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- napalmx, on 05/27/2008, -2/+113235mpg isn't a distance.
- thestrongrope, on 05/27/2008, -2/+110235mpg? That is ridiculous! I am glad they are trying to get it into production by 2010, lets just hope that it makes its way to the U.S.
- rawg, on 05/27/2008, -3/+70235MPG is insane. I hope they use some of this technology in a more traditional 4 seater. A tandem 2 seater is about as practical as a motorcycle.
- paulb0t, on 05/27/2008, -0/+53My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it!
- MikeChino, on 05/27/2008, -3/+45It looks like a jet on wheels. I want one.
- ninjasenses, on 05/27/2008, -1/+38"This car is capable of traveling for 235mpg using 1 gallon of gasoline"
Is stating "using one gallon of gasoline" necessary? - fahrvergnuugen, on 05/27/2008, -0/+33Except it has air bags, seat belts and a frontal crash zone, making it 100x safer than a motorcycle.
- RandoTheKing, on 05/27/2008, -2/+32Atleast the Germans are thinking ahead.
- mikesbaker, on 05/27/2008, -4/+33I doubt we will ever see this in America.
- greentime, on 05/27/2008, -3/+31Wow, 235mpg is pretty incredible!
- commenter01, on 05/27/2008, -3/+31according to the submitter: "This car is capable of traveling for 235mpg using 1 gallon of gasoline".
Ok, 235 mpg per gallon? Miles per gallon per gallon... The car gets 235 MPG. That's it. - fahrvergnuugen, on 05/27/2008, -1/+27While this concept car is quite old, I'm glad it's getting so much attention lately because they've done some really cool things with it...
The 1L prototype has a 0.3 liter single cylinder 8HP naturally aspirated diesel engine. The engine shuts off when coasting and then "pop starts" itself when the driver touches the throttle again. This is possible because there is so little rotating mass due to the engine's super lightweight internals. - pizpot, on 05/27/2008, -1/+22It launches a Stinger missile at the incoming truck before impact.
- thestrongrope, on 05/27/2008, -0/+21I definitely hope that they use the technology across a broader spectrum of cars, but if you think about it, most people drive alone anyways. Whenever I walk to work I take note of how many people drive by themselves. It's a lot!
- eltrev, on 05/27/2008, -2/+21Once the true shift happens - that is, enough vehicles like this that can meet demand - selling your older car that gets 25 mpg is going to be impossible without to taking a huge loss.
- KMartSheriff, on 05/27/2008, -0/+19Not for me. When I'm bringing illegal immigrants into the country, things can get rough sometimes. A button-detachable side car would be perfect for when I'm being chased by boarder patrol.
- feliks2, on 05/27/2008, -0/+18But in america carbon fiber is as cheap as cheap plastic. You just paint something with a pattern of intersecting lines of various shades of gray.
- Scrappy1850, on 05/27/2008, -0/+17it gets 20,000 leagues under the sea
- inactive, on 05/27/2008, -0/+17>> So it has two seats, no room for passengers...
You take up two seats? - fahrvergnuugen, on 05/27/2008, -1/+17The technology you speak of is an 8HP diesel motor and a super aerodynamic, lightweight chassis. In order to achieve this MPG, compromises have to be made (like 2 seats instead of 4, 8HP instead of 200, and so on).
So far, Americans have been unwilling to live with these compromises. Maybe $5 per gallon gas will change our minds. - thestrongrope, on 05/27/2008, -0/+15One can dream can't he?
- AynRandwasright, on 05/27/2008, -0/+15Didn't they use this car in the movie 'Cool Runnings'?
- SpectralSounds, on 05/27/2008, -0/+15Did you read what materials are used to make that car? They don't have a price there, but my guesstimate is the price is not going to be very alluring to the people who are really hurting over gas prices nowadays.
- gquaglia, on 05/27/2008, -1/+16Are you kidding, auto makers in this country think 31MPG is great millage.
- MCA2142, on 05/27/2008, -4/+17Add one more seat.
I'll take 117.5mpg for an additional seat. - protodon, on 05/27/2008, -0/+12Wow, this totally screams "the future" which is why we will never see it in use because that is where it will always be.
- TheUngod, on 05/27/2008, -0/+12Looks like a German Batmobile
- inactive, on 05/27/2008, -1/+13So far, Americans have been unwilling to live with these compromises. Maybe $5 per gallon gas will change our minds.
So far, Americans have been unwilling to live with these compromises. Maybe $6 per gallon gas will change our minds.
So far, Americans have been unwilling to live with these compromises. Maybe $7 per gallon gas will change our minds.
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So far, Americans have been unwilling to live with these compromises. Maybe $n per gallon gas will change our minds. - trollick, on 05/27/2008, -0/+12hmm... I'd actually add "... per 235 miles":
"This car is capable of traveling for 235mpg using 1 gallon of gasoline per 235 miles" - pabloD, on 05/27/2008, -1/+12don't you mean $4 a gall—oh, wait. Nevermind.
- staxofmax, on 05/27/2008, -1/+12Plus, if gas remains at 4 dollars per gallon for an extended period of time, and most indications suggests that it will, the size of an average car is going to be a helluva lot smaller in 2010 than it is now.
- revjustin2, on 05/27/2008, -4/+15Man - this argument has been used to support large cars waaaaay to long. Get over it already.
- dangerousLEH, on 05/27/2008, -1/+12Any idea what the price will be for one?
- inactive, on 05/27/2008, -0/+11Perhaps the weight of *two* gallons of gasoline is too much for the car to handle! So as it goes through gas, the mileage is:
Gallons two through one: 10mpg
Gallons one through zero: 235mpg - fahrvergnuugen, on 05/27/2008, -1/+11As the price of gasoline continues to go up, so does the likely hood that vehicles like this will become available in the US.
- fahrvergnuugen, on 05/27/2008, -0/+10It's already happening. Go look at how much used SUVs are selling for right now...
- feliks2, on 05/27/2008, -0/+10Your being optimistic, they are proud that their Escalade (I think) hybrid gets something in the vicinity of 25 mpg.
- Envark, on 05/27/2008, -1/+11Self-actualization. You don't have it.
- karbonfyber, on 05/27/2008, -1/+10I'm sorry but this car is 4 years old. VW has already said it will never go into production because of its high cost.
- ctrlfreak13, on 05/27/2008, -2/+11Has no one seen the Aptera hybrid car? It gets 300mpg and is for sale now (though you have to go to California to get it)
http://www.aptera.com/ - irgeorge, on 05/27/2008, -3/+12What are you talking about? German cars are great. American cars on the other hand...
- wrenchone, on 05/27/2008, -20/+28So it has two seats, no room for passengers, no room for transporting anything, it's made from some of the most expensive materials you can get, and it's very slow.
Crazy MPG figures be damed, call me when I can get it in a car that isn't hopelessly impractical, and that doesn't cost a small fortune. - TTURabble, on 05/27/2008, -1/+9235mpg X 1gal = 235 miles
- Stettenbauer, on 05/27/2008, -2/+10Over-engineered?What in comparison to our ***** American auto makers(In Mexico and everywhere else there is cheap labor)?German cars are not prone to mechanical failures anymore than any other car...The whole reason I bothered to reply is I have an old Benz that is bullet proof and for it's age 1977 still runs great.
- Designliving, on 05/27/2008, -3/+11This is a pretty cute looking prototype - a bit Buggy - i like it!
- mrigns, on 05/27/2008, -1/+8I second that. German regulations are way more stricter than their American counterparts. Many American car's don't get approved here.
- hijinks, on 05/27/2008, -2/+9take the tin hat off your head.. If i came up with a way to make cars run 200 miles per gallon there is no amount of money big oil could buy me out since I will bet I could make at least 10x of what their offer price would be at.
plus if Ford made one their stock and sales would go through the roof.. they aren't tied up to big oil
do you also think GE owns the patent on light bulbs that never die? - DemDude, on 05/27/2008, -2/+9German safety regulations pretty much kick US safety regulations' ass twice and back. So don't worry about that.
- adamlloyd, on 05/27/2008, -0/+7Erm, I think the VW Lupo would like a word - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Lupo
"The Lupo 3L was a special-edition made with the intent of being the world's first car in series production consuming as little as 3 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres (78 miles per US gallon or 94 miles per Imperial gallon)"
I seem to remember having a diesel one of these and getting intergalactic mileage while driving it like I stole it, everywhere, and it came with air-conditioning. - Bebel, on 05/27/2008, -5/+12aerodynamics for one...
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