Aprilia Magnet

[classic zed]

I found this while browsing the net today

http://www.gizmag.com.au/go/3629/gallery/

Looks like a lot of fun, drive like a car corner like a bike

[nudemetalz]

Is it for a real or an artists impression ?

Does look quite neat though

[classic zed]

but it got him a job at Aprilia

"Take a Formula One driving position, three wheels, a high-power 550cc v-twin engine designed for motocross, put an additional electric motor into each wheel, and an ingenious tilt system. Finnish student Heikki Naulapaa designed this vehicle as the main project in his design degree at the Royal College of the Arts in London. It landed him a dream job in the design department at Aprilia and maybe, just maybe, the adventurous company might build this excitement machine. With specs like that and a low aerodynamic profile, the hybrid would match any 1000cc superbike in performance and blow a Ferrari into the weeds."

[nudemetalz]

The new V-twin Aprilia engine is quite a beast, I see they're making a full-on MX bike with them now, not just the SuperMotard.

Hmm,...maybe I could design something and get a job doing designer furniture.....

[Pillick]

hmmmm, looks pretty retro. Cool that it has power-to-weight of a bike and aerodynamics of a car, and leaning it around would be fun. But really dont like the riding position, looks quite uncomfortable with feet really high up. And can you imagine being in a head-on in that thing? You would be -umm- sodomised by the entire dashboard, not pretty.