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'Fishy' 70-mpg diesel concept car unveiled
MSNBC ^
| 6/7/2005
| Staff
Posted on 11/10/2006 9:06:44 AM PST by Red Badger
DaimlerChrysler project was shaped by a tropical fish
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DaimlerChrysler on Tuesday unveiled a diesel concept car that gets more than 70 miles per gallon, reduces some pollutants by 80 percent, seats four and looks like something that popped out of a Caribbean reef only magnified.
The company attributed the high mileage and lower emissions to new technology and an aerodynamic design based on the biology of a boxfish.The fully functional car was on display at a company technology exhibit in Washington, D.C. DaimlerChrysler said it had no plans to mass produce the vehicle, but that some of the technology would show up in future vehicles.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: autoshop; biodiesel; diesel; energy; engine; pollution; ugly
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To: Red Badger
seats four Four what is the question.
81
posted on
11/10/2006 10:30:06 AM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(Speel check? What for? It'll just become part of the FReeper lexicon.)
To: JamesP81
82
posted on
11/10/2006 10:30:32 AM PST
by
bill1952
("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
To: thackney
Blind man at the fish market?...........
83
posted on
11/10/2006 10:31:32 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
To: thackney
That exhaust would have been nasty. But a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.
To: Larry Lucido
What the heck is that?!?!?!?!?/.........
87
posted on
11/10/2006 10:34:28 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
I don't know, but here's my last one.
To: yooling
89
posted on
11/10/2006 10:36:26 AM PST
by
naturalized
(Chazaq, Yisrael!)
To: Red Badger
To: EX52D
I don't think most of us will ever give up the taste for the sound of a turbo-charged big block. :)
There's just nothing like the bass slight rumble of an idling 300-400 horsepower V8 under your foot.
91
posted on
11/10/2006 10:37:55 AM PST
by
JamesP81
(Rights must be enforced; rights that you're not allowed to enforce are rights that you don't have.)
To: Erasmus
That's a fish car too, isn't it?
It's just named for one. They didn't make it look like one.
92
posted on
11/10/2006 10:38:58 AM PST
by
JamesP81
(Rights must be enforced; rights that you're not allowed to enforce are rights that you don't have.)
To: bill1952
Continuing the cool car pic thread, for those who like imports, I've always been a fan of the Nissan Fairlady Z series.
Here we have a 300ZX, twin turbocharged goodness on 4 wheels:
And the Fairlady in her present configuration, the 350Z:
If only I could afford one...
93
posted on
11/10/2006 10:46:20 AM PST
by
JamesP81
(Rights must be enforced; rights that you're not allowed to enforce are rights that you don't have.)
To: JamesP81
94
posted on
11/10/2006 10:51:47 AM PST
by
EX52D
(Life is a stage, and we are merely players...)
To: SmoothTalker
I'd drive a car that looks like a turd if i'd get 70 mpg.
To: Red Badger
As a muscle car lover I know I'm gonna go out and buy one of these little turds.
96
posted on
11/10/2006 11:52:18 AM PST
by
Joe Boucher
(an enemy of islam)
To: Joe Boucher
Doesn't hurt to have a spare on hand............
97
posted on
11/10/2006 11:54:48 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
I do, a Harley, and an RV6A airplane for a spare.
And hell if it comes to it I'd rather drive my tractor to the bar before I'd get into that p.o.s.
98
posted on
11/10/2006 12:02:17 PM PST
by
Joe Boucher
(an enemy of islam)
To: SmoothTalker
Maybe they'll design one based on a crappie...
99
posted on
11/10/2006 12:10:33 PM PST
by
TKDietz
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To: Red Badger
Chrysler continues its well established tradition of making cars look as ugly as possible.
100
posted on
11/10/2006 3:47:54 PM PST
by
curmudgeonII
(One man...and the Lord...are a majority.)
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