The end is here, the ugliest car ever not featured in a future sci fi movie will be produced.
http://www.motorcities.com/contents/08/2010-AM-General-to-Build-CNG-Powered-Taxi_0...
I did call the CNG thing though.
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Aug. 15, 2008 8:59 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
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Aug. 15, 2008 9:13 a.m. neon4891 Dork
Wait, now I'm getting AMC and AM General mixed up...E36 M3
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Aug. 15, 2008 9:18 a.m. Gearhead_42 HalfDork
Coulda sworn I saw that thing in Total Recall
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Aug. 15, 2008 10:31 a.m. MiatarPowar Reader
It looks like the lovechild of a Lamborghini LM002 and a London Taxi. The conception would've been interesting to watch.
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Aug. 15, 2008 11:07 a.m. pigeon New Reader
So that's what happens when you extend a US Mail truck a little bit and throw seats back there...
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Aug. 15, 2008 11:21 a.m. impulsive New Reader
the front clip looks very similar to a D90.
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Aug. 15, 2008 12:43 p.m. twentyover New Reader
MiatarPowar wrote:
It looks like the lovechild of a Lamborghini LM002 and a London Taxi. The conception would've been interesting to watch.
Question- who was the boinker, and who was the boinkee
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Aug. 15, 2008 1:42 p.m. dculberson New Reader
The LM002 is too macho to be straight. It must have been the catcher.
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Aug. 15, 2008 3:07 p.m. DrBoost Reader
Looks like something I could build with Leggo's
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Aug. 15, 2008 3:38 p.m. dculberson New Reader
DrBoost wrote:
Looks like something I could build with Leggo's
Is that plastic you heat in the toaster to make breakfast?
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Aug. 15, 2008 6:47 p.m. bludroptop Dork
Putting aside all of the handicap access issues and the fuel source, I think I remember that the concept was/is to make the body panels, at least those below the beltline, to be cheap, easily mass produced and easy to swap out. Thus you could have a chassis that could go indefinitely with a 'new' looking body.
Which begs the question, (and may be a separate topic), why doesn't a manufacturer build a car with snap-in body panels - fenders (and more).
Nissan tried this on a minor scale with that Pulsar in the mid '80s - you could buy a kammback hatch option.
How about plug-and-play body panels for the Solistce/Sky? Retro (50's)Corvette, or futuristic, or boy racer (think Pontiac) w/ fastback...
Eldorado theme anybody?
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Aug. 15, 2008 8:10 p.m. Jax2A HalfDork
Looks like it was built out of Lego's to me... hence I find it kind of neat looking. (But not for me to drive)
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Aug. 15, 2008 8:21 p.m. dean1484 HalfDork
A Yugo and a land rover had a baby. . . .
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Aug. 15, 2008 8:40 p.m. MitchellC Reader
I can guarantee that if that taxi is blacked out and put on super-wide steelies it will look awesome.
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Aug. 16, 2008 12:31 a.m. Luke Dork
Looks like some kind of trendy Tokyo city car from 10 years ago.
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Aug. 19, 2008 12:35 p.m. ValuePack HalfDork
Looks like a Korean mass transport experiment gone horribly awry.
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Aug. 19, 2008 12:44 p.m. CAM777 New Reader
We should put a V8 in it.
Rat Bugs Rule!
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Aug. 19, 2008 12:46 p.m. JFX001 HalfDork
Actually, it was cast in the movie "CARS", but it scenes were cut because it sucked.
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Aug. 19, 2008 1:50 p.m. 914Driver HalfDork
CNG? Ever use it? All the vehicles here with CNG have to live inside for the winter, can condenses or somthing and they won't start.
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Aug. 19, 2008 1:51 p.m. John Brown SuperDork
Nitrous/R134a bottle warmers fix that.
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Aug. 21, 2008 2:19 a.m. Wally SuperDork
914Driver wrote:
CNG? Ever use it? All the vehicles here with CNG have to live inside for the winter, can condenses or somthing and they won't start.
What problems do you have in the winter? We run ours year round with no problems.
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Aug. 21, 2008 6:08 a.m. 914Driver HalfDork
You have to pump the crap out of the gas pedal to get the engine started, hopefully before the battery croaks. Once started it's fine. The only other issue is the availability of gas.
Wally, your avatar, you little nose tweaker.
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Aug. 21, 2008 9:53 a.m. DirtyBird222 Reader
What about the Gee Whiz?
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Aug. 21, 2008 12:56 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
I am sympathetic to mass-production cost cutting and ease of maintenance, but come on. You could make it look a little better!
