I really, really wish it could. Sadly, the need for high speed trains to have its own dedicated rail network combined with the significant distances between major cities in much of the US, make this, even in the more optimistic visions of the future, unlikely.

In a way the Lotus Elite kinda beat this to the punch back in 1957 with an all-fiberglass monocoque chassis. Fiberglass was used for the entire load-bearing structure of the car. However there was a steel subframe to support the engine and front suspension, as well as a metal subframe for rollover protection and some…

Kinda disappointing there’s no hybrid option.

https://bid.joerpyleauctions.com/ui/auctions/70538

It’s a charity auction so they won’t make any money off it. As a whole, Mayan Warrior likely loses money (that shit ain’t cheap). Not that it matters, as it was founded by a Mexican tech CEO. I wouldn’t be surprised if their budget to go to Burning Man is a couple hundred grand each year.

Not probably.

Yeah, his stuff is insane (in the best way).

You don’t have to name it. Atompunk is actually a thing and you pretty much nailed it right on the head.

I feel like dieselpunk has a more art-deco aesthetic. This feels more like 50's atompunk, but now we are definitely splitting hairs, with a frickin’ laser beam.

I’m not referring to the caddy, I’m referring to Mayan mask which came off of the Mayan Warrior art car, which looks like this:

One car based on a Mayan mask is pegged to sell for $50,000 - 70,000

I actually agree with you but assumed everyone would start flaming me for ignoring it. I think the new Z actually has a shot at becoming collectable one day.

The new Z is not currently offered. That being said, what is likely one of the last cars of its kind to come out of Nissan, it may yet prove collectible one day.

Every current US offering from Mitsubishi and Nissan (except GT-R).

I wasn’t making a comparison, just pointing out how silly it is for the anti-EV crowd to complain about pollution caused by lithium extraction/refining, when oil also regularly creates ecological disasters.

It doesn’t, but a lot of anti-EV people love to point out that battery manufacturing is terrible for the planet while completely ignoring the impacts of drilling, refining, and transporting oil. An oil spill is a reminder that their argument against batteries applies to their own position as well.

A not so gentle reminder to everyone who says mining/refining lithium is so much worse than oil.

What did you do to your Land Cruiser to make it weigh 8000 lbs?

No adjustable seat? Given my height that would make pedaling a chore.

That’s the beauty of marketing. SUV as a term did not exist in the 80's so Subaru gets to put their stamp on the “sport utility wagon” merely by being the first to call it that.