The Covertech Automotive Car Cover protects your car from every element, even -- according to its maker -- "malicious intent." When you're ready to take the cover off, apparently all you need to do is stand back and watch. The cover retracts automatically into a "briefcase-sized" enclosure in a trunk or hatchback. There's even one for motorcycles that fits in a "Kleenex-sized" box. The creator envisions carmakers eventually integrating the automatic car cover into the design of their cars. Sounds neat, but when you want to cover your car up again, you'll need good old manual labor for that. Personally, we can't see needing to cover and uncover your car often enough in one day to make such a device necessary, but perhaps there are folks with the need for easy incognito. But while it's hard to tell from the video, the answer is yes, it probably will make your bumper look big.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
imoore @ May 5th 2008 7:37PM
Nice bumper.
Forget the car cover, what's the lady's name and number?
Aprime @ May 5th 2008 8:59PM
Stuck in the 90's much?
Disgruntled Goat @ May 5th 2008 8:40PM
According to the site:
"Its made from strong, rip-resistant and lightweight."
That's fantastic.
tankd0g @ May 5th 2008 8:59PM
No doubt it's space age material. Like Tang.
Cary @ May 5th 2008 9:30PM
It's made from strong, rip-resistant, and lightweight." Man I wish I was made out of strong, rip-resistant, and lightweight. That would pwn.
SPG @ May 5th 2008 10:43PM
That's awesome, I love it.
Got a good laugh from the video. And I actually do want one.
tankd0g @ May 5th 2008 10:57PM
Doubles as a drag chute.
Richard @ May 6th 2008 12:36AM
Like 'Tang: THE space-aged material for all time! Even beats both carbon fiber and carbon fibre!
I love 'Tang!
Poon'
Rocketboy @ May 6th 2008 9:36AM
Ohh! Ohh! Sign me up to drag a cloth over my car that was dragged on the ground! I like that scratched paint look.