D Griff
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My Dad owned a first gen Prius. He also owned one of these:
I remember when these were all over the place like 10 years ago. They're pretty rare now. I've seen a K20 swapped one, which I would definitely drive.
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I remember when these were all over the place like 10 years ago. They're pretty rare now. I've seen a K20 swapped one, which I would definitely drive.
xtremequicksand9
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They remind me of like, Tron cars? Or something you'd see in a Futuristic Christopher Nolan movie. Like I could totally see people driving them in Interstellar.
troyguitar
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I'm amazed we don't see more cars shaped like that (insight), the aero benefits are significant.
We could have big V8 cars that get 40 mpg on the highway with current technology, the fact that we don't is insane to me.
We could have big V8 cars that get 40 mpg on the highway with current technology, the fact that we don't is insane to me.
D Griff
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I've driven a second gen Insight. It was bad.
Representin'
:barf:
Meanwhile, Obama is trying to kill the existence of the V8.
troyguitar
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The V8 is certainly unnecessary and we could have regular 4 cylinder cars getting 50 mpg on 87 octane too, but again we don't and it's insane.
A miata-like sports coupe with better aero and a mega overdrive gear would do 40+ mpg, a FWD celica-like version could hit 50 no problem all without even bothering with the cost of hybrid/diesel/hydrogen shit.
D Griff
Go Kart Champion
I think the first gen Insight looks pretty cool, but my taste in cars obviously doesn't align with main stream America's.
D Griff
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Fuck necessity though, this is America and I should be able to get whatever I want with the money I earn.
troyguitar
Go Kart Champion
Yeah, I'm not saying it shouldn't be an option obviously. I should be able to roll coal all day long, this isn't fucking France.
I just am amazed at the lack of progress in the market, it's like nobody wants to sell cars.
johnny_p
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I agree with Troyballs
New Mazda 3 has a drag coefficient of 0.26. With the 2.0 it gets 40 MPG highway. That kind of number used to be reserved for diesels. Sounds great right? Well, a first gen insight achieved 0.25 in 1999.
If we really cared we could make a car that gets 60 MPG highway no problem.
New Mazda 3 has a drag coefficient of 0.26. With the 2.0 it gets 40 MPG highway. That kind of number used to be reserved for diesels. Sounds great right? Well, a first gen insight achieved 0.25 in 1999.
If we really cared we could make a car that gets 60 MPG highway no problem.
