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Metro
09-07-2025
- Automotive
- Metro
World's narrowest car might finally make it easy to park
A mechanic has built a car so slim that it looks like the photo was taken in a fun house mirror. The blue car only has space for the driver and possibly one passenger in the back, though we wouldn't be keen to contort ourselves into there. Just 50cm wide, the car is about the width of a pillow, and has room for just one headlamp on the front. It would be very easy to reverse park with it though, so we'll give it that. Unfortuntately, you won't be able to buy one though, unless perhaps if you contact its owner director to make you a bespoke new one. Andrea Marazzi, 30, made it especially for a festival in Italy celebrating 45 years of the Fiat Panda. He used original materials from a 1993 model to make the new look electric Panda, which doesn't look any different from the side, then seems comically 2D once you see it head on. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video It was a popular sight at the festival in Pandino, southeast of Milan, and has since gone viral. He is reportedly preparing an official application for it to be recognised by Guinness World Records as the narrowest car ever built. The car includes the original rear seat, but modified so only the very smallest could perch their bottom on it. Even the front seat is also very pinched, much narrower than in a standard version. According to DesignBoom, it weighs 264 kg, is 145 cm tall, and 50cm side. At a top speed of only 15km and range of 25km on a full charge, the catch is that it's not road legal, with its motor taken from an e-scooter. Mr Marazzi built the car at the scrapyard and workshop owned by his family, Autodemolizione Marazzi in Bagnolo Cremasco. More Trending He says its sturdier than it looks. Would you drive a car this thin? Yeah, it would save space In a video on Instagram, he showed how it would not just tip over even when given a significant shove. 'Many people think that it will tip over just by blowing but they are wrong,' he said in Italian. 'Look here – you have to push it a little and it will wobble but it won't [fall over].' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: How the €1 European house scheme actually works MORE: First picture of builder, 35, killed after being 'sucked into plane engine' MORE: Hero sniffer dog killed by 'cowards' who gave him sausages with nails in them
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This aluminium vinyl deck has a hidden secret that'll stun you
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Quick Summary The PP-1 turntable from Waiting For Ideas is machined from a solid block of aluminium and comes without a tonearm. It can also automatically detect which speed to run your records. You know what to expect from the best turntables. They'll have a platter. They'll have a speed control, or a belt to adjust. And they will absolutely, definitely, certainly have a tonearm. This deck doesn't. This is the Aluminium PP-1 Turntable, created by design studio Waiting For Ideas (via DesignBoom). And the lack of tonearm isn't the only thing that's unique – it also works very differently from a typical turntable. It looks very different too. This is no ordinary turntable. It's hewn from a solid block of aluminium and lacks all the usual hardware you'd expect to see on a premium record player. Simply place your record upside-down, press play and the PP-1 takes care of the rest. There are just two buttons – one for speed control (although it can auto-detect the appropriate speed if you want it to), and the other for play, pause, previous, next, and volume. The PP-1 can sit horizontally or vertically, and the studio has also designed 80W companion speakers to go with it. The turntable is powered via USB-C, has a 3.5mm mini-jack output, and includes an elliptical diamond stylus. This sort of design innovation come cheap, of course. It'll set you back €5,800 (about £4,790 / $6,030 / AU$9,700) for the PP-1, or €9,000 (about £7,430 / $9,360 / AU$15,000) if you want it in a bundle with its companion speakers. You'll need to provide your own amplifier as the speakers are passive. It's fair to say that the Aluminium PP-1 Turntable isn't aimed at the average vinyl fan – it's as much an art piece as it is a record deck. But, if you like its striking looks and unusual approach, it is available to order now, and Waiting For Ideas says that each one will be made to order. You can find out more at Waiting For Ideas.
