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Title: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Gaffers on 21 September 2010, 13:57:55
Talk about thinking outside the box!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11301831
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Kevin Wood on 21 September 2010, 13:59:46
Looks like a cross between a Smart and a dumper truck. ;D

The driving standard will have to improve some before I give up my nice long bonnet and boot with crumple zones. ::)

Kevin
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 21 September 2010, 14:15:34
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Looks like a cross between a Smart and a dumper truck. ;D

The driving standard will have to improve some before I give up my nice long bonnet and boot with crumple zones. ::)

Kevin


Amen to that one K. 8-) :y
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Pitchfork on 21 September 2010, 19:50:06
I wonder how many Messerschmitt bubble cars could be parked alongside each other in a conventional parking bay :question
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 September 2010, 20:49:03
imo we like it or not, or may be we see or not , they are the future :-/
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 21 September 2010, 20:55:01
Were would I put the shopping?? ::) ::) ::) :P :P
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Entwood on 21 September 2010, 20:56:14
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Were would I put the shopping?? ::) ::) ::) :P :P


It stops a woman shopping ???

I'll have 2 .. right now  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 21 September 2010, 21:00:20
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Were would I put the shopping?? ::) ::) ::) :P :P


It stops a woman shopping ???

I'll have 2 .. right now  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


That wouldn't stop me Entwood! ::) ::) ::)

I'll just keep the big booted Omega! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Richgm on 21 September 2010, 21:00:39
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Were would I put the shopping?? ::) ::) ::) :P :P
The real question is, where would you put the passengers? Because you'd have their seats full of shopping :D
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 21 September 2010, 21:01:43
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Were would I put the shopping?? ::) ::) ::) :P :P
The real question is, where would you put the passengers? Because you'd have their seats full of shopping :D


Exactly!!! :y :y :y :y :y

And as most women take their 2 / 3 kids shopping it would not be suitable!! :( :( :(

But of course a man has designed this silly little Noddy car!! ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 21 September 2010, 21:29:40
Interesting concept/theory.

Would pee the london mayor off as I would imagine then would be congestion cherge free.  ::)

But as mentioned driving standards would have to increaseand the road rules/laws changed to make it legal for 2 of them to share the same lane.

Plus, will be interesting watch them all race from the traffic lights on a dual carriageway. :-/
Title: Re: A new way to look at car design and manufacture
Post by: JesterRT on 22 September 2010, 12:48:44
Interesting design, but not so sure about 'solving congestion'.  One of the problems I see with just increasing the density of vehicles flowing throuhg a junction is not being able to increase the reaction time of the drivers.  If when the traffic lights went green everyone pulled forward at the same rate then more would get through - but we're human, and I still like my braking gap because I don't trust anyone when it comes to junctions/roundabouts.  I assume everyone's out to kill me by swapping lanes, inexplicably braking or not pulling away when the lights change.  I'm as big a fan of having a gap to each side as I am about having one in front and behind - 6 lanes across on a motorway?  The law and driving mentality (including spacial awareness) of people behind the wheel would have to change - and I doubt that'll be any time soon.