Awesome Rides

Made with a minimum of materials, Jruiter’s Inner City Bike is designed for short rides; although slow, it’s quick to turn, drives huge power to the rear wheels, and starts/stops on a dime.

Amalgam Model Cars are ridiculously detailed 1/8 scale versions of unattainable supercars made only slightly more attainable; they include the Veyron, Reventon and McLaren F1 LM.

Debuting at SEMA, this Ford Hot Rod is a reproduction of a ’34 3-window Coupe; lean and green, it packs a twin-turbo 3.5L V6 Ecoboost, good for 400 hp and 400 lb-ft. of torque.

Even with the covered rear quarter windows, we like the clean design seen in these semi-official pics of the 2010 Saleen S281 Mustang; it’ll debut at 2009 SEMA Show on 11/3/09.

It looks like the unholy union of a skateboard and a floor polisher, but the Air Board is actually a hovercraft; it floats 8 inches off the groun and goes up to 15 mph on concrete, asphalt, or grass.

Drinking and riding ain’t cool, but this Deathwish Low Life Cruiser Skateboard Deck is an alcohol-free stopgap between beer runs; it’s a 7-ply maple board with custom paint job.

The Aprilia RSV4 R costs almost $8k less than the factory RSV4 with cheaper chassis parts and less carbon fiber, but it’s a sweet deal: it keeps the 999cc V-4 and weighs only 11 lbs more.

If you get giddy over dynos and exhaust temps, the iQ is a 5″ touchscreen dash PC that taps directly into your car’s vitals; it not only monitors performance but doubles as a media player.

Holy awesome, Batman: made by Gotham Cruisers, this Replica 1966 Batmobile may be based on a ’76 Continental, but features a working flamethrower, parachute packs and batphone.

Its ergonomics are questionable, but there’s no denying the swoopy, swanky look of Vanguard’s ZETH Stretched Cruiser: it’s now available for sale after touring at Venice Biennale 2008.

No, you’re not seeing double: Brazil’s Cosmos 4RWF motorcycle sports a total of four wheels, perhaps necessary for its equally insane Chevy ZZ4 V8 that pumps out 350-355 hp.

Letting robots drive is still a touchy matter, but Stanford has developed a robotic Audi TTS able to hit speeds of 80 mph and drift; they aim to tackle Pikes Peak next year, rally style.

The EV-Cub is a green version of Honda’s ridiculously popular 50cc Super Cub motorbike; along with the EV-N, it’s part of their research into short-distance commuter vehicles.

Ferrari’s 430 Scuderia goes into overdrive with Novitec Rosso’s Edizione 747; a supercharged 4.3L V8 pumps out 747 ponies (from 510 hp), hits 0-62 in 3.4s and tops out at 218 mph.

Endorsed by Lance Armstrong, the LS9.9IC Indoor Cycle may be purely stationary but features like a Kevlar drive belt, cantilevered brakes, and an air fit saddle make it almost road-ready.

Lexus’ long-awaited LFA supercar is now official: limited to 500 cars, it sports a 4.8 L V10 with 553 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque, 0-62 of 3.7s, 201.94 mph top speed and 65% CF body.

Dahon’s Ios XL is their flagship full-size folding bike, and we mean full-size: 24″ wheels, integrated lighting, built-in bike pump, and a dynamo-driven gadget charger–yet only seconds to fold.

In addition to his Project X watch, Daniel Craig may want a Scubacraft for his next Bond movie: it’s both a 50 mph speedboat and a submarine, able to dive up to 100 feet underwater.

AKA the Stealth for its matt black paint and carbon fiber bits, Lotus’ Exige Scura is limited to 35 cars; it uses the Exige Cup’s supercharged 257hp 1.8L engine, good for a 0-60 of 4.1s.

Nissan’s 40th Anniversary 370Z celebrates four decades of the Z nameplate with a limited edition Touring Coupe; it sports “40th Quartz” paint, red leather, smoked wheels, and red calipers.

It sounds like car geek speak gone amok, but this indecipherable Turbo Encabulator video is actually an ode to one of engineering’s oldest inside jokes: read the full history at Wikipedia.

Using a Power Wheels truck, flux83 puts other dads to shame with a Warthog conversion for his kid; it’ll seat up to two mini-Spartans and includes a Vulcan made out of PVC pipes.

Now available: Aurora Collective’s Velcro Straps are designed for road or track pedals and handmade with industrial strength fabric; be sure to read Peregrine Cyclery’s first impressions.