racing

This Tron-inspired bike brings 80s cyberspace to street races

It’s no coincidence that Lotus’s new motorcycle the C-01 looks like a light cycle from Tron: It was designed by Daniel Simon, the automotive futurist who redesigned the iconic bikes in Tron: Legacy. Note the elongated unibody, the large prominent tires, and the severe forward position that the rider

The cars of the future will be spherical Volkswagens with VR headsets

Volkswagen has plopped a strange, spherical, futuristic car simulator in the middle of shopping malls. It’s called the 4DX and it looks like a Beetle crossed with the escape pod from 2001. To actually give shoppers a taste of how driving this beast into the singularity might feel, it comes equipped