Car that can shrink

Mercedes has unveiled cars that can shrnk, that is change its form, at the press of a button.

This Mercedes can take on the form of a fast highway cruiser, quickly metamorphose into a compact city car, or become a roomy one-seater or economical two-seater, depending on the transport capacity needed ! Courtesy, the magnetic control elements of the SilverFlow, a futuristic study by Mercedes-Benz, which take just seconds to configure the car required from tiny metallic particles.

Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Center of North America in Irvine, California, which is headed by Gorden, is the driving force behind this innocation, which is reminiscent of the 1930's for motor racing.

Jeddah Motor Show

Jeddah Motor Show, one of the major automobile event in ME, is off to a flying start. A sneak preview:

• Al Rajhi bank is the main sponsor and has put up a very elegant stall at the entrance. Deals are being finalised then & there. Customers are signing up and drawing a lot of attention, thanks to a chinese-gong. They have two more stalls, with one of them having the latest craze in ME, Toyota Landcruiser
• Toyota, the market leader, is very prominent in their participation too. The natural pull for the brand is supplemented with the launch of the local favourite, 2008 Landcruiser. This, along with FJ Cruiser, ensure extra footfalls at the counter.
• Hyundai managed to put their small car, Getz, on top but vertically ! That was cool man ! Veracruz is also another crowd puller.
• Kia, GMC, Nissan/Infinity are other key participants.
• Most of the luxury brands are not part of this event. Though they may, out of their own valid reasons, may opt out of this. But, the event loses some of its charm

Overall, a great show !

Road accident stats KSA

Saudi Traffic authorities have reported annual losses due to road accidents, a whopping SR 13 bn ( $3.5 bn). A big component (over SR 4 bn) of it is pegged as 'human losses'. Human life is priceless, and the loss can not be monetised. Moreso, as the average age is just 34 years, perhaps the peak of youth. LET us drive safely, whichever part of the world we are in...

Flying Cars

Moller International has started production of Skycar. Estimated sticker price is $ 95000 to $145,000 !

For details check:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moller_Skycar
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElS9BKSsezw

Nasa also staged its first-ever Personal Air Vehicle Challene, to find topflight fixes for our commuter headaches.

A solution to the worldwise issue of traffic challenges and personal commuting ??!!

Best Car Name

What is in a name ? A lot, esp if you are in Marketing.

Acc to a survey by Autobytel FORD MUSTANG is the most preferred 'name'

Other top names are:

1. Chrysler 300
2. Toyota 4Runner
3. Honda Civic
4. Chevy Malibu
5. VW GTI