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" Crazy concepts do not equal retail success. They need the imagination to make viable production cars that are nice to look at, not bland or ugly."

That's not imagination, that's common sense.

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"You mean like the 50's LeSabre concept by Harley Earl, and the 3 Firebirds from the 60's/70's, and the GM autonomy, and their hydrogen vehicles, and the Cadillac Sixteen?"

I don't recal the first three, but the Hydrogen is no big deal, Toyota's been working on the FCHV since GM started with their deals, and they've had as many or more hydrogen concepts than they have, and the Sixteen was exceptional, but if you look at any major manufacturer, particularly the Asians, you'll see their concepts are even more "out there".

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"That's not imagination, that's common sense."


You need a lot of both, or you end up with the Aztek or the CSVs.

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" I don't recal the first three, but the Hydrogen is no big deal, Toyota's been working on the FCHV since GM started with their deals, and they've had as many or more hydrogen concepts than they have, and the Sixteen was exceptional, but if you look at any major manufacturer, particularly the Asians, you'll see their concepts are even more "out there"."


But they're Japanese, after WWII while we basically took over their military and everything, they started with all the electronics and weird ****.


And I can't think of any, could you name some?



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But they're Japanese, after WWII while we basically took over their military and everything, they started with all the electronics and weird ****.
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Kevin, that sounds dangerously like rural racism. I hope you can explain that statement in a way that makes it sound less so.

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" But they're Japanese, after WWII while we basically took over their military and everything, they started with all the electronics and weird ****. And I can't think of any, could you name some?"

To name a few that I actually know the name to, the Toyota POD, Fine-S (high-speed hydrogen car), Alessandaro Volta (0-60 in 4second hybrid sports car), and PM (the "glove-like" car).

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" Kevin, that sounds dangerously like rural racism. I hope you can explain that statement in a way that makes it sound less so. "


Well, in no way was it meant to be, nor do I find it resembling that.  But that's beside the point.


After WWII, we basically rebuilt Japan and shipped things for them and were their 'protection' if you will for quite a while.  With government and military things aside, Japan was able to advance technology and culture more than others.  So it's not unlikely for them to have more 'radical' concepts.



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"To name a few that I actually know the name to, the Toyota POD, Fine-S (high-speed hydrogen car), Alessandaro Volta (0-60 in 4second hybrid sports car), and PM (the "glove-like" car). "

I see, although I don't recall the first two.  But besides the Alessandro Volta (which was actually designed by an Italian firm I believe, but styling isn't the point here) GM's concepts have been equally 'radical'.

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