Wednesday, February 07, 2007

FutureCar on Discovery Tonight

Official site: discovery.com/future-car

Discovery Communications, Inc.
February 7, 2007

Ride into the Future of Car Design and Technology with Discovery Channel's FUTURECAR

Discovery Channel is putting viewers in the driver's seat of technology that is redefining automobiles in FUTURECAR, beginning Wednesday, February 7, at 8 PM (ET/PT). In this special, four-part series viewers journey to test tracks, design centers and car manufacturers around the world for firsthand knowledge of car design, computer interfaces, alternative fuel sources and the visionaries shaping the limitless automobile possibilities of tomorrow.

Each episode of FUTURECAR explores the crucial components of automobiles in the future including: design and materials in The Body; advanced computer technology in The Brain; alternative fuel sources in The Fuel(s); and a unique look at the visionaries who are pushing the envelope in the automotive world. For the first time ever viewers will see General Motors' design internship program, as well as insidelooks at an airless tire that never goes flat, the first hydrogen-powered go-cart, an 18-wheel truck whose aerodynamic design alone improves its fuel efficiency by 50 percent and much more.

Journey into the future of automotives with FUTURECAR Wednesdays at 8 PM (ET/PT) on Discovery Channel through February and explore more online.

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