...it might turn out like this. 
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Jan. 6, 2009 1:14 p.m. dyintorace HalfDork
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Jan. 6, 2009 1:53 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork
more like a citroen had a fling Meca-godzilla while on vacation in tokyo
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Jan. 6, 2009 2:09 p.m. Snowdoggie Reader
dyintorace wrote:
...it might turn out like this.
I think I saw that thing in one of those British Gerry Anderson puppet cartoons once.
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Jan. 6, 2009 2:31 p.m. aussiesmg HalfDork
Thunderbirds are go
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Jan. 6, 2009 3:43 p.m. Autolex Reader
am I on acid or does that thing have 8 wheels? did the wall just call me a tomato?
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Jan. 6, 2009 3:46 p.m. confuZion3 Dork
No, it only has four wheels, but they're all on the left side of the vehicle.
That car has WAAAAY too many headlights!
And the wall called you a Potato. With a "P".
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Jan. 6, 2009 5:04 p.m. Twin_Cam Dork
WTF.
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Jan. 6, 2009 11:09 p.m. Opus HalfDork
french version of the family truckster?
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Jan. 7, 2009 12:32 a.m. MitchellC Reader
I wonder what the tire rotation pattern on that is...
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Jan. 7, 2009 7:25 a.m. Chris_V SuperDork
Opus wrote:
french version of the family truckster?
It's Japanese, actually. And I think it's pretty cool...
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Jan. 7, 2009 7:35 a.m. dyintorace HalfDork
Here are the details from the story...
If the Tesla Roadster just isn't enough for you...not fast enough, not weird enough, and not expensive enough, then you should probably start looking out for Eliica's. Just two of these Japanese peculio-mobiles currently exist, but the Eliica team is looking to get corporate sponsorship to produce 200 of them.
And, if they get that sponsorship, you'll be able to pick one up for the low, low price of $255,000.
Now, I know what you're thinking...why eight wheels? Well, very simply, so it can go faster. Traditionally, more rolling resistance would be a bad thing, but not if each of the wheels has its own 60 KW electric motor.
The goal of the team building the car at Keio University is to beat the world EV speed record, currently set at 400 mph.
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Jan. 7, 2009 7:37 a.m. Duke Dork
aussiesmg wrote:
Thunderbirds are go
My absolute first thought: Somebody's been watching too many Thunderbirds reruns...
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Jan. 7, 2009 10:24 a.m. confuZion3 Dork
I love electric car chassis-es. They're always so flat and neat. They're like gigantic batteries with wheels attached.
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Jan. 7, 2009 10:31 a.m. Lightning New Reader
the front suspension and steering beg for a much closer look.
