Important Innovations Collection

The GR GT3 Sports Car Is in Production                                   Source: Toyota Concept & Patent Images New Performance Sports Car For Track and Road Japanese automotive giant Toyota has just confirmed that it has a gorgeous new sportscar under development.  It is called the GR GT3 and it is stunning.  The company is building a production prototype of the concept that it unveiled to rave reviews at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon. Toyota has secured two patents - one for the vehicle itself and the other for the unusual headlights - with the European Union Intellectual Property Office.  This new vehicle represents the likely direction that Toyota sports cars will take in terms of looks, styling, proportions and design in the future.  What We Know The 2-door grand tourer has a very long front hood and a very sporty, sleek and sculptured body. The design is clearly aerodynamic. According to automotive experts, the differentiating features are the rear wing, jutting rear diffuser and

 A Personal Automobile For the Sky                                                  Source:  LEO Flight New, Very Fast, Long-Range Flying Car Being Developed in US A stunning, very futuristically styled, all-electric flying car called the LX-1 LEO Coupe has just been unveiled by US based, eVTOL startup LEO Flight.  It's a piloted, electric vertical takeoff and landing "personal automobile for the skies".  A hyper eVTOL, it has extraordinary speed and range.  The electric flying car can take off and land on a driveway for ultra-commuting convenience.  LX-1 has good looks, uniquely powerful technology and great inventor pedigrees - all of which have the potential to shakeup the global flying car industry. Tech Specs LX-1 is an experimental prototype with an aluminum frame. The prototype was built to test its innovative powertrain that contains four banks of at least 72 small vertical-lift fans.  Two larger fans in the back of the vehicle give it forward, horizontal thrust. 

New Space Plane Wars                                                  Source:  Sierra Space Sierra's Space Plane Dream Chaser Dream Chaser is a supersonic SST space plane being developed and getting ready to go into service by Louisville, Colorado based Sierra Space.  The vehicle is the world's first and only winged commercial space plane, according to Sierra.  It is designed to compete against Elon Musk's SpaceX, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to carry astronauts, space tourists and supplies into space.  Dream Chaser is aggressively developing its global business footprint and is rolling out a brand-new chapter of space wars in the commercialization of space. Building a Global Business Network Dream Chaser is awesome aviation technology.  It is launched on top of a rocket and then dislodges and flies on its own power into space at supersonic speeds.  The SST flies back to Earth on its own power and wings and lands at specially des

UMiles' Integrity 3 eVTOL                                                       Source:  UMiles The Drone of Drones Spain's aerial mobility vehicle developer UMiles has unveiled two, new, fascinating aircraft.  One is a remotely piloted, electric air taxi concept and the other is a piloted, two passenger eVTOL vehicle called Integrity 3.  The single seat, remotely piloted air taxi is being called the "drone of drones" by UMiles. It has been built as a prototye and will be test flown in a number of European cities later this year.  UMiles is a new contender in the growing air mobility market and an experienced drone manufacturer to watch.  It is quite a technological feat for a relatively small to medium sized aviation company to be unveiling two new models of flying technology at once. The Drone of Drones UMiles' the "drone of drones" is the first air taxi with 100% Spanish technology, development and manufacturing.  It was designed at Spain's larges

 A World First in eVTOL Commutes                                             Source:  Jetson One The Democratization of Flight The co-founder of Sweden's Jetson flying car company just completed the world's first commute in his company's $83,600 Jetson One flying car.  Tomasz Patan flew the eVTOL (electric, vertical takeoff and landing vehicle) from his home in the hills of Tuscany to his company building that is located 3 miles away.  His commute time was reduced by 88%.  His world-first eVTOL commute showcased how user friendly and time saving flying cars are designed to be.  The company says that Jetson One is fun and incredibly easy to fly.  Their goal is to democratize flying with the widespread use of eVTOLs for mass transportation. Tech Specs Jetson One is powered by 8 electric engines that have a maximum range of 20 minutes flying time.  As an eVTOL, the vehicle can take off from and land on just about any place, including a driveway, making it ultra-convenient.  Th

Polestar 5: More Powerful Than Porsche's Taycan Turbo S Source:  Polestar 5 Concept & Prototype Likely to be Polestar's Most Powerful Electric Car Sweden's Polestar EV manufacturer has a new ace of a car up its sleeve.  It's called the Polestar 5 and is designed to be the company's flagship and most powerful vehicle. The EV is a large, grand tourer (GT), 4-door sedan-hatchback with a whopping 884 horsepower.  It is considerably more powerful than a Porsche Taycan Turbo S and that is saying something significant about the power this electric car will deliver. New Technologies The EV will hit the market in 2024.  The company says the powertrain that they are developing for the vehicle will set new performance levels for their high-performance cars.  It combines highly advanced, new electric motors that are coupled with advances in lightweight car technologies to create "stunning cars". It has a new, bonded aluminum chassis.  It's a chassis type that

The M3 Touring is One Powerful Car                                                       Source:  BMW Hot Automotive Launch in Late 2022 BMW has unveiled its long-awaited and much anticipated BMW M3 Touring wagon.  This is the M3's sixth generation and the first wagon.  The vehicle has a long and distinguished history dating back to 1986.  With a 509-horsepower powertrain and all-wheel drive, the vehicle is designed to perform smoothly, sleekly, powerfully and be a lot of fun to drive. It is said to be BMW M's birthday gift to itself. Elegant Design The vehicle has a distinctive, very long roof and very sporty, sculptured body lines.  The M3 Touring's cabin has a nearly 15" curved infotainment touchscreen display that operates BMW's operating system 8 software system.  There is also a 12.3" instrument cluster.  The hatchback has 18 cubic feet of cargo space that expands to 53 cubic feet when the seats are down. Tech Specs The M3 Touring is a performance vehicl

Lightyear's 0                                                       Source:  Lightyear May Be The World's Greenest Car Dutch-based EV startup Lightyear has developed a sleek, solar powered sedan - the 0 - that goes months without needing a recharge.  The 0 is not on the drawing board. It's ready to hit the market at the considerable price of $263,000.00.  The key selling point for the 0 is the range that it delivers through its unique solar-electric system. Lightyear says, for example, the 0 could go 9 months without a recharge in California and at least 2 months without a recharge in the Netherlands.  That is unprecedented performance for any solar car on the market. New Levels of Greenness The 0 is undoubtedly the world's greenest car with multiple levels of greenness.  The vehicle has a smooth, elegantly simple, tear-shaped body.  Instead of side mirrors, there are camaras. The cabin of the vehicle is spacious with very clean, almost spartan lines. The interior is co

GM & Lockheed Martin's Lunar Rover Source:  GM, Lockheed, NASA One Big Moonshot For automotive giant GM and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, their new partnership to develop a commercial lunar rover is one big Moonshot.  Their prototype looks a bit like a toy but this is not fun and games.  They intend to deliver their Lunar Mobility Vehicles (LMV) to customers by 2025.  The electric moon vehicle could prove to be an important part of NASA's Artemis Mission that will bring astronauts back to the Moon this decade, 50 years after the Apollo mission. A Big Commitment With or Without Government Funding Lockheed and GM intend to build the Moon vehicles with or without government funding.  There is no guarantee that they will win the NASA bidding process and be awarded a contract for use of the vehicle during the Artemis mission, set to launch in 2025.  The companies say they are building the LMV 100% for industrial use. They anticipate accelerating demand for lunar vehicles from

Autonomous, Electric, Advanced Technology, Entertaining Cars                                        Source:  Sony and Honda Sony Honda Mobility Japanese automotive and electronics giants Honda and Sony have formed the Sony Honda Mobility company to produce EVs. They expect to start selling what they call less expensive, more affordable electric cars in 2025.  Each company will invest more than $37.5 million in the JV. They are also developing and will produce Sony's Vision-S 02 SUV prototype that pumps out 536 hp from an electric, dual motor system. This is a breakthrough partnership combining the best of the global automotive and new technology worlds. Automotive Inflection Point This JV is likely to serve as an inflection point in the design, purpose and definition of future vehicles. A car's primary purpose will be more than travelling from point A to point B.  The vehicles' appeal will be lifestyle design and highly connected infotainment that the passengers use in thei

Competition Convertible is Fast, Powerful and Has Moves Source:  BMW M4 Leaves Competitors in the Dust The new, BMW M4 competition convertible is getting rave review from global automotive experts and writers.  The 4-seat high performance sedan packs 503 hp of speed, agility and power.  Plus, it has classic BMW good looks.  Priced at $87,495.00, the car handles so impressively, some automotive experts are calling it a bargain, with no competitor coming even close with a convertible priced under $100,000.00 Tech Specs The engine in the M4 is called one of the world's greatest.  It's a 3.0-liter, 6-cylinder twin-turbo engine that can hit speeds of 155 mph and accelerate the vehicle from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds. It sends out so much power, the vehicle has 4 tailpipes.  It packs 479 ft-lbs of torque and has very strong, rapid acceleration.  The M4 comes with 8-speed automatic transmission and xDrive all-wheel drive. The M4's agility in handling curvy and tricky roads is said

From Spain, the OX Patagonia                                            Source:  OX Motorcycles Inexpensive, Capable e-Motorcycle for City or Off-Roadin g At less than $7200, the new OX Patagonia, electric adventure motorcycle is a rare, inexpensive electric adventure motorcycle.  It's good for city commuting and for off-roading adventures.  The Patagonia has been developed by startup company OX Motorcycles of Madrid, Spain.  For fans of all-terrain adventure bikes, this is a dream come true. Until now, electric, all-terrain motorcycles have been few and far between and very expensive.  This new bike can be ordered and reserved for $260.00 and delivered in September for $7190.00 Tech Specs and Other Features The bike's electric motor, which is housed in the hub of the rear wheel, delivers a peak of 11 kW, continuous power of 6 kW and a peak torque of 37 ft-lb. It is powered by a removeable 72V and 60A battery.  The battery takes 5 hours to recharge in a standard socket.  OX Pat

Vision EQ Silver Arrow                                        Source: Mercedes Benz Car Inspired by the Past, Revolutionized by the Future Mercedes' EQ Silver Arrow concept car is arguably their most futuristic vision of what electric driving can be. The Silver Arrow is a stunningly beautiful, smooth, sleek sports car that is the crown jewel of Mercedes' creative design and technologies.  First introduced in 2018, the Silver Arrow is a one-seater, inspired by the world record breaking Mercedes racecar W125 from 1937.  The W125 set a world, 268 mph speed record that held until 2017. The new EV concept is the perfect mix of old-world luxuries with new, highly advanced technologies. Mercedes says the Silver Arrow is their signpost to the future of automotive design. Tech Specs Mercedes has conceived the concept as an all-electric vehicle, that is soundless.  There is no roaring race car combustion engine.  Instead, it has dual electric motors that create an aggregate of 550 kW or