This should be a poll really. Is this a joke? Is it a madman who's been left alone with too many drugs and Photoshop? Is it for real?

Alright so it's a bit mad. Especially the price but how about a Locost version. If at least his maths are right then an early Blade motor would be good for 250 mph and a later R1 etc approaching the 300?

looney?

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[Edited on 22/7/08 by MikeCapon]

About as believable as the statistics of the movie batmobile, load of nonsense and half the planet will think its real

Just a form of time wasting virus

It's true, I've seen a few newspaper interviews with him. They say there's a thin line between a madman and a genius....

I like it, and I like the idea of it. The mainstream manufacturers' cars are getting bigger and bigger, and heavier and heavier, and getting more and more power to counteract it. I saw an 80's granada the other day, it looked tiny! I think we need people to show that it's possible to make a lightweight car, with a reasonably powerful engine, that can go fast and economically. Aerodynamics are the key to this I think.

It just the front of a sail plane grafted onto a bike rear end - possably a crash damaged Grob

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Yet better, this 750 HP turbomachine runs 550 km/h with just 33% throttle

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next they be saying its got a warp drive!

[Edited on 22/7/08 by Mr Whippy]

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Dangle_kt - 22/7/08 at 07:39 AM

Whilst he might be a genius in design - he can't spell. LITER... I guess he means LITRE - bit poor on promo poster

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David Jenkins - 22/7/08 at 08:08 AM

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Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Whilst he might be a genius in design - he can't spell. LITER... I guess he means LITRE - bit poor on promo poster

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If he's american, then that's the way they spell it...

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indykid - 22/7/08 at 10:02 AM

comic sans ms on a promotional poster?
is he 11?

looks more like it's been translated using babelfish. fasten your seat? i'd hope your seat would be fastened!

i really can't see it taking off. no pun intended mr whippy

tom

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Peteff - 22/7/08 at 11:03 AM

Not exactly practical though is it? I can't see mum and 3 kids coming back from Tesco with a boot full of shopping in that.
I'll stick with my bike, at least it doesn't need stabilisers (yet)

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smart51 - 22/7/08 at 11:09 AM

It won't do 100 MPG US, not even 100 MPG imperial. Not if it does that kind of speed. You just can't.

It looks like an ecomobile. They are expensive and fast and have very good MPG. Not 100 though.

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JoelP - 22/7/08 at 06:05 PM

if he has a working prototype, fair doos to the man. Awesome device, even if it is utterly mad. Aerodynamics is the key!

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NeilP - 22/7/08 at 06:37 PM

If you want aerodynamics then lets have the Fighter T - Now that's what I'm talking about

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