Suzuki's home-theater-in-a-car

Juniper Foo | Jan 25, 2007

Apart from the droolworthy Aston Martin DBS that Bond totaled in Casino Royale, this ride is next on our hot list. If you're a pistonhead and movie buff with pockets of spare change, Suzuki's concept XL7 Flix (a word play on flicks, geddit?) is a home-theater-in-a-car. Why go for tiny LCD panels at the back of the headrests when you can impress the hell out of your passengers by opening the clamshell roof and elevating a 60-inch projector screen? The front roof panel vents hide a high-intensity digital projection system, while the rear quarter windows swivel to create interior and exterior sound wings. It keeps getting better: Floor strip lighting for a movie-going effect, buckets seats that pivot 180 degrees, high-def DVD player with integrated hard drive for massive A/V storage. And if you want to relive the drive-in era, just aim the projection system toward the side of a building or wall. Batmobile? Ptwah!

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