Acuras are for grandmas; BMWs, that is a real driver’s sedan.

Well, you know what they say about a man who has the need for speed…

Maybe this is more to your liking…a plug-in car!

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/0…..-speakers/

http://www.forbesautos.com/new…..brids.html

Now that’s “responsible” sexy…

India’s largest automaker Tata Motors is set to start producing the world’s first commercial air-powered vehicle. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models, to push its engine’s pistons.

(My bold)

Most of the time art is a reflection of history and social change. Since you mention art…Generally, art is a material based human response made with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions. An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a restricted period of time. Many times the artists are influenced by the need to communicate ideas, such as in politically-, spiritually-, or philosophically-motivated concepts to reflect the changes happening in society.

Pneumatic cars are the avant-garde of next generation car engine design. You strike me as one who just might be progressive enough to catch the pneumatic car wave and become an alternative clean based driver…but then you could be a status quo kind of guy. Push your boundaries bmaz…You can do it, especially if the car can do 98 mph and go 100 miles on a tank of alternative fuel and pretty much drive on air. And there are some sporty designs which will hit the market.

Anyway, my point all along, is that Tata is serious about this. They have plant designs ready to go and are breaking ground in a number of states soon. This is not going away and Detroit has not even taken a look at this technology in a serious way. Their BIG mistake. Many of the X-prize cars selected for the X-car race have some element of pneumatic engine design and are quite sporty. Look at the list of designers with intent to make the 2009 cross-country race. These small design teams are going to be the next Detroit. Detroit is blowing it…excuse the pun.

http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/

http://zeropollutionmotors.us/?page_id=54

But if they don’t get bailed out, you’re going to see another tremendous blow to the economy that is fairly widespread

Yes. But personally, I’m not at all convinced detroit’s even viable any more. What are the odds dropping $50b into GM is going to turn things around? They’ve been headed towards ground 0 for quite a while now.

Anyone have stats on big 3’s cost per car compared to Jap/Korean majors? As of a couple years ago or so, GM had somewhat closed the gap but still well short of catching up.

Personally, I’m not convinced the $2(?)t spent so far on this mess has been worthwhile at all… far from it actually. Give state of US balance sheet, if someone asked me I’d want to see good evidence supporting the notion throwing $$ @ Detroit will actually work.