In the picture you will see the crash testing done with wild pigs to see if the cars are strong enough. As the wild pigs roam a lot on the roads of Germany, automakers need to check these test results as well. Obviously this car hasn’t passes the crash test as the dummy wild pigs have won against the speeding car.

The impact was so heavy that you can see the crushed bonnet of the car in the second picture. Although nothing seems to have happened to the driver, the heavy pig has smashed the front of the car completely.

So do the automakers still consider it a win as the driver is safe? As far as I know, people love their cars too much and wouldn’t risk buying it if they though a single pig could damage it so much with one high speed impact.

Germany’s ADAC automobile club has conducted crash tests on model wild boars to highlight the mounting risk of road accidents involving animals. It said 27 people died and 3,000 were injured last year in collisions with deer, boars, rabbits and wildcats. Hundreds of thousands of wild animals perish each year.

A total of 27 people died and 3,000 were injured in a quarter of a million collisions with wild animals on German roads in 2009, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of animals that perished in the process, ADAC, the largest automobile club in Europe, said on Tuesday.

It’s a growing problem because the population of wild boars in particular is increasing in Germany and Europe.

ADAC conducted some a spectacular crash test to measure the impact of vehicle collisions with a horde of wild boar at various speeds. It refrained from using real wild boars for the purpose, resorting instead to life-size models of a sow and her two chubby piglets.

“The collision with a horde of wild boars at 80 kilometers per hour (50 miles per hour) needn’t be life-threatening for the people inside the vehicle,” ADAC said in a statement after conducting the test. “The front of the vehicle was damaged but the passenger cell remained stable.”

Don’t Swerve to Avoid Animals

Unfortunately for the animals that stray onto roads, ADAC recommended that drivers do not swerve to avoid them. Trying to spare the animal’s life by shifting to the opposite lane entails the far greater danger of smashing into an oncoming car, it said.

“If a wild animal appears suddenly, apply the brakes as hard as possible, keep a tight grip on the steering wheel and stay in the lane,” ADAC said.

“In the worst case scenario, a collision with the animal has to be accepted.”

Driving slowly, as always, minimizes the risks, and dipping one’s headlights gives the animal a chance to run away. They get fixated by a strong light beam.

ADAC, the German Hunting Federation and the German Council on Traffic Safety on Tuesday called for an improved system of collating nationwide data on accidents involving wildlife so that troublespots could be identified more effectively, and the incidence of accidents can be reduced.

“Every 2.5 minutes a deer is run over and for rare species like wildcats, road accidents are the No. 1 cause of death,” said Wolfgang Bethe, the vice president of the hunting federation. “Animals don’t know the highway code, that’s why it’s more important than ever to inform drivers for the sake of wildlife conservation and road safety.”

Designers from Audi, GM, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota stepped up to answer that question. Their designs included cars which incorporated human DNA, one’s that could change both shape and color, and even cars which linked together to form a larger mass transit system.

But the challenge winner was Nissan’s V2G (vehicle-to-grid) concept. It’s kinda like the iPhone of electric cars (or the Droid if you swing that way). It uses an electrified highway much like cell phones use cell towers. The e-highway stays charged by using photovoltaic skins which cover all major urban structures.

Nissan itself would provide an affordable range of ‘grid’ access plans to meet a variety of lifestyles. But you can even jail-brake the car to go ‘off-grid’ in a variety of configurations. It can also flock with other vehicles to save money.

And when the car is no longer useful; recycle it! It’s made of a bioresin and carbon nanotube cloth. Using bacteria, the car would be devoured leaving only the cloth behind. The cloth could then be used for future models.

Whatever you want the V2G to do…there’s an app for that.

Nissan’s V2G concept competed against the following models:

Audi’s eOra and eSpira concepts respond to even the slightest body movements and gestures of the driver. The results are vehicles with unmatched agility and responsiveness. Of course, if you sneeze it could be fatal.

GM’s Car Hero concept makes driving a game. The driver plays against the car’s autonomous system to win complete control over the vehicle. You start out by entering your destination into a navigation app on your smart phone and pray your car is not K.A.R.R. from Knight Rider.

Honda’s Helix is part car and part cylon. The vehicle uses human DNA along with adaptive polymers to transform to the driver’s liking. It can change both in shape and color.

Mazda’s Souga is a custom built vehicle in which drivers use a virtual reality website -V Mazda – to design their car with the help of a design mentor. It’s like ordering a Dell computer online.

The Toyota LINK is a customizable, mass transit vehicle that links into other transportation ’social networks.’ You can actually download skins to personalize the exterior. The wheels, made of an electro-conductive material, convert friction into energy to charge the car’s battery.

Stunning photo series by Marc Cameron and Mark Brown, features outlines of iconic luxury cars created using light graffiti.

“Using an original technique of light painting I aimed to create simplified graphic versions of each of these classic shapes. The timeless, current and forward thinking design of each model has made creating these representations a massively inspiring experience,” says Mark Brown.

AUDI R8

BUGATTI VEYRON

TVR TUSCAN

FERRARI F430

MORGAN AERO

Vision EfficientDynamics concept sports car from BMW combines superb driving performance with extremely low fuel consumption.

The power and performance are made possible by combining a fuel-efficient 3-cylinder turbodiesel with one electric motor on each axle. The special arrangement of the two motors and diesel engine allows all-wheel drive when driving in all-electric mode. The result is minimum power loss and a harmonious transmission of the power available under all conditions.

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car will make its world debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

Michelin has developed an innovative tire design called Tweel. The tire requires no air and cannot burst or flat. Its base is connected to shock shock-absorbing polyurethane spokes which are used to support the outer rim.