COLONY 6: Transportation Vehicles

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LAND


The Detonator V4 6.0 is a creation of a bike designer named Daniel Simon. The engine that powers the Detonator lives up to the name of the bike. The engine has four cylinders displacing a total of 6.0 liters, similar to the size of the engines found is certain Supercars and Hypercars. The bike looks like it comes from the pages of a science fiction comic plotted around the year 2050. It can be at best described as a sculpture, or a machine. It breaks every known, conventional belief on how a motor cycle should look like.


Designed by Canadian company Bombardier, the bike has just a single wheel to support itself. It uses a gyroscope which senses the direction in which the rider leans and moves accordingly. The bike is powered by an electric motor that gets energy from a fuel cell. Inside a Fuel cell, Hydrogen and oxygen chemically react to produce electricity. The only emission from this vehicle is pure water.


There is a number of stunning design cue in the bike, including the spoke-less wheels that seem to be floating. It is intriguing to note the lack of foot pegs, suggesting that the rider is not going to be in an upright-riding position.


The Magrela Two is repulsorlift racing vehicle piloted by specialized individuals. Special engines for these craft traditionally came in one of two varieties of mechanical action: internal combustion engine types or rocket motor types (engines using moving mechanical parts and rocket motors using no moving mechanical parts). At a distance, one could differentiate engines from motors by noting if there are rotating fan/turbines at the front of the craft (engines having large rotating fans, motors lacking them). Energy binders projected from each engine connected both turbines together, forming a loose triangular configuration with the pod itself, dragged behind the engines, at the highest point. A driver could commonly achieve speeds in excess of eight hundred kilometers per hour on a good day.


The Matteo is a lightspeed motorcycle that could go up to speeds of 175. Only specialized individuals may drive this vehicle that is powered by electricity. Helmet required.


Péter Iglói-Nagy has conceptualized an eco-friendly truck for these hard to reach areas that maximize the use of natural resources readily available in deserts.


The Reggie is a ground vehicle that can be driven up to 250 MPH. It is a solar powered hybrid designed by the Chase Motor Company of America.


Designed by Daimler Chrysler, the bike looks more like a sculpture made of chrome and brushed aluminum on wheels than anything else. But mind you, with a massive 8.3 liter V10 engine to move it around, this should comfortably be the fastest bike with an Internal Combustion Engine. The bike produces in excess of 500 horsepower, enough to take-off to 400 miles per hour. However, the mechanical components and tires will certainly limit the bikes capabilities. Although it is a motorbike, technically speaking, its got four wheels and a big bore V10, classic ingredients of a sports car.


The Towe truck by designer Andrew Chirkova is an advanced vehicle concept that generating power from a jet engine seems to take urban transportation to new heights. Featuring a heavy-duty engine resulting in a low center of gravity, the futuristic truck gives an altogether new dimension to towing vehicles, such as an airport tractor or a trailer tractor. Measuring 10000 x 5000 x 1500 mm (LWH), the new truck accommodates the driver in a hi-tech cabin for better controls, together with three members of the maintenance crew, with ease. Though we don’t have much technical specs of the vehicle, still you may enjoy the images after the jump.



The Warpod features enough power and ammunition to make sure the super hero escapes the bad guys. The bike is powered by a liquid-cooled, single cylinder engine. The reason for the phenomenal acceleration is the low gearing. The other noticeable features about this bike are the fat wheels and the lack of an exhaust pipe.

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WATER

Ammonoq Concept from Junji Kawabe is made for fun on the waves. The boat doubles up as a submersible and uses ballast tanks to control buoyancy. Ammonoq isn’t a convertible, it incorporates both features together. On water, the concept has a glass roof, unlike other boats and it can go underwater within seconds, without waiting for other additions to take over. Submerging or slicing through water is a safe and easy operation with the Ammonoq.The seats house a re-breather unit, which can provide for three passengers when submersed. Dive tank storage in the rear of the concept can be used for scuba diving or as an emergency door.Ammonoq has two fin wheels powered by electric motors and can go forward as well as reverse. The boat can slice through water at speeds up to 60kmph, while the submersible mode loses some speed due to obvious reasons. The controls provide full information on vitals like speed, location (using sonar and GPS), depth and oxygen level.The boat s a remote key transmitter for the concept where the user could control the boat from outside the cabin. Ammonoq seems to have come from sci-fi legends, and apart from the action we could imagine with the Ammonoq in a movie, we also see it as a luxurious thriller.


Powered by electricity, the Aqualad is one handsome vehicle. Joystick controls, oxygen supplies, and even water pressure monitoring were integrated into the futuristic single passenger design. The Aqualad is an option for underwater living in the future and provides a sustainable mode of transportation both above and below the ocean’s surface.


Want fun in the sun with your friend? Sun tanning? Fishing? Getting wasted? La Playa is the perfect solar powered yacht that seats seven people on a perfect sunny day at the bay. The real key to success in these cases though is the reliability and ease of energy. Sufficient power storage is a must so that pedaling is kept to a minimum and done only in emergencies.


For all those who want to explore the depths of the ocean without polluting the delicate ecosystem, this sub aims to take you on a green undersea adventure. The submarine is propelled by two 3hp thrusters, which provide fore, aft and direction control and two 3hp vertical/translational thrusters control that enable precise positioning. Powered by electricity, the 3000kg submarine comes fully loaded with a VHF Radio, barometer, thermometer, hydrometer, depth gauges, fluxgate and magnetic compasses, magnetic clinometers, pressure gauges and a GPS receiver.


The Nereus is a concept designed by Mathias Koehler for a wind-powered personal watercraft. Using a kite to make the most of available wind, the jetski-like watercraft is designed to bounce across the waves at ‘relatively high speeds’ and also submerge beneath the water for short periods.


This entertaining boat comprises a friendly finished design and is powered with both fuel and solar energy. The inspiration of this boat came from racing cars along with few boats and most amazingly, Jack Sparrow, the leading role of twenty-first century Planet Earth film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. The solar energy panel is placed on the roof to offer direct contact with sunlight and there is a small pool at backside of the boat where the passengers can hang out with some fun fishing or just seat back and relax.

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AIR

The ARC is designed for a distant future where there will be a federation of nations to help keep the order. The chopper with retro feel yet futuristic design will fly in that world being the part of Universal Military Service Corp (UMSC). Designed as a multipurpose chopper for rescue operations in UMSC, Aerial Rescue Chopper features unique duo fan propeller, distinctive air turbo system with the capability to navigate rough terrains. This chopper is meant for surveillance and scouting in land and sea divisions.


Can carry up to 16 people along with multiple land vehicles depending on size. Solar powered..


This flying vehicle can reach high speeds, get to your destination in a short time span.