Nissan's Land Glider concept car leans like a motorcycle, looks like a squashed GT-R (video)
By Tim Stevens 
posted October 8th 2009 9:04AM
posted October 8th 2009 9:04AM
posted October 8th 2009 9:04AM
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well, you can add ESP for 500 EUR and it will fix it...
It appears they are driving in the bicycle lane? Another 25 MPH useless NEV...
That looks nothing like a squashed GT-R...
no but it does look like one of those cars from a widescreen anime being watched on a 4:3 TV....
The music made me feel like I was watching a David Lynch movie.
I don't think this would support my triple long, half-caf, low fat soy mocha with whip.
"Oh, snap"
What's with the eerie music?
Also, if they could get motorcycle tyres down to reasonable prices (less than $200+/tyre) and mileage - currently averaging 10,000miles before you need new tires! - this might be fun to drive.
That feels about as safe as my motorcycle...
Well, roadrash is less likely. Also chances are other drivers will actually see you. Unfortunately they'll also run you over because they'd be too busy laughing.
Your motorcycle has a roll cage?
Sorry, I agree this car is obviously very unsafe, but it's a lot safer than a motorcycle.
Motorcycles are a lot of fun, and they are fast, and some of them are very efficient (some are not), but bikes are pretty dangerous on most American roads. Compared to a bike, this thing is practically a tank.
+1 for the bobsled look!
I started the video and immediately wanted to adjust my aspect ratio.
that thing better have a real fancy cup-holder
But.. the aspect ratio IS wrong, isn't it?! I'm not quite sure any more.
If you squint, you can see him pedaling underneath.
Why do I get the feeling that everything in the video is only 2 feet tall?
@Windzilla
Why? Have you never been on an airplane before?
@Windzilla:
The car tilts to the angle of your coffee in corners. :D
Agh! Teh ugly! It burns my eyes!!!
Looks like they boosted their concept from this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdAaNU0FUrc
Not that it's a bad idea, but someone needs to mass produce these high mileage vehicles not just make a prototype.
that be current F1 standings leader Jesnson Button drivinf there
I think you mean championship leader......hopefully soon to lose to either Vettel or Barichello
Exactly what I thought!
kinda. that and other concept leaning(usually trikes) combined with Commutercars.com's Tango. Pretty awesome to me. Maybe they should throw in the Bose active suspension too.
I would worry a little about speed bumps and giant pot holes. None of which i saw in the videos. or any higway speed stuff :(
Similar architecture to the Dodge tomahawk. The articulating wheels. If only they stuck the Viper engine in that, THEN itll be worth something.
Besides the Nissan Logo, what part of this contraption looks like a GT-R to you?
i know, right?
maybe the incredibly kickass cockpit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onSd5dIsNDM&feature=player_embedded
proto cockpits are always excessive. wait till the production release, it won't have anything on the flintstone's
A squashed GTR? Uh.. yeah? Acid is not your friend.
I think it leans like a cholo...
In what world does this look even remotely like a GT-R?
WOW, I think this concept could add to making cars faster for racing. Who knows right? I ride a Ducati 848, and weight distribution means everything when going into corners fast.
Niiice, I want an 848 in pearl white. Not my next bike, but probably the one after that..
@Baby-G
Maybe for cars that have clearance, ie rally cars. But for F1?
Yes My bike is pearl white too!.... And his could work for making a new type of race car. I was just coming up with ideas in my head.
This is sort of like a bastard child of a Piaggio and a Sparrow: http://www.hightechscience.org/sparrow.htm
Well they just set a benchmark for ugliness.
The music on the video is so trippy. Could have added something else other than turm after turn and weird music for a whole 6 minutes. Arrgghhhh.....
Wow, check out the acceleration on that thing. We'll be overtaking people on unicycles no problem!
Looks squished, not squashed.
kinda reminds me of the mercedes concept car... F400-Carving
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11591/Mercedes-Benz-F400-Carving-Concept.aspx
Awww.... that is what Optimus Prime looked like when we was a baby and drank powder oil.
Can't play hanky panky with your girlfriend sitting behind you!
never stopped your boyfriend
No room for around.
a Reach in Front....Hmm
Cool but I wish they went with a more conventional look for it. Looks to concepty.
Why are so many people bothered about the design? I'm more interested in the technology. Like Brunz said Mercedes showed a similar technology many years ago with the Carving F-400 but it never went anywhere. Also, being a competitive skier, I wonder if this leaning actually accelerates the car when it turns.
An uglified four wheeled rip off of the VentureOne.
What ever happened to that concept?
Totally taken from Minority Report.