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Alfa Romeo Spix: flying car of the future?

07/18/2006, 1:38 PM

By admin

The 3D artists at Creatix have created some stunning 3D renderings of an imaginary concept car of the future. Called the Alfa Romeo Spix, the vehicle is a flying car with a futuristic evolution of the existing Alfa design language. There’s not much else that can be said about the car, but there is a lot to see. Gallery and video after the jump…

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07/18, 1:48 PM

posted by:

JD

It’s got iDrive.

It plays to the most memorable song from The Matrix (not a smart thing to do).

AND, has a name that’s a homophone of a racial slur.

Gotcha.

07/18, 1:50 PM

posted by:

Anonymous

Spix – sounds like a bunch of Mexicans

07/18, 1:51 PM

posted by:

Hamann

Really neat 3D work and design. I love the interior but the front is too vertical with the grille and it jut doesn’t feel right.

07/18, 2:00 PM

posted by:

Atomicbri

Flying cars….such a 20th century idea….LOL! Not in our lifetime I am afraid unless someone discovers some kind of propulsion system,

07/18, 2:07 PM

posted by:

al

i dont know wether to say its ugly or cool looking

07/18, 2:08 PM

posted by:

mike

Human input with Flying cars = VERY BAD IDEA!
I think a high tech highway system, automated driving, or well planned mass transit is a better idea and more plausible.

07/18, 2:13 PM

posted by:

Asher

Atomic, much higher-tech propulsion systems have been possible for decades – they are suppressed by big money, big oil and big politics. If we really wanted clean cars or even flying cars, I am certain that in a world where we can clone sheep and now human beings, our scientists could find a way – if only they and we had the necessary motivation…

the bottom line is that our technology investments went down a path of inefficient oil-based motors to support the controlling phat cats and their buddies instead of utilizing truly high-tech principles of Magnetics and Gravity etc…of course the govvy itself has been working hard on anti-gravity matters for decades and probably has some great anti-gravity tech we wont see for a long time, if ever…

07/18, 2:19 PM

posted by:

mike

“Atomic, much higher-tech propulsion systems have been possible for decades – they are suppressed by big money, big oil and big politics.” Conspirecy theorist I assume? Atomic Energy is neither cheap or safe for small vehicles, not to mention, atomic power is magical. How do you expect atomic energy to make a car fly? Can you use electricy alone to get off the ground? Also, the waste product of a nuclear fission reaction is radioactive waste, which makes carbon dioxide and sulfites look like candy.
“utilizing truly high-tech principles of Magnetics and Gravity etc”
Scientist still don’t know why or how gravity works, and magnetics is still a pretty unknown field as well. Cloning is easy compared to the physics of our universe.

07/18, 2:20 PM

posted by:

mike

I meant Atomic Power is NOT Magical.

07/18, 2:33 PM

posted by:

pj

germany has magnetic trains that litlerally levitate on the rails and goe over 300 mph easy they should just do a railway liek that here much mor eeffective than a car and they say spix because the parts are flying over the border

07/18, 3:18 PM

posted by:

Wickedated

#8- Are you kidding me? “Scientists dont know why or how gravity works”?? Scientists DO know why and how gravity works- have you ever taken a physics class in your life?? obviously not. Here’s a hint, it’s got to do with MASS! Go to Wikipedia and study before blogging crap online! You’ll even find videos on youtube about anti-gravity experiments involving inert gases and magnetized metals. And like #10 said, the technology is out there already. Japan has had a Maglev train since the early 90s.

07/18, 3:27 PM

posted by:

Tom

How else does one contributer to the era of software over original thinking than this, another remix collection of everything done before?
Blade Runner did it better with models and wires and will be remembered much longer than this, another computer reheated leftover.

07/18, 3:28 PM

posted by:

Atomicbri

Hey all those ideas sound wonderful, implementing them is something else. Maglev highways could be one way to do it I guess, however they would have to be monitored and the systems helping drive the vehicles would definately have to be top shape to make sure some idiot doesn’t take out people going 300mph!

07/18, 3:31 PM

posted by:

BAMF

Mike, dude, he wasn’t suggesting atomic energy should be used, he was just replying to atomicbri’s post. See?

07/18, 3:32 PM

posted by:

svelte

nice video, nice rendering….but the design need more refinement…

07/18, 3:35 PM

posted by:

mike

Really, so you are sure that they know why gravity works. Because of Mass, right. Thats like saying engines work becasue of gasoline. There is a lot more to it then mass bro. And yes, I have taken a physics class, actually, I’ve taken several. Are you familiar with wikipedia yourself, if not try this on “While a great deal is now known about the properties of gravity, the ultimate cause of gravitation remains an open question and gravity remains an important topic of scientific research.” You could use a little education yourself.
Anyways, this isn’t a debate about gravity between you and I. All in all, flying cars are not a great idea. What happens if they break down, you get in an accident, or somebody is talking on their cell phone and don’t notice the skyscrapper in front of them.
Under full automation it might make more sense.

07/18, 3:38 PM

posted by:

mike

#14, I see now. My bad… by the way, nice name “you son of a B. I apologize for using such harsh letters”

07/18, 3:40 PM

posted by:

BAMF

hahaha right on.

07/18, 4:30 PM

posted by:

stuart

Put 21″ wheels on that thing and it will look beautiful

07/18, 4:46 PM

posted by:

David Hasselhoff

If I get a flying car I want it to look more like a space ship, not like a car that can fly – I want missiles and gun turrets and such, I also want a time warp drive, and a cheeseburger, no a hamburger, and a milkshake.

07/18, 5:07 PM

posted by:

Thing2

Yay, now idiots can crash in not 2 but 3 dimensions!

07/18, 5:47 PM

posted by:

Dan

Hahaha, using that Matrix song just made it the most worthless video ever created.

07/18, 6:53 PM

posted by:

Jimbo -- Gulph Mill$

it could have been worse. they could have used spybreak; that’s the most recognized matrix song. =0

07/18, 7:35 PM

posted by:

tokyo watching

horrable

07/18, 11:02 PM

posted by:

manny

i think that would be ugly even as a hot wheels toy…
which makes no sense, seeing it lacks wheels…
i think that might have looked futuristic in the early 90s, when the whole jellybean shape was cool…
and the start of the vid looks like a reject infiniti ad…

07/18, 11:24 PM

posted by:

Alphard

Looks good, but not even close to reality. It is definitely hot wheels.

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07/19, 3:38 AM

posted by:

Toy Yoda

10,

Maybe he means we don’t ultimately know how gravity works. Newton thought he did, but his theory had to be tweaked by Einstein. It looks likes there’s hints that Einstein based gravity might need tweaking too. So ultimately, does science really know what the heck is going on with gravity, probably not.

07/19, 7:38 AM

posted by:

Anonymous

Not in our lifetime. But cool nevertheless.

07/19, 7:51 AM

posted by:

Jack Schitt

Looks like flying Schitt to me YUCK. p.s.Watch out for large FANS…

07/19, 9:39 AM

posted by:

High T3ch Magazine

[...] Some concepts are obviously never going to see the day and we all accept that fact and are aware of that as soon as we see them. However, this one is one of those that you just cannot wait until it comes out even if you know that it won’t, you just still wait and wait…hopeing you live long enough to see it… VIDEO->Via LeftLaneNews [...]

07/19, 11:25 AM

posted by:

Wickedated

You wanna beat gravity? smoke weed!!

LEGALIZE IT!

07/19, 12:02 PM

posted by:

Wikedated

sry guys..i have no life

07/19, 12:02 PM

posted by:

Wikedated

i seriosly am such a loser

07/19, 12:06 PM

posted by:

Asher

Toy Yoda, it is my obscure belief that Einstein withheld and withdrew much of his knowledge once he finally realized the true nature of man…its the literal equivalent of handing over the keys to an Enzo to a 5-year child – and unfortunately, WE are the child…

07/19, 1:57 PM

posted by:

unknown

just to clear this up…the unknown of gravity is simply the particle through which it works…
electricity and magnetism both work through negatively charged electrons…as of yet there has been no discovered particle for gravity…therefore we know it exists, we know its effects and can measure it, but we dont know exactly how it truly works and through what medium.

oh yeah and flying cars would be cool…if everyone had their pilots license

07/19, 2:03 PM

posted by:

unknown

HAHAHHAHAAAAAA…34 and 35 if your gonna make fun of someone with their own name make sure you spell it right…unless you meant to misspell it, then i dont get your point.

07/19, 5:06 PM

posted by:

Raul

settle down gentlemen

07/19, 7:54 PM

posted by:

some_stupid_nut

Looks like something from The Fifth Element.

07/19, 10:52 PM

posted by:

Joe Thompson

Too futuristic for me. But surely, with Alfa Romeo coming back to the US scene, many consumers would be very much interested.

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