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Originally Posted by skipj3
i dont think the concept was a "sportscar", id say a sporty (looking) economically correct vehicle.
That's what we're saying, though. The concept was NOT economically correct. Bob Lutz even made a tongue-in-cheek remark about it being more aerodynamic when they tested it backwards. Like it was already mentioned; this is still a developing technology, and they needed to make this thing as aerodynamic as possible. They warned immediately upon the start of wind-tunnel testing that the shape was going to change. Personally, I think it looks 1000 times better than the Prius of the Intrigue, though.
Now it looks like everyother hybrid on the road.
Why? Because hybrids are inherintley 'ugly'? Well...yeah! Aerodynamic designs don't often yeild the best looking designs. Would you rather have it look "good" and be told that it can go a vast 30 miles on the battery? Or have it look better than its competition, though not beautiful in your eyes, and be told it can do 45 miles per charge?
You CAN have function and a "sporty" form to go with it.
Can you give us an example of an extremely aerodynamic family car that also looks Concept-Volt "sporty"?
And the concept isnt that far off from the camaro. Is the camaro a "brick" also?
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I'm not sure what you meant by that last comment. The Camaro doesn't prioritize aerodynamics as much as it does an emotionally-evoking design. The 'brick' comment was regarding ONLY the Volt Concept's performance in the wind-tunnel.
I think we can all agree that the concept Volt looked great. But it wouldn't have worked for this application at all.