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- mmembrino, on 02/17/2009, -1/+42Good to know that the post-apocalypse world will still have functioning gas stations.
- mmaine, on 02/16/2009, -2/+29Great pictures.
Love the New Scope Ford F-650 XUV, talk about a Monster :-) - mattyboy555, on 02/17/2009, -1/+23I need to design a vehicle, that will be fueled from zombie bodies, gas is too unreliable in an apocalypse.
- itsthemechanic, on 02/17/2009, -0/+17What, no bikes on the list? Ever since Mad Max we all know that if you want to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, what you really need is a bad-ass motorcycle.
- wohho, on 02/17/2009, -1/+12First, Ford hasn't taken any bailout money, second, a private company modified an industrial truck into the XUV, and that thing has been around for years.
Ford is busy building the 41 MPG Fusion Hybrid, the Hybrid Escape, the next generation Fiesta, the F-150 is the most fuel efficient full size truck on the market, the Transit Connect was just introduced as a more compact and fuel efficient industrial van instead of a full sized van, and that's just the start.
But hey, they aren't a foreign company, so that means they must be bad and you get to make uninformed statements. - inactive, on 02/17/2009, -0/+115 ft 3 lady needs to drive it to the walmart to feel "safe"
- L4mb, on 02/17/2009, -1/+11Anything post-apocalyptic gets a digg.
- BonJoevi, on 02/17/2009, -4/+13Buried as inaccurate for no Mad Max car.
- charlietuna, on 02/17/2009, -0/+8No no, you're doing it all wrong! Ford XB Falcon:
http://www.madmaxmovies.com/cars/mad-max-intercept ...
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3423/ - ZincSaucier, on 02/17/2009, -0/+8none of these could possibly get good gas mileage.. which makes them useless for a real survival scenario
- inactive, on 02/17/2009, -0/+8That will be great until trashcan man blows up all the gas stations and there is no more fuel.
- MotoFly, on 02/17/2009, -0/+8RTFA
Plus, I don't think this article is meant to be taken seriously. - dmpdpete, on 02/17/2009, -1/+7I agree with the above, no mad max Interceptor, buried
- Flannol, on 02/17/2009, -0/+6I think the Toyota Hilux should be mentioned on this list. It might not look as "beefy" as these american things but it will asswipe them when it comes to survival.
- KingGorilla, on 02/17/2009, -0/+6I dunno, that Jeep Kid Zone. Looks like you could charge that thing with some solar panels
- Jektal, on 02/17/2009, -2/+8Article seems a bit heavy on the Transformers 2 love, but the Stingray concept is wicked, and the first time I've seen it.
- ZincSaucier, on 02/17/2009, -0/+6not seeing any dirt bikes here
- retral, on 02/17/2009, -0/+5Not to mention plenty of grade-A horse tenderloin.
- inactive, on 02/17/2009, -0/+5No motorcycles? dune buggies?
- Amshel, on 02/17/2009, -0/+5We certainly need more overpriced SUVs with 7 inch side clearances.
- wohho, on 02/17/2009, -0/+5That's not something Ford actually builds, its a custom built rig, sort of like the Centurion conversion Ford Bronco's back in the day.
- siggyfawn, on 02/17/2009, -0/+4Uh, the title didn't really match the link. It's cute to jazz up your headline and all, but that was a huge let down. No flamethrowers, no mini guns. It was actually just pictures from a truck show.
- techdever, on 02/17/2009, -0/+4go back to your prius
- JAGUART, on 02/17/2009, -0/+4and a pair of assless chaps.
- Greengoo, on 02/17/2009, -0/+4Step one to living post WWZ is to learn to siphon gas from non-functioning stations.
- KingGorilla, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3some kind of zombie furnace in the back
- glasnostic, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3no bowler wildcat?
- jbob2000, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4I'm getting really tired of these Gawker media sites. They look like they're from the fkin '90s.
If anyone from Gawker is reading this... UPDATE YOUR ***** LAYOUT! - IphtashuFitz, on 02/17/2009, -6/+9Great pics, but the title is extremely lame & inaccurate. Just how is the supercharged 1930's era Ford a "post-apocalyptic survival vehicle"? Or for that matter a slick looking Chevy sting-ray concept car, or Jeep kiddy cars? I was expecting to see cars from the likes of Road Warrior or the upcoming Terminator Salvation movies...
- ExSlashdotter, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3That makes two of us.
- bhuntsbarger, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4I think i'll go back to horses after the apocalypse. Just feed and water them and let them fornicate. Might have to break a few, but if you herd gets huge you'll have transportation for life.
- Greengoo, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3It's a conversion of a Ford X650, which looks nothing like that. Some company spent 210,000 dollars to convert it, if you bothered to read the article and look at the pictures.
- vertigo32, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4Am I the only one who finds it hilarious that the X-Box Jeep has RROD wheels?
- goffy59, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3They don't look post-apocalypse to me.
- protogenxl, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3Yes the Scadanavian Boffins did most of the work but Jeremy did all the Shouting. How else do you explain the Headlights and Bumper Dumper.
- fitzal77, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4This list is only for the '09 Chicago Auto Show
- turbokneegrow, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4If the only people left after the apocalypse are the kind of douchebags who would buy these vehicles then I hope don't survive.
- mkmega, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3Why didn't the author just take pics of the cars and describe them? Why the failed apocalypse connection?
- wohho, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3oh come on, he just blew up one fuel storage depot.
- Greengoo, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Let's think though. Once you establish your base, fortify it and get the gas you need, plus food growing to support yourself, you'll be traveling the same roads when you do go out (Say to raid your local grocer for dried goods).
Once all-terrain is no longer a necessity, and you've cleared the roads you use, shouldn't speed be your number one priority? - ZincSaucier, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2well you can play dead rising while the dead are rising depending on the apocolyptic scenario
- flamesoftheend, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Stingray looks hella-cool
- diadem2, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2I'll take Land of the Dead's "Dead Reckoning" over any of these.
- vertigo32, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Speed is only your number one priority if you are stupid. There may be a few specific situations where speed could give you an advantage, but utility is going to pay off across the board.
Besides, would you really ever need to go faster than the highway speeds pretty much any vehicle can do? When the road commission isn't maintaining the roads, you won't be able to go a mile in a sports car. There is no life-flight when you hit a branch or pothole at 160 in a post-apocolyptic world.
If it's that dangerous to go out (say, to the local grocer) you are better off doing it occasionally and carefully rather than every few days quickly. Ever go to the grocery store in a sports car? Your passenger better not mind holding groceries on their lap. - Cuchanu, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2You've obviously never seen 'The Road Warrior', it's only the best post-apocalypse movie ever made. There will be gas you'll just have to kill for it.
More likely, the post apocalypse will look like the book, 'The Road.' - d3sapar3cid0, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2iinteresting cars. boring article
- jerrycan, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Bah! Ultimate PA vehicle was the LAndmaster from Damnation alley and close second is Ark II...
- disrupter, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Hayabusas are not suited for this.
- GarethLWalt, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2i would have been happier if this was simply titled: auto show photos
- dkomaran, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2EarthRoamer: http://www.earthroamer.com/index.html
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