"The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (AVTM) was created by the Bush administration and the original applications were approved by the Bush administration." - The loan was finalized under Obama in 2009.

Ah. In that case I would agree. Except for the exhaust, it looks a little crosseyed or something.

You said the Tuatara looks good. The picture is of an Ultimate Aero.

And a car has four contact patches but the vast majority of bikes can outgun the vast majority of cars. Contact patches are one factor, compared to any 1000cc bike the Spyder has a terrible power to weight ratio. Also, I suspect it can carry far less speed into corners as it seems far more likely to understeer than a…

Not a production car by Guinness' standards, have to have produced more than 50.

That's an Ultimate Aero...

No, Hennessey doesn't, and at the moment can't, hold the record. According to Guinness you have to produce more than 50 for it to be considered a production vehicle. At the moment there are approximately 6 Venom GT's and if Hennessey ends up repeating history, there won't be many more. Also, the fact that it is still…

Beautiful sad dead* whale

...what does "less Japanese looking upholstery" mean?

Nope, never ridden one. Not interested. As far as riding out of season, that's what my ice bike and dual sport are for.

This is exactly what I think about the Canam spyder. It's like a motorcycle, except you get none of the fun of leaning/actual handling. It's like a car, except you get none of the protection from the elements or safety equipment. So what do you get? Jack shit.

<Insert joke about average size of Ferrari driver's penis>

You're sure someone didn't just happen to sketch a Durango on a napkin causing all the autobloggers to wet their pants, right?

Vaporware. W/Could not drive.

RIP, still one of my all-time favorites

"unpractical"

"That means youth in English."

Around here you get a learner's license when 14 or 15 via a written test which allows you to drive with your parents or another experienced driver. At 16 you can take your actual drivers test. The written test is your extremely basic multiple choice test as in "The light is red, what do you do?".

Really? I only have one lighter and one 12v outlet. And my lighter is dead :(