Nissan Land Glider Concept Car [It Looks Like it Leans Because It Does]

Now let me make things perfectly clear for you folks! I have not altered the image here in any way. The car in the picture is a Nissan Land Glider and it looks like it’s leaning towards its right hand side because it really does do that.

The car is supposed to be a Zero Emissions concept car that seems to want to act similarly to the Segway. The Land Glider is an electric car which could save you a lot of precious cash on gas if it will ever go into mass production. That doesn’t explain the leaning does it? Well inside the Glider there’s this little thing, which we’ll refer to as a computer, capable of leaning the car into the turns. That means the driver is not the only one in control as he’s taking advantage of a sophisticated controlled steering system.

Leaving jokes aside, this leaning system could prove to be very efficient not to mention that it makes taking curves a lot safer. And the Land Glider has more tricks for you. Step inside it and you will notice how there’s only one seat available. This is a one-man car and there’s no room for passengers. It’s more like a covered smart ATV with Segway-like abilities. The wheel has been replaced by a flight yoke while the rear view mirrors have been replaced by cameras and monitors. As you can see there’s quite a lot of technology involved in this Land Glider Concept so we can’t remain indifferent to it!

The car will be powered by an all electric motor which will feed itself from a battery similar to the one found in the Leaf, a more famous Nissan electric car. The Land Glider will be available together with the Leaf at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show so if you happen to be in Tokyo from October 24 to November 4, make sure you check it out.

There are no details at this point about the future of this tiny Land Glider but we’ll keeping an eye on its development. Although it looks, and probably feels, strange, the car could be a smart solution for driving in these crowded cities so don’t act surprised when other car makers will roll out similar concepts!