Carbonyte to stretch Lambo, Koenigsegg and Veyron into limos
There's something about McLaren supercar projects that ends with people running in every which direction. Following the benchmark McLaren F1 supercar, some stayed with the Formula One team; Gordon Murray went his own way; others went on to work on the Caparo T1; while another is developing his own supercar. Likewise, the engineers from the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren project have headed off to do their own things. Case in point: Carbonyte, the automotive composites specialist that developed the SLR's chassis.
With the SLR on its way out, Carbonyte went on to annoy Ferrari by stretching a 360 Modena. Then the company came out with the stretched Smart ForTwo that looks like a Red Bull can. According to reports, the firm is now preparing to apply its high-tech, lightweight HotFusion Composite Manufacturing Process to a whole slew of supercars. First due to face the guillotine is a Lamborghini Murcielago commissioned by the same buyer who bought the stretched Ferrari 360. This time around, the Lambo is set to incorporate an additional rear axle for visual effect. Evidently not content to keep a low profile, Carbonyte is also working on plans for stretched versions of the two fastest seven-figure hyper-exotic supercars known to man: the Koenigsegg CCX and the Bugatti Veyron. We're a bit torn here: one part of us thinks Carbonyte ought to be stopped before they're allowed to hack apart any more exotics, while the other half is curious just to see them do it. Pioneers or butchers? Comment away...
[Source: Gizmag]
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SPG 7:09PM (4/13/2008)
Heck I'd settle for one of those Mustang limo's like in the Jerky Boys movie.
A Koenigsegg limo though? Is that not a little too rare for the limo treatment?
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Targa Tasmania 1:49PM (4/17/2008)
Butchers
A carefull exercise of aesthetics and engineering fingerspitzengefüll send to the gallows.
A million deaths are not enough for such pornography.
SPG 6:47PM (4/14/2008)
Dearest Targa Tasmania,
you're insane.
John 7:14PM (4/13/2008)
A Koenigsegg CCX and Bugatti Veyron limo is a terrible idea. I would hate to see one get carved up by some idiot with too much money.
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tomas 7:20PM (4/13/2008)
If they buy the cars they should be able to do with them whatever they want. I would be very interested to see the final pictures.
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PiCASSO 7:24PM (4/13/2008)
Butchers...
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SilverAero 7:26PM (4/13/2008)
Somebody stop them!
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Bill 7:33PM (4/13/2008)
Did anyone every see the movie "Mystery Men"?
I think the coolest limo ever is in that movie. It's a black stretch 70's vette. For some reason I think its cool just because of how ridiculous it is.
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Franz 7:35PM (4/13/2008)
It's their cars and their money. I think turning them into limos is better than seeing them balled up by the side of some road somewhere, as so often is the case with people with more money than sense (and obviously, driving skill).
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Michael 7:38PM (4/13/2008)
Have fun .I am long past the prom night age anyways .
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zamafir 7:41PM (4/13/2008)
Please pleas please stretch the veyron, I can't wait to see them try to figure out all that plumbing/ the car catch on fire.
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Zedeh 7:50PM (4/13/2008)
Is that model Preggers?
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Kit 8:09PM (4/13/2008)
A bun in the oven is the perfect excuse - they're gonna need seats for the kids!
gokartn 7:54PM (4/13/2008)
Shoot the bastards
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BlackbirdHighway 7:52PM (4/13/2008)
They should make a stretch Cobalt SS.
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GQoHyEA 7:56PM (4/13/2008)
THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DO ANYTHING THEY WANT TO A KOENIGSEGG OR VEYRON EVEN IF THEY PAID FOR IT! these guys are lowlifes who give petrolheads bad names and should be imprisoned
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Keran McKenzie 7:57PM (4/13/2008)
butchers ... they should be chopped and quartered themselves.
It's bad enough with motor co's do it (ie: the 4 door aston), but to have a 3rd party destroying great sexy cars?
No thanks
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Karan Shah 7:59PM (4/13/2008)
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icu812ru469 8:03PM (4/13/2008)
They're geniuses and revolutionarians... to think, for the family guy who has too much money, doesn't want a mini-van but has a big family... stretch a Veyron. Best of both works, super handling sports car with room for seven.
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Spaceweasel 8:07PM (4/13/2008)
While the idea of a CCX stretched doesn't do anything for me, I think the lines of the Veyron might not be completely mangled by going to four doors. I'm curious, and that's enough for me to give them the thumbs up.
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