The Hiriko is already a pretty small car, but the rear wheel portion is actually able to “fold” into the front half of the car, effectively reducing its overall length to a mere 60 inches. The two-seater commuter vehicle also comes with “robot wheels” that allow the car to spin into place, and the windshield can open up like a door in case the sides are boxed in by other Hirikos. In effect, you can fit three of these things where you would normally fit one standard car.

If you’re thinking that the Hiriko looks familiar, that’s because we already saw it as the CityCar Concept four years ago. The good news is that it apparently now ready for public consumption with an estimated price of $17,430. The electric car gets about 75 miles on a single charge. Would you want one?

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You’ve got to hand it to these PR people. Tossing around buzz words like “aerodynamic” and “green energy” just aren’t enough to catch our attention anymore. In the case of Mercedes-Benz, they’re describing the new Concept A-Class as “a car that might have come from another planet.”

Unfortunately, the compact Merc looks like just about any other sporty hatch that seems to be rolling off the production lines these days. Have you seen the Lexus CT 200h or maybe the Honda CR-Z? The Concept A-Class is kind of like those, but with a longer hood and a few more aggressive lines.

The “concentrated dynamism” is capped with a turbocharged four-banger, adaptive Brake Assist (with radar-based warnings), dual clutch transmission, LED headlights, Collision Prevention Assist, and smartphone integration. You use something called COMAND Online to reach your “digital lifestyle.”

I’m not saying that the Concept A-Class, set to be showcased in Shanghai later this month, is a bad car. I just don’t think it’s exactly out of this world.

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