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Originally Posted by zman
In response to ALS question about the limiting design parameters I came up with the following which would make it a realistic production car:
Target price equal to current mid range sedans. $17000 to $25000
4 passanger
Use as many stock parts as possible - steering, suspension, interior, wheels, exhaust, emmision, electronics, cluster - would be mostly components from current production cars
Unibody made from standard materials and standard manufacturing processes - welded sheetmetal and plastic components.
Power plant: currently avilable technology
Target range :500 - 600 miles
Target FE: 60+ at 65 mph
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I think this is exactly what V-Vehicle, the new car company (the one that is trying to locate in my hometown), is doing.
CRAFTING V-VEHICLE | thenewsstar.com | The News Star See the top of the third page particularly. If they are bringing the suppliers onboard during design, I suspect that they are going to use parts already in production (or parts requiring minimum changeover from existing production runs). However, the V-vehicle price point is planned to be around $10k.