I was going to try and make a practicality argument based on the easier availability of parts, servicing etc. compared to most 1-of-50 cars, but I don’t think I can make it stick; when you’re spending 1.1M on a car, you probably don’t care.

Having your car in GT300 with an engine in a non-stock location was actually outlawed for 2016

That fits with the film logic, though; it’s not actually a citroen DS, it’s just disguised as one. If it’s foolish and fickle enough to trade the class and elegance of the DS for the gauche looks of the lambo, it stands to reason it’d forget to pay attention to the quirks of the hydropneumatic suspension

Starting with the basics;

It just looks a bit naff? Like, if I’m paying $40K for for a model car, I’d want something that looks a bit better quality than a hot wheels car. the detail’s rather blurry throughout, the shut lines are terrible, and the wheels don’t even sit straight. I get a lot of that is probably limitations of the materials, but…

(and no, the Chevy SSR doesn’t count)

I mean, this one made it:

I was thinking the same. The maneuvers are fun, but the video’s borderline unwatchable; half the time the cars are barely in the frame, and all the flips etc. are rather disorientating.

not quite; more like 21hp more. The power of one horse is around 15 horsepower (yay logic)

I have questions:

I can understand a degree of benefit to making a robot feel “pain” to some degree, from a bit of a machine learning prospective; in humans and animals, pain is an indication of damage of some kind, and dissuades us from doing whatever caused it. Same could plausibly be the case in the robot programming, even on…

I was thinking that this is pretty much going to be a renegade competitor; renegade is based on the Fiat Punto platform, this is based on the focus, which are pretty comparable cars, and they’re both retro-ish, chunky crossovers. this looks maybe a little larger, but not much.

Everything about a super/hypercar is “because we could”; it’s a technology showcase. The Senna’s the track car, this is the tech car. And I’m guessing the reason is less drag; they’re making the whole rear body out of a single piece to reduce the drag from panel joins, so sticking a nice join at a likely…

I think I’m the slightly confused looking guy in blue in the back, awkwardly smiling at the camera

I’m going to suggest taking a tip from another robot builder, Charles Guan of Battlebots’ Overhaul; VANTRUCK

...that is a point.

I like it, but I sort of feel it’d be better if it was mid-engined; I always feel if you’re giving up the bed’s practicality, you might as well put the engine there...

TBH, they’re pretty common here in the UK (I’m a brit), and I still find them kind of interesting; more so than a standard issue crossover. They’re relatively light, cheap, simple, practical, and have a few clever touches. I’ve no interest in crossovers, but I’d consider one.

I was thinking the same; it’s not always linked, but it can be a symptom.

Why does the US have particularly designed school busses anyway? most of the school buses in the UK are ~3o-odd year old ex-public transport junkers that should probably have been scrapped; not saying that’s a particularly sensible way to work, but why the purpose-built jobs?