It hasn"t got its own...
It hasn"t got its own body just yet, because bosses at the firm sent the designers back to the drawing board to come up with a new look. In fact, the styling was supposed to follow that of the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept, which made its debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January. But its design wasn"t well received.
They want to discover...
They want to discover how millions of tiny hairs on the reptiles" feet help them cling to smooth, almost-vertical surfaces without slipping. And the US boffins are making similar materials to give tyres and road surfaces fantastic grip.
Experts at the University of California, Berkeley, have already manufactured a nylon-like material and packed it with microscopic fibres that stop objects from sliding. It is also claimed to keep cooler, and last longer,than rubber.