Magic Tricycle transforms into motorbike in tight spaces

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Looking like something from the next Transformers movie, this slick motorcycle concept toggles between two and three wheels at (presumably) the touch of a button. For highway driving it uses all three wheels, but when things get a little tight the entire passenger cabin rotates, lifting the third wheel in the air, which sprouts blades that keep the chassis stable, just like in a helicopter tail. The seats in the cabin stay upright when it turns, so drinks can stay in their cup holders.
Student Seyyed Javad Ghaffarian created the twisty vehicle for Car Design News' 2008 design contest. It's called the Magic Tricycle, an apt name considering the feats of engineering that would be needed to take this idea from concept to reality. Still, it's amazingly cool — we promise to buy one if it ever comes to a dealership.





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