Lotus Creates Special Ice Vehicle

No tyres, heading for South Pole

Lotus Ice Vehicle Concept / Lotus Cars
Lotus Ice Vehicle / Lotus
Lotus Ice Vehicle / Lotus
Lotus Ice Vehicle / Lotus
Lotus Ice Vehicle / Lotus
Lotus Ice Vehicle / Lotus

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joelynn

Cool. But does it have any protection for the cockpit. Otherwise I imagine it might get a little chilly.

August 18, 2008 2:11 pm

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Car_Nut

Guess narrow bridges defeats it...!

August 18, 2008 4:07 pm

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loyo

Three man crew huh? I've always liked Lotus' engineering, but if they manage to sit 3 people in the only bucket seat this thing has, I'll be more than impressed

August 18, 2008 5:51 pm

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Bremen_Koenigsegg

This is a versatile engineering exercise, given the number of people living in year-round snowed-in conditions. It is not just automotive-relevant, either, believing it is just a matter of time before police vehicles are outfitted with crack-detection radars. I predict the technology will be so effective drug lords will start lobbying congress to ban it.

August 19, 2008 12:07 am

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droobear

@ loyo 1. these men are former 2 man luge competitors. 2. nights in antarctica are 6 months long. 3. antarctica is cold and lonely 4 i seem to recall reading a science blog that pointed out a high degree of homosexuality among the penguins. 5. Three men in one comfort shaped reclined seat. The only problem will be arguments about who's ontop and who's underneath.

August 19, 2008 1:08 am

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droobear

Serious critique of this machine 1. Before the quadrunners/atv ther was the 3 wheel atv. It ended up OUTLAWED because of all the rollovers. 2. That company in Quebec who fabricate the 3 wheeled motorbike (Raptor?) -- 2 wheels in front one wheel in back. 3. snowmobiles have 2 skis in front monotread in back PERCHANCE A LOTUS ENGINEER READS THIS 2 skis upfront one in the back = more stability, =oversteer not rollover. (If you think oversteer for a snow/ice machine is bad than watch children on toboggans. Remember the british team that set the land speed record? Broke the speed of sound!!!! they used 2 WHEELS UP FRONT/ 1 WHEEL STEERING IN BACK. Nice idea but some serious safety issues, performance issues with this layout.

August 19, 2008 1:17 am

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