Local Motors "Rally Fighter"

[supasixfo]

Really interesting car company, and seems to be a pretty revolutionary concept. A community of designers come up with the prototype. Part of buying the car involves 2 weekends literally building it. Somehow it is street legal

This particular design that is going to production has been christianed the "Rally Fighter":
Drivetrain
BMW 335d
3.0 Liter, Turbocharged Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
6 speed automatic transmission
265 Horsepower @ 4200rpm
425 lbft @1750 RPM
Rear Wheel Drive
Clean Diesel

http://www.local-motors.com/buy.php?p=1
http://www.local-motors.com/

[Sabre]

That is H-O-T! Pretty interesting concept on the building too. Some of their other concepts are wild and beautiful!

[complacent]

I really like a lot of the designs there. Very cool find.

[Cereb Daithi]

LOVE the paintjob!

[Mr Kleen]

[complacent]

Updated article with video.

cool stuff.

[complacent]

PopSci has another article on the company. really, really cool stuff.

[Sabre]

Wish I had the mula.... building your own car with the end product looking and performing like that? Sign me up!

[complacent]

Wish I had the mula.... building your own car with the end product looking and performing like that? Sign me up!

ding ding ding. winner winner, chicken dinner.

i would love to have that car.

[Mr Kleen]

if one of you steps up I'll take some vacation days and help you build it.

[Cereb Daithi]

I can take 3 weeks off from work to help. So who's buying?

[scheherazade]

This is the one I'm loving : http://www.local-motors.com/entry.php?e=1246

-scheherazade

[complacent]

so an interesting update...

looks like local motors is doing some work with DARPA to help crowdsource the next-gen hummer.

more info can be found at local motors' website

i really, really like this company. they make some really cool toys.

[Sabre]

Wow, VERY cool!

[complacent]

'nuther update.

darpa challenge winners announced.

cool stuff.