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Sure looks a lot like your father's Oldsmobile...
Electric cars were supposed to be the future – or at least look like it. So now they're here, why do they still look like ordinary petrol and diesel cars and not dazzling props from a science fiction film.
Before they hit the market and became relatively mainstream, many imagined (or at least, hoped) that electric cars would resemble the Light Runner from Tron: Legacy. After all, without the need for an internal combustion engine, an exhaust system and a fuel tank, electric car designers should have the creative freedom to rip up the rule book and create some truly eye-catching vehicles.
But this hasn't really happened. Park a Renault Zoe next to a Renault Clio, for example, and compare the two. While there are subtle differences and styling cues that suggest the Zoe is electric and the Clio isn't, the overall body form is strikingly similar. In fact, the Zoe is assembled on the same production line as the Clio and Nissan Micra.
(Score: 2) by Webweasel on Monday January 15 2018, @02:25PM (1 child)
Yes, the MX5/Miata is a great car. A colleague at bought one as his first sports car, we went out one lunch so he could show it to me. "Hey why not drive it back to the office?" Game on!
By the time we got back he was white with fear and just kept repeating "Ive never taken a car to its redline before"
That was a fun day.
Priyom.org Number stations, Russian Military radio. "You are a bad, bad man. Do you have any other virtues?"-Runaway1956
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday January 15 2018, @02:44PM
I've got two now, picked up a '99 for $2500 - it's got mismatched tires, and a general case of not being owned by a driving enthusiast for many years, but it's still easy to toss into a nice, controlled 4 wheel drift on the 270 degree on ramp every day, rain or shine.
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