Friday 3rd August 2007

Japanese Invent Wooden Supercar

Well, we say supercar...

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Zoom zoom zoom...

A Japanese furniture company has made a “wooden supercar”.

Unfortunately, this ‘supercar’ actually resembles a trike more than a car. Steering inputs are controlled with a set of handle bars and the passengers are seated directly behind the rider, sorry, driver. It’s hardly worthy of 'supercar’ status either because top speed is a paltry 50mph.

If this....'thing' still takes your fancy, and you have the gall to be seen driving it in public, prices start from $32,000. Make sure you take out insurance cover for Third Party, Fire and Theft, though - we wouldn't rate its chances if it was stolen...

[Kubica]

I was thinking it's been at least 3 1/2 minutes since anyone has tried to build a car to beat the Veyron's 253mph top speed - what's this thing rated at?

[Timberwolf]

What's it powered by? I'm guessing something electric because those look suspiciously like solar panels on the front.

And which will be the first magazine to accuse it of "wooden" steering, brakes or anything else?

[Pegasys]

did you hear about the wooden car?

It wooden go


I'll get my coat......

[havoc]

It was probably designed by a 'splinter-group' from Toyota!

And although I may be 'going against the grain' here, I quite like it!

...but I pity the poor 'sap' that buys one!!!




Ok, Ok,

[Kieran'07]

$32k?!!! Why, just why?

[hugoagogo]

havoc said:

It was probably designed by a 'splinter-group' from Toyota!

And although I may be 'going against the grain' here, I quite like it!

...but I pity the poor 'sap' that buys one!!!




Ok, Ok,

this may be a saw point, but that's knot a bad car, it should run rings round the competition
they seem to have really branched out with this, why has no-one else thought of it? I'm stumped
I hope they don't get lumbered with high costs


btw has it been chipped?

[r5gttgaz]

Most Jap cars are wooden.

[hugoagogo]

reminds me of the Mclaren F1

you can get tree fellers in it

[demon_jako]

hugoagogo said:

havoc said:

It was probably designed by a 'splinter-group' from Toyota!

And although I may be 'going against the grain' here, I quite like it!

...but I pity the poor 'sap' that buys one!!!




Ok, Ok,

this may be a saw point, but that's knot a bad car, it should run rings round the competition
they seem to have really branched out with this, why has no-one else thought of it? I'm stumped
I hope they don't get lumbered with high costs


btw has it been chipped?

Arrrrgg

Can we just leaf it there? I woodn't want it to get silly

[peter pan]

the brakes and handling could also be a bit wooden. May not show up on radar though!

[FourWheelDrift]

Timberwolf said:

What's it powered by?

A wood burning stove.

[havoc]

FourWheelDrift said:

Timberwolf said:

What's it powered by?

A wood burning stove.

Leaf it out! Everyone knows it'll run on 97 Oak-tane!

[crank_case]

Japanese tuning firms are already working on performace modifications for it:

A roots style supercharger with a four branch manifold

[sprinter885]

demon_jako said:

hugoagogo said:

havoc said:

It was probably designed by a 'splinter-group' from Toyota!

And although I may be 'going against the grain' here, I quite like it!

...but I pity the poor 'sap' that buys one!!!




Ok, Ok,

this may be a saw point, but that's knot a bad car, it should run rings round the competition
they seem to have really branched out with this, why has no-one else thought of it? I'm stumped
I hope they don't get lumbered with high costs


btw has it been chipped?

Arrrrgg

Can we just leaf it there? I woodn't want it to get silly

You lot must be BARKING.
Mind you bet there's no problem meeting the "re-cyclable" requirements. Could also make a proper amphi-car.Wonder how many KNOTS it would travel at??

Edited by sprinter885 on Friday 3rd August 14:25

[justinbaker]

havoc said:

this may be a saw point, but that's knot a bad car, it should run rings round the competition
they seem to have really branched out with this, why has no-one else thought of it? I'm stumped
I hope they don't get lumbered with high costs


btw has it been chipped?

I was laughing out-loud sitting on my own just then!!! Brilliant!

[beermaddavep]

Should be in its element on trunk roads.....

[PeteFf]

With a twin exhaust setup it could also be a decent wheelbarrow

[BadgerBenji]

r5gttgaz said:

Most Jap cars are wooden.

No thats just the plank of a driver usually

[speedy_thrills]

Bruce McLaren built a car an F1 car from balsa wood and aluminium.

[thunderbelmont]

Amazing it got finished.

Had they packed up early, the whole thing could have been shelves.

Will Ikea be involved in a licensing deal?

What's the offer on the table, or do you have to buy it through a bureau?