For speed-oriented bicycles, the ultimate enemy is wind resistance. With this thinking in mind Toyko custom bicycle shop CHERUBIM has crafted the aptly named Air Line — a beautifully designed bike devoid of any right angles or hard edges to minimize wind resistance. Although a gorgeous shape, the Ferrari red Air Line’s seating position does […]
5
Mar
A design devoid of any right angles for optimum aerodynamics
8
Feb
F1-inspired 2011 Ferrari World Design Contest entry
We don’t normally post pie-in-the-sky concepts here as they’re a dime a dozen, with very little to make them newsworthy. Such is not the case with this Ferrari Aliante concept. Penned by three students from the Turin-based Istituto Europeo di Design — Arun Kumar, Daniel Soriano and Magnus Grettve — the gorgeous Aliante concept was developed […]
3
Feb
The classic re-designed & re-imagined as a modern concept car
This 1962 Chevrolet Corvette C1-RS rebuild is the brainchild of Jeremy Gerber, co-owner of the Roadster Shop, and customer Barry Blomquist. The idea for the car was to build a modern concept car version of the landmark 1962 Corvette, with artist Eric Brockmeyer brought in to help with renderings and lend ideas for the actual […]
19
Jan
Fully functional concept electric sports car with 164 horsepower
This year’s Tokyo Auto Salon saw the unveiling of an all electric sports car from the folks at the Toyota Engineering Society. The coupe, dubbed the TES-ERA EV, is powered by a 5.7 kWh lithium ion battery pack that supplies electricity to a 4JM electric motor developing 164 horsepower and a 248 lb-foot (335 Nm) of […]
10
Jan
Honda's mid-engine V6 supercar returns at NAIAS in Detroit
It is no exaggeration to say the original Acura NSX was one of the most important, gamechanging vehicles of the past 2 decades. And since it slinked into dormancy in 2005, gearheads worldwide have hungrily anticipated a rebirth. Well, the time has come — it is time to celebrate. Today Acura officially unveiled its NSX […]
27
Dec
From the 101 hp FIAT 500 to the 1,104 hp Zenvo ST1, from one-off customs to supercar treasures, the year's best stories on wheels
We bring you the fifth & final edition of our Best Of 2011 retrospective series (after ART, BOOKS, STYLE & MUSIC) — the LIAS Year In Motion. Clearly one of our favorite topics here at Lost In a Supermarket, this Top 10 list covers all our world of transportation and things that go vroooom! Again, […]
6
Dec
Pedal for your heath or power up the engine for 188 mpgs
Like the popular Derringer Cycles we’ve covered frequently, Yamaha’s Y125 MOEGI pedal motorcycle concept is both motorcycle and bicycle in one — allowing the user to switch between pedaling to get where he wants to go and turning on the engine to allow it to do all the work for him. In the latter mode, […]
2
Dec
Designer Mikhail Smolyanov unveils a headturning 2-wheeler
We try not to post too many pie-in-the-sky concepts vehicles — usually they’re just self-indulgent vaporware renderings never crafted to actually see the light of day. Or production. But Russian designer Mikhail Smolyanov’s latest exercise is so good it’s worth promoting. That, and it’s apparently going to be built. According to BikeEXIF, an established Russian […]
