Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Are science fiction cars your bag? Do you drool over the "spinners" from "Blade Runner"? This post is for you.

Also: Diligently pursuing the sexbot meme.
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3 comments:

Greg Bishop said...

If you want a sci-fi looking car that you can actually own (late next year, anyway) check out the Aptera. It supposed to get 300 MPG using a small gasoline motor that charges the batteries for the electric ones that drive the car. I've always wondered why this hadn't been done, and now it has.

I really want one!!

12:47 AM
Anonymous said...

I was looking at the Aptera just last week. I have no problem with small light cars, but on the Interstate or other highway systems they need to be segregated from the SUV's and Trucks by a barrier. They will be crushed in any type of altercation with the big heavies.

My wife just got a Civic Hybrid and it's getting 44 mpg highway. Not great but with oil hitting 100 bucks a barrel yesterday, still beats the 15 to 18 she was getting.

Also, the Cherry 2000 model wasn't bad to look at, but I'd take Rachael anyday...anyday!

Michael

3:42 AM
Anonymous said...

Heh. Now that I've dispensed with the drooling, I should say the coolest REAL car I know of is the land-speed record breaking dual-jet car Thrust SSC (supersonic--it broke the sound barrier at Black Rock Desert many years ago now, achieving a staid, studly 763 mph!)

As to the io9 references, my choice would be the spinner. Either that or the rocket-powered Ford truck in Buckaroo Banzai-- after all, it can go through mountains and into the 8th dimension! Beat that, and laugha while you can, monkey boy! He! 8^}

9:49 AM

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