Half Dune Buggy, Half Jet Ski, All Beach Bum Fever Dream

The Kite concept vehicle is perfect for a surfer having a midlife crisis.

The Kite concept vehicle that Hyundai showed off at the Geneva Motor Show. (Courtesy of Hyundai)
The Kite concept vehicle that Hyundai showed off at the Geneva Motor Show. (Courtesy of Hyundai)

Shaken or stirred? French Riviera or Italian countryside? Jet ski or dune buggy …

Life is full of tough questions.

While there’s no right response to the former queries, Hyundai may have come up with the perfect answer to the latter in the form of the Bluetooth-enabled Kite concept vehicle.

The Kite concept vehicle that Hyundai showed off at the Geneva Motor Show. (Courtesy of Hyundai)

Unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show, the futuristic Kite easily converts from a two-seat dune buggy into a single-seat jet-ski with the touch of a button on its owners paired smartphone.

How exactly does it do that? Don’t ask questions – just enjoy.

The Kite concept vehicle that Hyundai showed off at the Geneva Motor Show. (Courtesy of Hyundai)

Designed sans doors, windows or a roof, the Kite is powered by an electric propulsion system that powers a quartet of in-wheel engines when the vehicle is in buggy mode and a single water jet turbine when it is in jet ski mode.

A collaboration between Hyundai Design Centre Europe and Italy’s Istituto Europeo di Design, the Kite is still in the concept phase (and will likely remain there), but damn if it doesn’t look like fun.

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