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Stuff: Jaguar CX-F Concept Car

The car above is due to be unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show 07. It's the C-XF concept car from Jaguar - a four-door sports saloon which, according to the press release, will provide a clear indication of the design direction that the next generations of Jaguar saloons will take. It has been designed by the same teams that produced the Jaguar XK sports GT range in 2005 - headed by Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum and Head of Advanced Design Julian Thomson. The press release reads:

C-XF has a taut beauty, but it is also a car that will challenge people's preconceptions about Jaguar; it has an edginess that exudes a sense of underlying menace... "The tonality has a functional aspect but also extreme beauty; mechanical designs that are fit for purpose are often beautifully designed - we've taken our inspiration from machinery as diverse as aircraft to cameras in seeking to make the car look like it was milled from a solid piece of metal."

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Stuff: Lotus Triseater Tribrid Brazilian Mini

Lotus will partner with Obvio! Automotoveiculos in Brazil to develop two high-performance mini sports cars, Channel 4 reports. The '828' and '012' (pictured) will be ultra-lightweightv and use "aerospace-developed structural technology" to make them strong and safe. Oddly enough, the cars will be three-seaters: the driver and passengers sitting three-abreast and the doors will be scissor-opening. Channel 4 reports:

Power will come, at least initially, from the Brazilian-built Tritec 1.6-litre engine as supplied to Chrysler, as used in the Mk1 Mini. This will be adapted by Lotus for 'trybrid' multi-fuel capability, giving the option to run on petrol, bioethanol or natural gas; and besides an entry-level normally-aspirated version, 170bhp and 250bhp turbocharged variants will also be produced. Shortly after the launch of these models, eco-friendly electric versions will follow too.

Lotus signs up for Brazilian threesome - 4Car News from Channel 4

Electra Eightball Bikes

Eightball bike

The look of Scandinavian Eightball Bikes was inspired by US planes of the 1940s. STW2D tells us that they have a hi-ten frame in a felt tank design, fender eyelets, a rollerbrake in the front and a back pedal brake and a black coated aluminium Alexrims.

Available here (UK)

Stussy Low Rider

Of course, I'm not recommending exercise here - but if you were impartial to a little dashing about, you could try riding one of these Stussy bikes by Nirve.

Yeah. I know.

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IKOO Scooter

The Ikoo Contemporary Scooter made from an ultra rigid frame made of T304 surgical stainless steel alloy travels at 18mph or 25kph.

Can travel 18 miles before you have to plug it back in.

Super cool at $995.

IKOO