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Old 07-01-2009, 12:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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wish they'd put this into production



built a few years ago now to break a record - could do over 100MPGus but also could break 256km/h on a flying kilometer. al this from a 1.3 fiat 500 diesel engine and the lotus elise chassis covered in the thinly disguised opel speedster-ish body







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Old 07-01-2009, 12:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Yeah, though I have a hard time understanding the third picture. If the things on top of the car are supposed to be wings, they're remarkably un-aerodynamic. On the other hand, if they're retractable laser blaster pods, I want!
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Those are the gull-wing doors, shown open.
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:09 PM   #4 (permalink)
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If the things on top of the car are supposed to be wings, they're remarkably un-aerodynamic.
For open doors they don't look to be that much of a drag...


Sweet machine... wonder if my knees would be pinned to my chest in that like in a Turbo Esprit?
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It's knee-high to a grasshopper. Think you could get in it?

The steering wheel hasta come off for ingress/egress.
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yep removalable steering wheel. basically think of it as a diesel tesla..... with a pretty much every aero mod throw at it!!!!!
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Why not just run an R/C car around?
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100-mpg

The windshield is a home-run.From the smoke you can see that the rear aspect of the roof/backlite is a bit "fast",with flow separation.Would need adjustable ride-height for daily driving.She's sweet!Hard to argue with the mpg.
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Every imaginable areo?

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It has a diesel. You'd need the resources of VW or Daimler-Benz to get the EPA to approve it.

Many Euro-makers have diesels. Few have the guts/money to get US EPA approval. And California is even worse.

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