Nissan unveils leaning Land Glider concept

[coolmazda5]

Nissan is pulling out all the zero emission stops at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. In addition to the expected Leaf electric vehicle, the Japanese automaker will also be showing off a new concept called the Land Glider. Intended to be an urban runabout, the two-seat Land Glider is fully electric and is extremely narrow to ease congestion in dense city centers and make it easier to find suitable parking spots.

Inside the cockpit, the Land Glider's pilot sits front and center behind a suitably futuristic instrument cluster and a steering wheel that looks like twin joysticks. According to Nissan, the steering operations are computer controlled through a drive-by-wire arrangement, so there doesn't seem to be a direct connection between the steering wheel and the car's four contact patches.

Perhaps the most interesting bit Nissan pioneered with the Land Glider is the ability to lean into turns like a motorcycle. While this isn't an entirely new concept, it's a first for Nissan and the technology seems to be very well implemented in the Land Glider,

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[Flash5]

this is the kind of car i would see everyone driving in a futuristic world

 

[altspace]

Now if only we can break through the law of must having mechanical steering controls on all motor vehicles. I'd scoot around in it.

 

[03zoomzoom]

Man, that's alot of body roll. ha ha ha j/k The biggest problem I see with these kind of cars are the fact that there's still tons of SUV's on the road that would run them right over and never know it.

 

[skylar2ups]

It makes me cock my head to one side like a dog when it's confused. I like it, I think.

 

[Scorpion34]

I would not wanna get in an accident in one of those.