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Aptera is a modern attempt at a similar approach. It makes me a little sad because the Aptera really makes so much sense but I think it will not make inroads in
by jackmott42 4y ago
Aptera is a modern attempt at a similar approach. It makes me a little sad because the Aptera really makes so much sense but I think it will not make inroads in the market, just because it is weird.
- robga 4y agoIn modern times, the Volkswagen XL1 approached the aesthetic. It had an equally low coefficient of drag as the aptera. Not many sold - but it was a production car. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/xl1/first-drives/volkswagen-xl1-first-drive-review-0 https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/xl1/first-dr...
- theluketaylor 4y agoXL1 was limited production as there was only ever going to be 200 offered to the public. VW almost certainly lost money on every single one, and probably not a small amount. XL1 was part of the Ferdinand Piëch era of money-losing halo cars to demonstrate VW group's engineering excellence. Bugatti Veyron and VW Phaeton were other cars to come out of this obsession. XL1 is an interesting 'what-if' of cars. If VW doesn't get caught cheating on emissions we would likely have gotten some kind of successor to the XL1 that was actually truly a production car. Certainly VW would have at least tried a few production diesel hybrids. Instead they became the first large established automaker to fully commit to a battery-electric future.
- _ea1k 4y agoTBH, I'm less worried about demand than about supply. It will be very difficult to build that machine profitably.
- jackmott42 4y agoThese concerns are intertwined!