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Old 01-10-2016, 02:19 PM   #28 (permalink)
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2010 KIA Ray concept

It looks like someone's been doing their homework.

cptsideways -- It's hard to see anything through the dazzle camo, but you've opened a door:


http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/05/vw-budd-e-concept-ces-official/

The electric 'microbus' VW showed at CES. Capsule review: It looks like a BMW i3 got humped by some Ford. The seating layout, headrest/seat belt, the slide-out running board under the side door, the slide out trunk — all good, but the curved window line and solar panels means it will never have slot windows and a sunroof.

Anyone who has soldiered uphill, in the dark and rain, in an old microbus will be dismayed by the blue strip lighting in the grille and the mid-air hand gestures to open the doors. It does have a little shelf under the dashboard, but it won't hold anything, it's just decorative.

Back on-topic: I wonder if the aerodynamics would be better with that base plate extended or retracted.
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