From the "Why can't we get one of these" department...

TJinPgh · Post by **TJinPgh** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:57 am

Anybody see the "Future Car" 4 part series on the Discovery Channel?If not, check out GM's Opel Eco Speedster... Specs:Powered by a 1.3L Ecotec turbo charged Diesel w/ 5sp Automatic TransmissionA little over 110HP Top speed 155 mphAverage fuel economy over a 24 hour road test... 113 MPG U.S.!!!EDIT:Anybody wanting to see the Future Car segment on this car, it's available on YouTube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvKYUM5NkWk

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:11 am

Yeah I watched some of that. got kinda boring for the fuel of the future part. I did miss those though, ah well.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:59 am

thats pretty cool..love the gull-wing doors..in CF too..niiice

KNINE · Post by **KNINE** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:48 pm

[QUOTE=Specs:Powered by a 1.3L Ecotec turbo charged Diesel w/ 5sp Automatic TransmissionA little over 110HP Top speed 155 mphAverage fuel economy over a 24 hour road test... 113 MPG U.S.!!! [/QUOTE]Can I get that engine for my Vibe???? I would love to be able to drive all week on 5 gallons of diesel.

Vibr8tr · Post by **Vibr8tr** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:59 pm

What's funny is when I first looked at the picture with the door open, I thought those two little Black circles were cup holders I thought it was an odd spot, cause then you have to step over them everytime you get out, and in and might knock the cup into your car.... but then I realized something... I'm an idiot.

TJinPgh · Post by **TJinPgh** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:38 am

Well, a diesel option for the vibe would certainly be a great fuel saver. Unfortunately, identifying the reasons why we don't get them would end up bumping this thread to the asylum.At any rate, the Vibe wouldn't get that level of fuel economy... this car only weighs about 1500 pounds.Of course, even if they did import this, by the time they finished forcing them to adapt 500 pounds of unnecessary safety equipment (like the Smart cars, these vehicles already outperform existing vehicles in safety but they still make them put this junk in) and throw in a convention engine we'd be lucky if it got 60 mpg.

KNINE · Post by **KNINE** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:14 am

I'd gladly "settle" for 60 mpg.

TJinPgh · Post by **TJinPgh** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:05 am

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE Â»I'd gladly "settle" for 60 mpg.So would most of us. However...1.. we shouldn't NEED to settle for it. If the safety standards built into these cars is good enough for the rest of the modern industrialized world, they ought to be good enough for us.2.. Not only will adding all those safety features lower the mpg from 113 to 60, but it will raise the cost from $15k to $30k, just as it's done with the Smart Cars.

djb383 · Post by **djb383** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:08 am

Dayum, that things gotta diesel? Where's the trailer hitch?

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:49 pm

If 'ugly' sold cars, this would be the top selling car in the world.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:35 pm

Quote, originally posted by djb383 Â»Dayum, that things gotta diesel? Where's the trailer hitch?with only 110 hp you won't be towing

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