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Jim-Me
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it's modeled after a fish [Smile]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0615_050615_fishcar.html
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Eruve Nandiriel
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Aw, it's so cute! [Smile]
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Does it go "pook, pook, pook"?
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Jim-Me
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I hope so... that would be even cooler [Smile]
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Jon Boy
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Ew.
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Dragon
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I want one!
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Teshi
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That's awesome.
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The Rabbit
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Ooooo!!!

I like it.

70 mpg, 118 mph

Practical and cute.
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unicornwhisperer
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70 mpg?!! Woa!
That is a sweet car!!
[Hail]
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Jon Boy
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So is it only a two-seater? And what's with the five feet of space between the driver seat and the windshield?
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Sopwith
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Still think it looks like a tadpole. [Laugh]
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Practical but I wouldn't want to touch it with a ten foot pole. Unless it's pan seared in a skillet I don't want it.

I expect better looking from Mercedes Benz [Frown]


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Canyonarro! *whip cracks*" ← The Super Hummer-esque SUV from The Simpsons
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"70 mpg, 118 mph"

This makes it look like it can do both at the same time.
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Very European. I suspect it will sell well in France.
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quote:
Acknowledging the fish as the inspiration for the Bionic Car, Mercedes-Benz issued a statement calling the boxfish "a prime example of the ingenious inventions developed by nature over millions of years of evolution."
Oh insult my religion will you? See if I ever buy a Merc.
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Leon the Professional
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Silly European cars.
I'd take one of these bad boys any day of the week.
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Raia
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Awww, hehe. Though I like bugs better. [Smile]
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I wonder how it would fare in a crash.

Though that MPG has me drooling.

Practical Pix
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So is "pook, pook, pook" how you spell the Bionic man jumping sound? Because that's what was going through my head. But I would spell it more like "djz-djz-djz-"
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