'll take a good ol' camaro instead.

Gino Camaro

@Jrsy: Blade Runner FTW!

Blind spots? From the transparent nature of the sides (no posts between front and back) along with the large front and back windows, this thing looks like it will have fewer blind spots than anything that isn't a convertible.

chilehead

I can't imagine how would people react when you drive this on the street, or going to a club. They will really let you in! :-) Most futuristic car i've seen SO FAR...

jo34sh0w

This car is crazy, and tbh with its design no matter how much tech is packed into that car i would like to see it drive over a speedbump (or sleeping policeman depends on where u from)

I know it would be all toned down before a production version is out .... but a speedbump would still kill that car

crazy_jim

Massive repair costs in first day of driving! Just look at the front wheels, see all that body panel in front of the wheel almost down to the ground? Yeah, I'm betting it'll be at least $14,000 repair job from the first speedbump you encounter, if its a small one. Of course if you want to just drive it on private track that's totally flat (no speedbumps, potholes, or dirt-diving curbs) then I guess it won't be a problem. But then again, it's not really a car, just an expensive trophy... By the way, if you think you can avoid those kind of road issues in the real world, then I guess you also think your car runs on pixie dust... -- I may have a wandering mind, but it brings back presents. I don't have an evil twin, he wasn't evil enough...

OrsonBates

eh i guess it's a large presence.

Guy_Whitey_Corngood

Looks like the headlights are designed to be cross-eyed and shine on the opposite side to the light. The main design flaw I see is the aerodynamics. The car would generate to much lift and be at risk of flipping at high speed. The center body would need to be more like an upside down wing in order to work. It looks cool though...

3drocket

It looks like the left headlight will light up the right side of the road and the right headlight will light up the left...

3drocket

crash = death

brutek