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At the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, Pininfarina, the famed styling house, showed off its Sintesi concept car. The Sintesi features four suicide scissor doors, a 0.27 coefficient of drag, and rear lights that not only feature the newest LED Osram technology but also have cameras and sensors. The lights visually connect the rear styling to the side by underlining the car's central axis. But one of this concept's most amazing features lies inside.

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The Sintesi's instrument panel is unlike any other I've seen. The entire panel is one translucent piece that uses various light displays to show information. If you look closely, it really is the entire dashboard from one end to the other, not just the oval-shaped display in the center. The company claims that the car could help do away with traffic signals and road signs altogether, since it displays them all inside the vehicle as you approach them. The car can also "communicate" with other cars in order to determine the best, most traffic-free routes.

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The car is an electric-hydrogen hybrid, with small fuel cells located throughout the vehicle rather than in one central location. The system is expected to deliver in the neighborhood of 700 hp. All of this sounds incredibly cool and yet maddeningly vague. The company has been slowly revealing the car and its features over the course of several months. One thing is for certain: this four-door is a heck of an alternative to a Honda Accord.

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