The Hydrogen Z.Car is a drive-by-wire three-wheeled hybrid concept car, designed by renowned architect Zara Hadid. This imaginatively styled two-seater was commissioned by London art dealer Kenny Schachter, who hopes to put the car into limited production.

The Z.Car's shape-shifting design makes it ideal for both urban and highway driving. At low speeds (driving through cities, for example), the passenger pod rises into a higher position, giving the driver a better view of the road and making the car easier to park. At high speeds, the car lowers 10 degrees, dropping the center of gravity closer to the road for better handling.

The streamlined design of the Z.Car, with storage up front and the engine at the rear, makes the car wider in the front and smaller in the back. This is the ideal shape to maximize energy efficiency and minimize wind resistance. The car's water-drop shape is an allusion to the intended use of hydrogen fuel power in the car.

Hadid has already designed parking structures and a BMW plant using her innovative "organic language." With the Z.Car, Hadid imagined a design that would explore how a car could affect its driver's behavior. The car's asymmetric front-door hatch gives the driver panoramic forward vision, and video screens display the feed from back-mounted cameras. Occupants can even change the window tint by adjusting a current that powers thin LED film on the glass surface.

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