New Car in Development for new Markets

Kinja'd!!! by "Matty V" (mattyv)
Published 03/29/2017 at 17:01

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STARS: 5


BoxCar $1499

In development.

Who wants one?

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Replies (26)

Kinja'd!!! "benjrblant" (benjblant)
03/29/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 1

Is that... chain drive in the rear?

Kinja'd!!! "Matt Nichelson" (whoismatt)
03/29/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 4

Chain drive and a full leaf spring to handle both axles? Whoever buys that would party like its 1909.

Kinja'd!!! "Matty V" (mattyv)
03/29/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 1

Yup

Kinja'd!!! "Party-vi" (party-vi)
03/29/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 4

SIGN ME THE FUCK UP

Kinja'd!!! "TheRevanchist" (therevanchist)
03/29/2017 at 17:05, STARS: 1

What kind of option packages does it offer?

Kinja'd!!! "Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/29/2017 at 17:05, STARS: 1

What’s the top speed?

Kinja'd!!! "Matty V" (mattyv)
03/29/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 1

Zip up doors and one windshield wiper

Kinja'd!!! "Matty V" (mattyv)
03/29/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 0

60 MPH

Kinja'd!!! "Matty V" (mattyv)
03/29/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 2

And plywood frame

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/29/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 3

What is its drag coefficient?

Kinja'd!!! "Matty V" (mattyv)
03/29/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 3

1.05

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/29/2017 at 17:11, STARS: 4

Okay so James May is the target customer.

Kinja'd!!! "Berang" (berang)
03/29/2017 at 17:13, STARS: 1

Still more complicated than a Cyclops.

Kinja'd!!! "Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'" (otto-the-croatian)
03/29/2017 at 17:20, STARS: 0

Huh. Can I get a lease on it?

Also, does it have a full size spare?

Kinja'd!!! "Die-Trying" (die-trying)
03/29/2017 at 17:25, STARS: 0

so this a cardboard box car? built from cardboard boxes?....... new, or recycled boxes?

Kinja'd!!! "Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/29/2017 at 17:26, STARS: 2

That would probably feel like 200 mph with construction like that. Sign me up!!!

Kinja'd!!! "TheRevanchist" (therevanchist)
03/29/2017 at 17:27, STARS: 1

If the zipper comes in gold tone, I’m down for 4.

Kinja'd!!! "RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire" (ricerocketeer2)
03/29/2017 at 17:30, STARS: 3

Kinja'd!!!

?

Kinja'd!!! "AkursedX" (akursedx)
03/29/2017 at 18:00, STARS: 1

For that price, I’d much rather have my 4-year old daughter’s Walrus-Car

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Kinja'd!!! "wkiernan" (wkiernan)
03/29/2017 at 18:05, STARS: 0

If Piero Martini ever finds his eyeglasses, he’s gonna sue you for patent infringement.

Kinja'd!!! "Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
03/29/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 0

Your box car reminds me of this:

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Kinja'd!!! "Matty V" (mattyv)
03/29/2017 at 18:44, STARS: 0

We have a cyclops model

Kinja'd!!! "Matty V" (mattyv)
03/29/2017 at 18:48, STARS: 0

Lease is $39 a month and no spare tire

Kinja'd!!! "torque" (torque01)
03/29/2017 at 20:08, STARS: 0

60 mph? Good to see those behind the idea are amazingly optimistic!

Kinja'd!!! "torque" (torque01)
03/29/2017 at 20:32, STARS: 0

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/09/ox-flat-pack-truck/

Good write up, I had forgotten that Gordon Murray was the designer

Kinja'd!!! "pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
03/30/2017 at 05:24, STARS: 0

sold!