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Honda's conceptual Great Racer zips over land, sea and air
When you set designers loose with a theme like "the world of motorsport in the year 2025" you're bound to get some absolutely insane designs. Looking at the sleek, versatile Honda Great Racer, that's exactly what came out of it.
Dreamed up by Franco Corral for Honda's Research and Development division, the Great Racer speeds across the raceway of — can you guess? — the Great Race: "Spanning six months, the Great Race brought [the pilots] over 22,000 miles, through three continents and around the world." The Great Racer is built to handle any environment or terrain, and it's lithe sickle-like extensions house its wheels, and act as hydrofoils as well as its wings.
Check out the gallery below for more of the Great Racer, or click through for it's full conceptual story.
From Honda Research and Development:
In 1908, 17 men dared to take on the “toughest race ever devised.”Spanning six months, the Great Race brought these men over 22,000 miles, through three continents and around the world.
117 years later, the Great Race of 2025 is tougher than ever.
Competitors must circumnavigate the globe in 24 hours on land through the United States, by sea through Asia and by air over Europe.
The vehicle’s sonar/echolocation sensors are able to detect changes in speed, terrain, and altitude, allowing it to switch to any configuration.
With expertise in automotive, marine, robotics, and jet technologies already in place, Honda possesses a distinct, competitive advantage over its rivals, allowing it to lead in the evolution of motorsports in the 21st century.
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By EHuber at 10:02 AM ON 10/23/08
GASP! Cylon Raiders!!!
I'm such a geek.
By Hector at 11:25 AM ON 10/23/08
This is so cool! Imagine having one for personal use. You could use it to commute to work during the week, go boating on the weekend and travel by air on your vacation. Of course, the design would have to be different to make it more practical.
By Ron at 11:37 AM ON 10/23/08
They look fraking awesome.
By Dave T at 11:44 AM ON 10/23/08
How do you explain that one to the wife as your choice of mid-life crisis vehicle?
By gamerradar at 11:54 AM ON 10/23/08
na na na na na, BATMAN!!!
By CraziestGadgets.com at 12:23 PM ON 10/23/08
It's amazing that they expect NYC to look so post-apocalyptic by 2025.
By Lexomatic at 1:03 PM ON 10/23/08
It's not just Batman's Cylon Raider, it's a transforming triphibian. Since nobody can think of a plausible military reason for a transforming vehicle ("Which of those parked cars is our foe, Starscream?"), professional racing's our only hope. Now, where's the giant bipedal moon-marathon mecha?
By Anonymous at 5:49 PM ON 10/23/08
why on earth does Craziestgadgets.com think that the NYC concepts look "post-apocalyptic"?? looks pretty ultra-modernized to me.
By pakodoom at 5:50 PM ON 10/23/08
why on earth does Craziestgadgets.com think that the NYC concepts look "post-apocalyptic"?? looks pretty ultra-modernized to me.
By silentmusic at 11:14 PM ON 10/23/08
screw building a life size model ill take two models and a working rc racer
By CoolProducts at 2:12 PM ON 10/24/08
"This is so cool! Imagine having one for personal use. You could use it to commute to work during the week, go boating on the weekend and travel by air on your vacation. Of course, the design would have to be different to make it more practical."
I believe you mean the PRICE will make it impractical. lol
By wilcox Ekenta at 8:29 PM ON 10/26/08
omg....this is the best car ive ever seen....i cannot wait to have sumthing like that..
By cd at 3:08 PM ON 11/18/08
send me the designs
By Latest Gadgets at 2:00 AM ON 12/17/08
looks really cool,its like star wars race car
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