Melkus RS2000 Final Design and Details Released

The rebirth of a classic brand

Melkus RS2000
Melkus RS2000
Melkus RS2000

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Renegade

Ewwww

March 24, 2009 5:29 pm

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Kepe

Cool. If only the big car manufacturers also understood the meaning of "adding lightness" to their designs. New models are almost always heavier than the the models they are replacing. Combine light weight with modern engine technology and aerodynamics, and we'd get cars that are VERY fuel efficient. There would be no need for stupid hybrids like the Prius...

March 24, 2009 5:53 pm

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Joe_Limon

the problem facing modern cars, are safety ratings. It is easy to make a light weight car, but with weight savings you also make a less safe vehicle. Personally, I think that if all cars stayed in the 1960's design philosophy and we weren't all cushioned, driver awareness would be much higher and the overall crashes down. Plus we would all have wicked handling light efficient cars.

March 24, 2009 6:02 pm

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sub39h

a car with gullwing doors that only weighs 454kg?! it's going to have the structural integrity of a wet paper bag!

March 24, 2009 7:05 pm

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v6s_stink

Is Melkus the german term for "Bradley GT"?

March 24, 2009 7:23 pm

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Max_Speed

Is it me, or this looks like a smaller Ford GT ... at least from the side.

March 24, 2009 10:44 pm

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noworkday

What? 454 kg? are you kidding. guys get your numbers right. You cant mean this seriously.

March 25, 2009 4:59 am

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Bristol411S3

454kg does seeme suspiciously light. And this looks like a slightly less attractive and more gimmicky Artega GT.

March 25, 2009 7:13 am

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tsiebrand

Well, in the german magazine "Auto Bild" which I have,it says they are trying to gain a weight of 950 kg and on the Melkus website they speek of keeping the weight under 1000 kg.

March 25, 2009 7:43 am

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xLumino

I know, that they mean 1000kg and not pounds. I like the new interpretation of this small sportscar. Unfortunatly there are only 25 Melkus planned.. The Design is great. Especially the topview is stylish. The side looks like the old RS1000! Rest is a bit Lotus like. I think the engineers and designer are inspired by this british company too. good hopes for that project

March 26, 2009 4:04 pm

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