The current credit crunch not affecting you one bit? Then the Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Mission One Electric Sports Motorcycle might be just the set of wheels for you. Built on a similar concept to that of the original Mission One, this Neiman Marcus exclusive ups the ante with its $73,000 price tag, as it is capable of hitting a cool 150 mph top speed with zero carbon emissions. The battery used is capable of offering a range of 150 miles before a charge is required. There will only be 10 of these available worldwide that will come with numbered NM plaques, exclusive wheels and a special paint job.

Truth might be stranger than fiction, and this adage holds true with the OutRun arcade cabinet that has been transformed into a car thanks to Garnet Hertz of the Pasadena Art Center College of Design. He has already installed all the relevant parts including wheels and motors to keep it up and running. An EVT America Electric Trike with electric motors will move the entire arcade cabinet with its "driver", while GPS sensors from an iPhone will be work in tandem with custom software to render out a "map" on the arcade screen in an OutRun style.

Nissan's Scratch Shield paint is currently being licensed to NTT DoCoMo as the latter wants to use the former's technology in their cellphones. This self-healing paint supposedly self-heals fine scratches and can restore the vehicles’ paint surfaces overnight, while more severe cases might take up to a week or so. Apart from that, the Scratch Shield paint is also more scratch-resistant compared to conventional paint, resulting in a more durable and long-lasting paint coat. This would make us less careful with our handsets in the future, and it doesn't bode too well for phone case manufacturers who are currently making tons off iPhone users desperate to prevent but a single scratch on their precious smartphone.

Want to have a really awesome outdoor entertainment vehicle? Well, the Midnight Rider Tundra Tailgater by Brooks & Dunn, designed in partnership with Toyota, certain hits the mark. This vehicle packs a BBQ grill, beer tap, ice chest, 42-inch HDTV and Kicker sound system, perfect for you to kick back in the outdoors and scare all the wildlife away. Would you pick up one of these if you had the funds?

The Mavizen TTX02 electric motorbike has been described as a “laptop on wheels”, where it is the first electric motorbike of its kind that incorporates Wi-Fi connectivity alongside an on-board web interface to get you started. It will be limited in production for one reason, offering potential participants a chance to acquire a bike where they can develop themselves in order to make it competitive and unique to them. The Mavizen TTX02 will rely on a rolling chassis of an FIM homologated and road legal bike. Production will be limited to just 50 units, where the Mavizen TTX02 is expected to arrive at your doorstep sometime in Q1 from next year onwards. The estimated retail price for a complete bike with a Circuit Pack? £25,000.

Talk about going the disco way to bling up your ride! The MotionLites could very well be the next big thing for boys who want to soup up their rides, being servo-actuated, multi-colored LED lights that extend from the wheel wells in order to bring some light to your set of chrome beauties. It will cost $400 to outfit all four wheels, and looks set to make a debut on most future rice rockets.

The next-generation Ford Explorer will offer something very different that even a luxury car like Bentleys and BMWs won't have - rear seatbelts that will inflate in an accident pretty much the same way as an airbag. The whole idea behind inflatable rear seatbelts would be to multiply the surface area of the belt against your body in an impact by up to 5 times, making a crash more "comfortable." This is no substitute for an airbag, but if it could help save lives in the future, why not?

Gordon Murray, an ex-McLaren Formula One designer has come up with a trio of prototypes of his T.27 electric car that will cater for city or town use. Interestingly enough, the T.25 (its predecessor) tips the scales at a mere 600kg, which is half the weight of a small family car on average. The T.27 comes with a tubular frame to absorb energy and does well to pass all relevant safety tests in case you were wondering. Just a thought though - it can hit 60 miles per hour, but what happens when a really large truck overtakes it, will the T.27's relative lightness cause it to swerve or skid?

The Parrot RKi8400 car stereo system will target both the iPhone and iPod devices, where this hands-free Bluetooth communication system will boast multiple connections for digital music and advanced hands-free telephony functions. You also get a storage compartment located behind the removable front panel, making it perfect to protect and recharge your iPhone or iPod when driving. Other features include a large dial that makes data on it accessible with but a glance, while a full-color screen is always a joy to behold. Whenever there is an incoming call, you will find the system loading its hands-free mode automatically, allowing you to concentrate on the road at all times. The Parrot RKi8400 will also play nice with all Bluetooth-enabled cellphones out there. [Press Release]

DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Driver Ken Block has come up with a dream machine - the TRAX STI that is proud to take over the mantle as the world's fastest vehicle of its kind. The poor Subaru WRX STI had its tires taken apart and replaced with snow cat tracks instead, followed by upgrades to the next-level suspension in order to create the ultimate backcountry shred car. You get over 400 horses underneath the hood, thanks to a 2.5 liter, 4-cylinder, turbocharged and intercooled STI engine tuned with a MOTEC M800 ECU.

Remember when Pierce Brosnan (yes, the one who can't sing to save his life in Mamma Mia!) was the debonair 007, controlling a BMW 750iL using his Sony Ericsson handset? Fiction is now reality with the iPhone-operated Dodge minivan known as The Spirit of Berlin. This achievement is made possible thanks to the efforts of researchers from the Freie Universität Berlin's Artificial Intelligence Group. Of all the vehicles available with four wheels, they had to choose a Dodge instead of something sleeker - is there something they know that we don't?

If the world were as trusting as characters from an utopian universe, the Sticky carpool concept would definitely be a big hit on our roads. After all, this device that sticks to your window via a rubber suction cup will show off statistics concerning the vehicle's number of passengers, availability, destination and ETD (estimated time of departure) for all and sundry to view, giving you the option to hitch a right ride the first time round. Too bad reality isn’t like that, so this is one idea that has to be thrown back to the backburner for the moment…

Toyota is clearly in tune with the next generation of gamers by unveiling the Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer (ATG) concept that comprises of a Toyota pickup with a quartet of Xbox consoles within, a Warthog from Halo and a Monster energy drink dispenser to keep you going through those marathon gaming sessions. You will find four 24" LCD monitors from Samsung adorning the cabin center, swinging out to provide individual gamers with their own display. As for spectators, they can sit outside and view all the thrills and spills via a 60" Sharp LCD TV that is mounted in the Tacoma's trailer receiver hitch.

The recent World Solar Challenge saw the Japanese team emerge as winners, upsetting the pecking order that was once dominated by 4-time Dutch champs. They took top spot by making it past the finish line of the 1,864-mile solar car race that was held across Australia, completing the gruelling journey in 29 hours and 49 minutes even on a flat tire, giving it an impressive average speed of around 63mph.