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Ecomodder influence on Robocop? (Large Images)

I'd buy THAT for a dollar!

Robocop 2014 production designer, Martin West.

New "RoboCop" and its Cars of the Near Future - Motor Trend

Now, if only those articulated front wheel covers came on production cars... :D :D :D

When fuel is still too cheap, anything more aerodynamic than a brick will look futuristic.

Isn't this the police car of the future?
http://imganuncios.mitula.net/new_20...9993356306.jpg

After all, the original movie used the Ford Taurus.
http://robocoparchive.com/info/car4.JPG

Not to spoil the 'eco' thought, but I think those are probably more likely *bullet* covers than *aero* covers.

Those are some great looking aeromods. I wonder if they would ever sell anything like that.

Maybe they couldnt get an automotive sponsor so they did their best to blur the obvious design features that tells the make and model?

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Originally Posted by Old Tele man (Post 412134)

Not to spoil the 'eco' thought, but I think those are probably more likely *bullet* covers than *aero* covers.

Two-for-one, right? I replaced the ceramic plates in my body armor with coroplast ages ago!

[I would get in so much trouble for that! Especially if I were shot!]

Yeah, but what if they aim for your head?

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Originally Posted by Cobb (Post 412155)

Maybe they couldnt get an automotive sponsor so they did their best to blur the obvious design features that tells the make and model?

I had assumed Ford sponsored the original movie, but apparently they wanted nothing to do with it, and the director paid full retail for all of the cars. Free advertising.

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Originally Posted by NachtRitter (Post 412001)

Anyone else notice how many cars in the new Robocop movie had wheel covers and skirts?
Ford Taurus
http://image.motortrend.com/f/wot/14...lice-Car-2.jpg

From: The Cars of RoboCop: A Guide to Murphy's Metal - Motor Trend WOT

I really really like that front wheel skirt idea that they have there. It really panders to my survivalist/ecomodder mentality.

But if those tyres are filled with air it makes them completely useless for armor as more than half of the tyre is unprotected.

Btw by the time this movie pans to reality there is no need for armor plating of wheels, we will have airless tyres by then.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/11/br...-for-your-car/

And, this is coming from a hard-core Robocop fan. These are definately aerodynamic AND armor mods, but probably 30% aerodynamic and 70% armor, although are a bit over enthusiastic, those wheel skirts are probably Carbon Fiber. Half of that car is probably an alloy/plastic! In the future I envision, petrol is $50 a litre so they are obviously going to make every increase in fuel efficiency possible.

At least thats the fantasy I tell myself.

The reality is that these are a really lazy wank to armor plating everything, although paradoxically they are actually pretty good aerodynamically:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thbg0HoJBJw

Notice the moon hubcaps on the side wheels in that ad.

http://i.imgur.com/fOdxro1.jpg
The number 6000 is probably an advertisement of its weight.

This car apparently was envisioned, manufactured, for exactly one purpose in mind, ramming things, in a world where everyone needs to own fuel efficient cars.

Maybe in the future all EPA MPG ratings need to be the apsolute worst case?

There is no end to complete screwups in this movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_SZm0U2CSY

Though it made some interesting music occur:
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...20dubstep&sm=3

Notice the front block in this pic:
http://i.imgur.com/L6Vvp4I.jpg

I fully expect there to be a Turbocharged I4 Hybrid underneath there which makes this thing have an epic power/weight ratio.

Again, the car's primary purpose appears to be, ramming things.

Which makes complete and total sense when you live in a world like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO68bjUK0JE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39o6eSI06Y
A tip towards a future popular car manufacturer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB_a_tna-_E
Sounds vaguely familiar.

What I would give to have the more innocent days back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pOoS...ature=youtu.be

Here is the rest if you want to watch them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tUag...74293D0C76CC57

Also... Robocop is a Robot, the movie(s) is about a Robot (actually cyborg), The movie(s) in the 90s was all about pandering to the bloodlust of teens back then and also showing them the mighty technology that was going to kick their asses for Truancy someday.

Tech is hard-coded into the script of RCop movies. No doubt about that.

Oh and I'm still waiting for my armor helmet and HUD, I'm looking at you Google Glass. (*whisperon* It would sell really good in the Hood./*whisperoff*)

http://i.imgur.com/pPdCJbS.jpg

We might have airless tires. It's an idea that's been around almost as long as pneumatic tires. Certainly we could save a lot of weight, if only by eliminating the dead weight of the spare in the trunk.

Link to the Wikipedia page on the "Tweel:" Tweel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I've seen a couple of other concepts.

I recently saw something that more or less did away not with the pneumatic tire, but the separate suspension, the so-called "Loopwheel." It adds a lot of rotating mass but I wonder how much mass on the vehicle it could eliminate. In a two-wheel application like a bike or motorcycle it works because the wheel doesn't get exposed to much in the way of off-axis stresses, but in a car it might not hold up.

Another view of the front skirts on the police cruiser:
http://bigfanboy.com/wp/wp-content/u...cop-newcar.jpg

That looks easy enough and im sure is bolted to the strut at flange below spring. Some struts already have holes there u could mount to.
But imagine Hugging your front tire in a sleet storm trying un bolt that to get flat tire off.

Ideally (e.g. not in the movie prop world), the 'skirt' part of it would be removable from the fender part so that changing the flat would involve popping off the skirt and then doing a standard wheel removal ... no hugging the front tire required.

The bigger problem (I think) is hitting a nice deep pothole while having the wheel cranked over... I'd expect that the fender attached to the suspension would contact the fender of the car.

Good to know not every car in the future will be a toyota...

Stallone's Demolition Man still had the best future vehicles ;)

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Originally Posted by ERTW (Post 413124)

Good to know not every car in the future will be a toyota...

Stallone's Demolition Man still had the best future vehicles ;)

Agreed, the pussified future in that movie is something I adore, it leaves more time for "other" pursuits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlpPR_GgwEc

I've always been a fan of fender skirts, and this only makes me believe that they can be made to look good on just about anything.

That Taurus though! I'd rock that if Ford introduced that as a package.

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Originally Posted by NachtRitter (Post 413059)

this. I was imagining how much damage this would do if you went over a bump with the wheel turned :eek: