The Future Of Urban Motoring

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The Ford Synus

(Does anyone else read that as "sinus?")

I don't think I want a car that looks like a security van.

Comments

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

(Does anyone else read that as "sinus?")

Yes.

I don't think I want a car that looks like a security van.

I don't either, but we're not the target market for this thing. It's clearly being marketed to the same people who like Humvees, and will probably cost damn near as much. Let's face it, this car is straight out of a James Bond fantasy novel crossed with cyberpunk.

[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

Sure. When the Hummer's not car enough, why not drive an armored car for your everyday errands?

Yeesh.

[sanderling.livejournal.com]

Reminds me a whole lot of the Honda Element, actually. Number 2 ugliest vehicle currently on the roads, after the new Hummer. IMHO.

And honestly, who needs a 45-inch flat screen TV and home theatre system in the back of their vehicle? Wouldn't it be easier and more comfortable to buy a nicer, smaller car and put the TV in your living room?

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

We've been saying for years that the Element looks like an inflatable Hummer pool toy! Moves it from the category of "fugly" into "aww, sorta cute in its own special way".

And have you SEEN an Aztec (http://www.autoworld.com/news/pontiac/aztec-1.jpg)? Now that's fugly!

[sanderling.livejournal.com]

You know, it's funny, the Aztec never really bothered me that much. I can't honestly say why. It's the boxes-on-wheels that really get me the most.

[mortonfox.livejournal.com]

It's like a bulletproof armored car. I don't think I want be in a city where this vehicle is the future.

[level-head.livejournal.com]

It IS a bulletproof armored car.

Including the BAtmobile-style window shutters that cover all the glass when it's parked.

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[ceruleanst.livejournal.com]

It's "SYN^US." That nose is turned up in the air.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I couldn't remember how to do the superscript.

But I still read that as "sinus"

[http://users.livejournal.com/killjoy_/]

Why do I have a feeling that in a real production version, all the bodywork would just be plastic?

[beki.livejournal.com]

I read that as sinus too. I am not sure I would want a car named after a body cavity.. I mean, what does it run on? Snot? While it would be a new fuel source, I would hate to see what the emissions would be like.. EWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

Okay, it's flat.

Now, what gives a car body strength is the curves of the metal which help reinforce it, just as a folded piece of paper is stronger than a flat one.

So, in order to have a flat car, you either have one that is easily dented, or thicker metal. Real armored cars have flat panels because it's easier to make flat plates of armor than curved ones.

So, if you make it heavier so it will stand up to collisions, you're going to pay hell with fuel economy. I see that they claim it to have excellent fuel economy with a diesel engine. Well, in that case, all I can assume is that it's horribly underpowered.

So, in conclusion, we've got an underpowered, flat, ugly armored car with a horrible name.

Umm... Have I made a mistake somewhere or has Ford?