It's almost too nice looking for me to buy it being a Trabant.
S'allright.
The Trabant became an icon of both East Germany and the Cold War and, at the very least, one of the most basic forms of transportation available in the history of the automobile.
Based on a 1:10 model made by model car maker Herpa, the Trabant nT (the nT stands for "newTrabi") was to be powered by a 47 kW electric motor with a reported range of around 100 miles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the nT never made it to production, citing an unsuccessful search for investors.
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It's almost too nice looking for me to buy it being a Trabant.
S'allright.
So more powerful AND a longer range than the original!
Basic simplicity never sells well, and the population that lived with the originals are especially glad to be upwardly mobile, so no real nostalgia hook either. Too bad, as it is attractive, and with 2020 technology a 200 mile range would probably be doable. I like it a lot, but I am an outlier, my cars have the radios deleted.
It looks like someone bought a Chevy Nomad off Wish & this is what they received instead.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:So more powerful AND a longer range than the original!
2020 is a big year for the trabbys
TurnerX19 said:Basic simplicity never sells well, and the population that lived with the originals are especially glad to be upwardly mobile, so no real nostalgia hook either.
Maybe, but the original Beetle and Mini sold well despite their simplicity, and there was definitely a nostalgia hook with the new Beetle and MINI when they came out.
In reply to mainlandboy :
Yes, but the original cars were marketed to the already upwardly mobile in a very large free market economy. Big change in mind set compared to the slaves of the GDR communist party.
Rather see an e-GAZ
volvoclearinghouse (Forum Supporter) said:Rather see an e-GAZ
Man that would rule.
Funny enough, there's a dude in an RCR fan facebook group with one. The compression in the engine is so stupid low he's made it a game to see what flammable crap he can run on it for kicks- I think everlear still worked.
GIRTHQUAKE said:volvoclearinghouse (Forum Supporter) said:Rather see an e-GAZ
Man that would rule.
Funny enough, there's a dude in an RCR fan facebook group with one. The compression in the engine is so stupid low he's made it a game to see what flammable crap he can run on it for kicks- I think everlear still worked.
Everclear is E95, it should be fine. (It's expensive because it's potable ethanol, not denatured)
Also, that is a friggin' stunning car. Looks reminiscient of a Loewy design.
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