Nissan Electric Deltawing for the road

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/11/nissan-bladeglider/

Me likey

Now you no longer must settle for just a long hooded sports car that only looks like a large phallus from the sides.....as this looks like a large phallus from the top, bottom, and sides.

Yeah, you like it now, but wait until the first Porsche comes by and stuffs you into the wall. Then what are you going to do?

In reply to Dr. Hess:

Cry about it on Youtube claiming you were attacked?

I would hit so many cones with the side of that thing. (Impression of me taking a slalom: THWAP whirr THWAP whirr THWAP whirr THWAP)

Meh, looks too much like the Delta Wing

Like so many cars, I won't be able to afford one but I want them to make it.

Screw all a y'all haters.

That thing is sweet.

Function follows form.

gamby wrote: Screw all a y'all haters. That thing is sweet.

perhaps you'd be interested in the "Special Edition" trim.

Perhaps I'm not quite as obsessed with penises (penii?) as the rest of you, but I think it's pretty cool. I do anticipate many banged up sides, though, especially with the driver sitting in the middle. Not a lot of references to where the rear fenders are.

How much $, what is the range and is there a roof?

So....who'll be the first to build a similarly shaped Challenge car, or street toy? I'm already pondering how to mimic some of this look with a rear mounted FWD drive train ,an Exocet style chassis, and unknown body panels.Fiero or Saturn plastics might be usable.

Isn't it a little unstable being a trike with a wider front track?
I'm not hating on it, just wondering
I really like it. I hope Nissan continues to develop the concept.

it's not a trike, Boost.. it's got 4 wheels.

mad_machine wrote: it's not a trike, Boost.. it's got 4 wheels.

Yeah I know, but the front wheels are soo much closer than the rear it's like a trike. That's what I meant

The race car certainly looks stable. It's probably due to it having so little front weight.

DeadSkunk wrote: The race car certainly looks stable. It's probably due to it having so little front weight.

I'd bet the aero helps too, especially at the speeds the race car operates at.. Plus the fact that the racecar isn't gonna take any 90* turns at low-ish speeds on a San Francisco hill intersection or something.

It will be interesting to see if a real-world car using the general proportions would actually "work".

that is it.. the car is low and all the weight is in the rear.

If you look at a Reliant Robin for instance (a car known for tipping) they are tall and the rear track is narrow. The deltawing is none of that