Ford SYNus Concept

I’ve always had a crazy fascination with concept cars. They’re the ones who someone thought we needed, but weren’t ready for. In the past five years, however, we’ve been introduced to some more alternative designs like the Nissan Cube, Kia Soul, and Toyota FJ Cruiser.

Enter the Ford SYNus concept. Pronounced sin-you-us, not sinus—like I thought and still see. It’s supposed to sound like “synthesis” and sinuous. I was stumbling around Ford’s website looking through ‘current’ concepts and saw this gem. Instead of a rear window, it simply has a big LCD display with a camera outside. According to the Wikipedia entry, it’s based off an armadillo and (in the lower part of the picture) can go into lockdown mode, where the seats turn around and face the TV while simultaneously the bulletproof (yeah) windows are covered by an outershell.

Beyond these eccentric features, I guarantee this thing could easily go into production with today’s tastes.