New 100 MPG Light Truck Unveiled

[LuckyTheDog]

http://thecarguyclub.com/post/new-100-mpg-vehicle-light-truck-unveiled

Could a 100 mpg vehicle be anything except a two-seater econobox built in Asia? An Anderson, Ind.-based startup says it can.

Bright Automotive today announced what it says is the "world's first purpose-built 100 mpg vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets." And the company plans to build it in the United States.
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On edit: I did not realize you had to be logged in to see the above link. Here is an AP article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jr9U8yaW8krL05NJBOCO-GjEnL2wD97N3LG01

[On the Road]

1. "Light Truck"?

Is it filled with helium?

[LuckyTheDog]

2. It's a vehicle classification (nt)

[itsrobert]

3. Link, don't have to register

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jr9U8yaW8krL05NJBOCO-GjEnL2wD97N3GGO6?index=1

[LuckyTheDog]

4. OOPS

I added another link on edit.

[NYC_SKP]

5. The Truck's Home Page, Bright Automotive:

http://www.brightautomotive.com/vehicles

[Booster]

6. Why do these things have to be so ugly?

[NYC_SKP]

7. How about this:

One of their concept drawings, a little nicer:

[Booster]

17. Bleach!!

[Booster]

18. i meant Blech! (I think)

[NYC_SKP]

20. OK, try this:

:hi:

[Booster]

22. Bwaahahaaahaaaahaha. Man, that's one ugly machine.

[MrMickeysMom]

21. Nice...

I'd do it... Now, what's the cost?

Oh, I forget, they want to introduce it as "fleet", so they can get quantity orders.

[InvisibleTouch]

8. I think it looks very cool!

I love the sci-fi look of some of these hybrid-type vehicles. Of course the color could be improved (I like color, not neutrals). But I can't argue with the styling!

[TexasProgresive]

11. My guess is that it was designed

in a wind tunnel.

[Booster]

19. My guess is that it was designed to not sell.

[JaneQPublic]

9. Why does the article call it a truck when it's clearly a van?

As an avid gardener, I've been hoping for a high-mileage little truck, for hauling mulch, bales of straw, chicken poop, etc. But a van just won't cut it.

[Andy823]

13. Just a classification

All vans are classified as light trucks. I too wish they would come out with a small truck, like the ford ranger, that was a high mileage hybrid. I don't know how much power they would have, but for what you talked about, or for hauling stuff off to the dump, and cleaning up around the home or in my case business, it would be great. I still would need a truck that could handle a snowplow for the winter, and pull my trailer, but a small one would save me a bundle if it got 100 miles to the gallon!

[frylock]

14. Mahindra Promises Diesel Hybrid Pickup by 2010

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http://www.pickuptrucks.com/html/news/mahindra/dieselhybridandmore.html

[LostInAnomie]

10. Why do they always try to make these things look as stupid as possible?

I understand they have to mess around with the aerodynamics to get that kind of gas mileage, but Jeebus! Just make the thing look normal.

[Fumesucker]

16. Because up until very recently car bodies have not been "designed"

They have been "styled", that is what we think of as "normal" these days.

Now that bodies are starting to be *designed* for best aerodynamics rather than styled for looks they appear odd to us, it's purely a matter of what we have become accustomed to.

You think that van looks odd, check out this Mercedes concept that is based on the hydrodynamics of a boxfish..

[HarveyDarkey]

12. That's not a truck, it's a van

[IDemo]

15. This is more like it ->

http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/vehicles/phoenix-sut.php

[ContinentalOp]

23. LOL.

OK, so you chopped the ugliest 1/8th off of a Pontiac Aztek. It's still the ugliest vehicle ever made :P