The concept was unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show along with a few other finalists – notably a “Music Car” that changes colors with the driver’s musical choices, and the “Smart Key,” a smartphone that can start your car’s engine. The initiative debuted in China last year and thus far, has prompted upwards of 33 million website visitors to submit 119,000 ideas. Volkswagen’s hover car concept is the brainstorm of an apparently as-yet-unnamed girl (we figure she hasn’t been publicly identified because she’s a minor, or shy, or because Volkswagen is protecting its intellectual property or because we just can’t read Chinese) who responded to a crowd-sourcing call for ideas. Rear-mounted thrusters would propel the car forward. Real-life implantation would require electromagnetic mineral strips embedded in the roads below it, creating the hovering effect. So how does it work? The idea is based on electromagnetic suspension. Dashboard information, including speed, mileage and engine cues are displayed hologram-style. It’s operated by a center-mounted joystick. The concept is vividly illustrated in a recently released video featuring a simulated cruise through Beijing in a wheel-shaped, two-seater pod floating several feet above the road’s surface. In a Marty-McFly-Goes-to-China moment, Volkswagen and China’s “The People’s Project” have debuted what might bring us closer than ever to that flying DeLorean we’ve all secretly pined for since the first installment of Back to the Future – that is, if it ever sees reality. This is the fourth vehicle that can float on water, the first being the Surfboard, the second being the Hoverboard, and third being the Santa's Sleigh.Volkswagen's hover car would work via electromagnetic suspension.
The Hovercar is one of the two vehicles that stops floating if it doesn't have any occupants sitting inside, the other being the Imagination Box.The Hovercar is one of the only vehicles that hovers off the ground, with the others being the Hoverboard, Rainbow Trail Magic Carpet, Imagination Box, and the Santa's Sleigh.This vehicle is possibly inspired by the flying cars often found in 1960s art depicting the future. The steering wheel itself resembles the yoke of an airplane, hinting at the fact that this vehicle is also capable of flight (despite it only being able to hover and not fly in-game). Despite its size, the Hovercar only has two seats, with the steering wheel being on the left-hand side. It also has a spoiler, a windshield, a big lightbar with two additional, smaller taillights at the back, and two vintage headlights. The Hovercar is a large, futuristic-looking boat-like vehicle with a primarily white-colored body it has a black secondary color surrounding its interior and bottom. However, it is no longer obtainable and can only be obtained through trading. It cost 70, 199, 499 through its respective gifts. The Hovercar is a legendary vehicle in Adopt Me! that was added to the game on Maas part of the new gifts rotation.