High gas prices force radical redesigns

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 9/1/2005

in Alternative thinking, Down Time

Tiny PorscheWith gas prices rising, designers have to rethink performance cars. Reducing vehicle size is step one, step two would be fitting everything inside, but hey, one step at a time. They look a lot better than Smart Cars, too. I have to sharpen up my Photoshop skills, I just figured out how to get rid of redeye.

via Autoblog

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aaron September 1, 2005 at 1:54 pm

awesome pics! have you checked out the kei cars? the honda beat is a 660cc turbo, mid-engined, micro miata. now that’s downsizing i could live with. there’s one for sale by a specialty importer near me for $7000 cdn…. wonder if a bigger student loan would cover that?

Mightymark September 21, 2005 at 3:27 pm

Incredibly awesome ideas, man! Quite practical,indeed…I’d still stick to my motorcycles though…I get claustrophobic on really small cars. :D

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