OK, so it's butt ugly. Let's all just drive our beautiful Suburbans and Hummers as fast as they'll go until we're all bankrupt, Osama is even more fabulously wealthy, and the whole world is cooked. It's easy to ridicule a work of creativity. This is a "concept" vehicle, thoughtfully crafted out of someone's personal time and budget. It proves that effective streamlining will greatly improve fuel economy. No doubt it would have been prettier if the builder had a crew of automotive engineers and designers, a well equipped body shop, and a 7 figure budget. If 80 mpg is achievable with these back yard and home garage mods, why isn't Detroit offering something this, in a more attractive version? Aircraft designers have been developing measures to reduce drag, increase speed, and improve fuel economy since the 1930s, and it works. It's also cheaper and simpler than hybrid technology. Why should we keep wasting a large proportion of non-replaceable gasoline on aerodynamic drag?
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Richard (01/10/08 @ 08:48PM)
OK, so it's butt ugly. Let's all just drive our beautiful Suburbans and Hummers as fast as they'll go until we're all bankrupt, Osama is even more fabulously wealthy, and the whole world is cooked. It's easy to ridicule a work of creativity. This is a "concept" vehicle, thoughtfully crafted out of someone's personal time and budget. It proves that effective streamlining will greatly improve fuel economy. No doubt it would have been prettier if the builder had a crew of automotive engineers and designers, a well equipped body shop, and a 7 figure budget. If 80 mpg is achievable with these back yard and home garage mods, why isn't Detroit offering something this, in a more attractive version? Aircraft designers have been developing measures to reduce drag, increase speed, and improve fuel economy since the 1930s, and it works. It's also cheaper and simpler than hybrid technology. Why should we keep wasting a large proportion of non-replaceable gasoline on aerodynamic drag?