wish they'd put this into production
 

http://www.atzonline.com/cms/images/opel_040203.jpg

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

http://www.matthiasstukenberg.de/saf..._Speedster.jpg

http://www.matthiasstukenberg.de/saf...%20-%20007.jpg

http://www.matthiasstukenberg.de/saf...%20-%20001.jpg

ecoporn

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!

Those are the gull-wing doors, shown open.

For open doors they don't look to be that much of a drag... :D


Sweet machine... wonder if my knees would be pinned to my chest in that like in a Turbo Esprit? :confused:

It's knee-high to a grasshopper. Think you could get in it?

The steering wheel hasta come off for ingress/egress.

yep removalable steering wheel. basically think of it as a diesel tesla..... with a pretty much every aero mod throw at it!!!!!

Why not just run an R/C car around?

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.

Every imaginable areo?

baby moon/pizza wheels
wheels skirts

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.

Its a shame the EPA are awkward as the C02 ratings on our euro diesel are sooooooo tiny 99-129 g/km

p.s. for the record run I think they ran dish wheels on the record run

Um, I'd take this with a gas engine ... maybe the Honda B 1.5 or 1.6 liter inline 4. :thumbup:

And yes, I want solid-faced front wheels and rear wheel skirts. :)

if you want a gas one - by a lotus elise/exige!!! same car just different panel and you get a toyota banger in nthe back which is good for 45+MPGus, I'm sure some one on here MUST be able to build up as set of glass fibre panels

Weren't these cars on some movie (green?)?

I wish I had an electric version of this with the same aero and low weight parts...

If the Tesla Roadster's motor and battery pack were slipped into this, it would easily exceed 400 miles per charge at 70 mph(if it had thick, sticky, non LRR tires), and with a two speed transmission properly designed with the 1st gear for 0-80 mph and the second one for top speed, it would probably exceed 190 mph... given that the weight of the vehicle would be increased to around 2,200 lbs with that battery pack, 0-60 mph would still be around 3 seconds flat since it would be a fair bit lighter than a Tesla Roadster...