Samsonite offering automotive-inspired luggage
Many high-end automobiles come equipped with custom-fitted luggage that takes advantage of every available inch in these space-deprived interiors. Pretty cool stuff, that. What are you to do if your ride wasn't sweet enough to come with its own travel gear? Consider the new Spinner line from Samsonite, which is fitted with four wheels -- one at each corner, like a car. Not only is the new luggage highly maneuverable, but it's been designed using high-tech components inspired by automotive design. For instance, some of the gear is made from a composite material known as CURV, which is said to be both lightweight and strong, while other bits feature a diamond plate finish in what must be a nod to the pickem-up crowd. Probably the coolest feature, though, is a built-in parking brake of sorts that is included in case you need to stop on a less-than-level surface.Gallery: Samsonite Car-Inspired Luggage
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Richardh 10:07AM (5/29/2008)
So they will be charging the price of a car for this luggage correct?
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Soccer Mom 10:13AM (5/29/2008)
Seems like an ordinary luggage to me. Perhaps all those car inspired elements are subtly hidden inside.
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Alex 11:11AM (5/29/2008)
pfft... this is not auto-inspired luggage. If you want some luggage that'll look good in your car, go buy from Dunhill.
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bill 11:45AM (5/29/2008)
Gee, cars have been around for 100+ years, and now a luggage manufacturer is thinking of tailoring its products to cars? This is a concept that is so past due that it boggles the mind.
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zmf001 12:02PM (5/29/2008)
I have seen this luggage or pieces very similar to it. Very nice stuff. Prices are inline with other offerings of the same size and quality, not too overly priced.
The wheels at the 4 corners swivel in all directions so you can literally push the luggage any direction you want and it just rolls that way. It still has the same handle, and the swivel wheels revert back to the standard roller positions for a more normal mode of dragging your luggage along.
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Bah 12:08PM (5/29/2008)
So they took pictures of luggage in front of a car. W - o - w . . .
What's next, luggage inspited by airplanes?
I like how it looks like they had to make a wooden boardwalk in pic 10 so the tiny wheels don't get hung up on those cobblestones as the guy pushed his luggage along.
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RLU 12:38PM (5/29/2008)
In pic 6 it looks like shes about to get hit.
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Lee Gibson 1:08PM (5/29/2008)
Will those bags fit in a Ford GT? Without taking out the engine?
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bill jackman 3:18PM (5/29/2008)
I'm really looking forward to their upcoming series of luggage inspired by travel.
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BAMF 1:50PM (5/30/2008)
Swim? Swammi? Slippy? Slappy? Swenson? Swanson?
Maybe its on the briefcase.
Oh here it is.... SAMSONITE! I was way off!
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