Volkswagen's $600 Car - 258 mpg
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If everyone drove one of these then it wouldn't be so bad but here in Alberta it's truck country and I had a Yaris a while back and that was dwarfed by the big ass trucks so there's no way in hell you'd catch me driving that thing.
PlasmaTwa2
The Second-Hottest Man in my Mother's Basement
How cute...
I wouldn't want to drive one of those things, but I have to admit it'd be fun to try one out. Assuming I can fit in one, of course. Those Chinese are short, after all.
I wouldn't want to drive one of those things, but I have to admit it'd be fun to try one out. Assuming I can fit in one, of course. Those Chinese are short, after all.
How can they sell a car made from carbon fibre for $600? Sounds like BS to me.
Besides, if I want to get somewhere with no passengers and using little fuel, I'd sooner use two wheels
Besides, if I want to get somewhere with no passengers and using little fuel, I'd sooner use two wheels
the thing that makes carbon fiber expensive is the molds, if it goes into mass production i can see it's manufacturing the cars can get pretty cheap, since they already got the aero design so there won't be any changes made after the fact, like with race cars, they make so many changes and each change usually requires a new mold for the carbon fiber, and reducing the number of molds the cheaper it gets, and if they make the molding process automated (unlike race car manufacturing) they can cut costs even more
I'd have nothing but this if they were available here.
It's one of the ugliest vehicles I've seen, but if in reality it sells for $600, and gets 400+ miles on one tank of gas, I'd most definitely get one for a daily driver. That would make it more economical to drive a powerful, fun car when I want to go drive for the thrill of driving, for those of us who can only afford one car.
tartanterrier
Is somewhere outhere.
I could trade my car in and get some cash back 
HE1FiNEARTiST
Banned
i'd get one :thumbsup: i dont give a shit what people would think
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
That is a death trap.
It would be good for an amusement park ride.
It would be good for an amusement park ride.
Your right that is a death trap what good is anywhy only one seat?
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
Sure, I'd get one. I've always wanted a car that I could pick up and move if it got stuck in the snow...
Actually, the safety rating on this car is pretty good. It surpasses that of a lot of larger cars.
The MPG is great and the price is cheap, but that's really the only good thing about the car. With no passenger seat and no room for cargo there really isn't much use for the thing other than driving to work.
It's not a bad idea, but I think it's still looking in the wrong direction. The real money and design needs to be invested in better public transportation which would really be the most fuel efficient and free up congested traffic lines for better space use, and take care of the problems that I mentioned previously.
The only real drawback is that people would have to get over their claustrophilia and get used to the idea of actually having to inhabit space and interact with other human beings! Where does this need for "personal space" so that you want to seal yourself into a hermetic box (as exampled perfectly in this car design) come from? It's really only been in the last 50 years or so that people acted that way and weren't used to an environment of being around groups of people.
It's not a bad idea, but I think it's still looking in the wrong direction. The real money and design needs to be invested in better public transportation which would really be the most fuel efficient and free up congested traffic lines for better space use, and take care of the problems that I mentioned previously.
The only real drawback is that people would have to get over their claustrophilia and get used to the idea of actually having to inhabit space and interact with other human beings! Where does this need for "personal space" so that you want to seal yourself into a hermetic box (as exampled perfectly in this car design) come from? It's really only been in the last 50 years or so that people acted that way and weren't used to an environment of being around groups of people.
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