5 Incredible Transforming Concept Vehicles

We love concept cars, and lately we have seen a whole slew that not only transform transportation into a more sustainable industry, but they actually transform themselves in the process. Whether it's a chassis that shortens to turn a cruiser into a city car, a boat that can be transfigured into a plane, or a car that morphs into a boat -- we love them all! Here's a peek into out five favorites, including the <a title="Inhabitat: MAININKI Concept Car, Laura K. Cowan" href="http://inhabitat.com/maininki-concept-car-has-changeable-chassis-length-for-changeable-nordic-climates/" target="_blank">MAININKI Kakola Concept</a>, <a title="Inhabitat: Opel Icona Concept Car, Laura K. Cowan" href="http://inhabitat.com/water-friendly-opel-icona-concept-car-yacht-is-a-green-solution-for-an-overpopulated-future/" target="_blank">Opel Icona</a>, <a title="Inhabitat: VIERIA Concept Car, Laura K. Cowan" href="http://inhabitat.com/vieria-michelin-design-challenge-concept-car-cleans-polluted-air/" target="_blank">VIERIA</a>, the <a title="Inhabitat: Jon Salerno's Habitat Micro Home Uses a Car as an Extra Room, Laura K. Cowan" href="http://inhabitat.com/jon-salernos-habitat-micro-home-uses-a-car-as-an-extra-room/" target="_blank">Jon Salerno Habitat Micro Home</a>, and the <a title="Inhabitat: Octuri Yacht Plane, Laura K. Cowan" href="http://inhabitat.com/party-like-a-prince-in-the-octuri-flying-yacht/" target="_blank">Octuri Yacht Plane</a>.

The chassis of the MAININKI shortens to transform the car from a highway cruiser to a city driver that's easy to maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Opel Icona Concept changes back and forth from a car to a sailboat as needed, envisioning a future in which many people live on the water due to overpopulation.

The Icona is a future-looking commuter car, powered by green technologies for quickly getting from point A to point B, regardless of whether part of that trip is on land or water.

The Vieria concept car has tandem seating and an adjustable chassis length to allow two people to cruise at high speed or slip through city traffic with ease.

Here you can see the Vieria in both configurations, with wheels extended and pulled in for a more compact stance.

The Jon Salerno Habitat Micro Home uses a reconfigurable car interior as extra living space when docked below the house.

The four seats in the car Salerno envisions docking with his Habitat Micro Home can be swiveled to face each other to create a living space. It brings new meaning to living out of your car.

Envisioned as a transport vessel for a Saudi prince to take his cargo around the coast with ease, the Octuri yacht plane transforms from a boat to a plane by turning its wings into sails.

The Octuri yacht plane saves time loading and unloading cargo and can run on pure wind power when conditions are favorable.