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March 31, 2011 3:58 p.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/03/chevrolet-mi-ray/

Electric up front, gas in the back.
March 31, 2011 4:08 p.m. nderwater HalfDork

hybrids, the mullets of automobiles.

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March 31, 2011 4:11 p.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork

nderwater wrote: hybrids, the mullets of automobiles.

No that's Utes (El Camino style truck/car things). Business up front, party out back:
March 31, 2011 4:27 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork

Well it looks nice in a showcar type of way, but it's still a Cobalt underneath

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March 31, 2011 4:56 p.m. paul Reader

carguy123 wrote: Well it looks nice in a showcar type of way, but it's still a Cobalt underneath

But if they make it handle like a ss, definitely not a bad starting place...
March 31, 2011 4:58 p.m. Nashco SuperDork

Nah, that's not like my FIero at all. Theirs has two front motors and one rear engine, similar to what Porsche has run in their endurance racer. Their two motors are 30 kW combined, my single motor is 85 kW!

They are probably similar in that they are both available in a quantity of one. However, I am willing to bet that thing cost a little more than $2000 to build, and I also bet that they haven't beat the snot out of it on a race track or driven it cross country.

Bryce

Portland, OR | '69 Bug | '05 Saabaru | '67 122S | '07 Sky Redline | $2009 AWD Fiero Hybrid | '72 N600 | '00 Insight
March 31, 2011 5:05 p.m. ReverendDexter SuperDork

GameboyRMH wrote:
nderwater wrote: hybrids, the mullets of automobiles.

No that's Utes (El Camino style truck/car things). Business up front, party out back:

No, Utes are party up front, business out back. It's to balance out the Mullet.

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March 31, 2011 7:44 p.m. fasted58 Reader

Wish GM would bring the Holden Ute Redline to the US. There was talk about it in 2010 as a Chevy, maybe resurrect the El Camino name.