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¡B! · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:16 pm

Quote:

No More Backing Up With Nissan's New Egg Shaped Car

POSTED: 6:47 am EDT September 30, 2005

TOKYO -- Nissan has come up with a way to help drivers back out of tight parking spots.

The Japanese automaker has developed an egg-shaped car whose body pivots 360 degrees so that its rear end becomes the front.

The Pivo was shown Friday at a Tokyo Nissan showroom and is an experimental model that probably won't go on sale for several years.

It's a three-seater electric car that looks like a big egg on wheels. Its body revolves in a complete circle while its wheels stay put.

Such moves are possible because Pivo's steering, wheels and other parts are controlled electronically by wireless signals, not mechanical links.

http://www.wral.com/automotive/5039916/ ... resistible

Nothing like driving a car that screams, "This dude is so bad at backing up, he had to spend a couple extra thousand dollars to buy this piece of shit!!!"

Electromatic · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:22 pm

If you crash a giant yellow liquid splats out to protect the occupants......oh and all the kings horses and all the kings men.........

washmykev · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:35 pm

I like it.

MF · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:38 pm

You think they could have at least added some wheels that rotate 360 as well to help the dolts who can't parallel park.

Seriously if you can't drive your car well enough to back out of a tight spot, invest in a bus pass.

TomJoad187 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:44 am

It reminds me of Homer's car

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

TomJoad187 wrote:

It reminds me of Homer's car

Thats exactly what I thought of, too. Herb Simpson must be pissed.

Cal Varnsen · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:08 am

washmykev wrote:

I like it.

JimNasium · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:14 am

Have you ever seen "parking spots" in Tokyo? I think I'd have a hard time getting my bike into there

jwfocker · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:18 am

wanna go for a ride

C4Lukin · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:34 am

B wrote:

Quote:

No More Backing Up With Nissan's New Egg Shaped Car

POSTED: 6:47 am EDT September 30, 2005

TOKYO -- Nissan has come up with a way to help drivers back out of tight parking spots.

The Japanese automaker has developed an egg-shaped car whose body pivots 360 degrees so that its rear end becomes the front.

The Pivo was shown Friday at a Tokyo Nissan showroom and is an experimental model that probably won't go on sale for several years.

It's a three-seater electric car that looks like a big egg on wheels. Its body revolves in a complete circle while its wheels stay put.

Such moves are possible because Pivo's steering, wheels and other parts are controlled electronically by wireless signals, not mechanical links.

http://www.wral.com/automotive/5039916/ ... resistible

Nothing like driving a car that screams, "This dude is so bad at backing up, he had to spend a couple extra thousand dollars to buy this piece of shit!!!"

I thought this was the new Nintendo controller.

¡B! · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:47 pm

TomJoad187 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:05 pm

B wrote:

This brings a tear to my eye

Ensign9 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:39 pm

C4Lukin wrote:

I thought this was the new Nintendo controller.

Quote:

Such moves are possible because Pivo's steering, wheels and other parts are controlled electronically by wireless signals, not mechanical links.

What could go wrong?

Cpt. Murphy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:04 pm

Pivo means "beer" in German.

And something tells me that car won't be getting any stars on the crash test rating scale.

$úñ_DëV|L · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:25 pm

Cpt. Murphy wrote:

Pivo means "beer" in German.

Or maybe Bier means "beer" in German, and Pivo doesn't sound German at all.

punkdavid · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:31 pm

$úñ_DëV|L wrote:

Cpt. Murphy wrote:

Pivo means "beer" in German.

Or maybe Bier means "beer" in German, and Pivo doesn't sound German at all.

I understand that "Foster's" is Australian for "beer", mate.

Cpt. Murphy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:44 pm

$úñ_DëV|L wrote:

Cpt. Murphy wrote:

Pivo means "beer" in German.

Or maybe Bier means "beer" in German, and Pivo doesn't sound German at all.

Shit, I meant Russian. It's Russian for beer.

$úñ_DëV|L · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:21 pm

Cpt. Murphy wrote:

$úñ_DëV|L wrote:

Cpt. Murphy wrote:

Pivo means "beer" in German.

Or maybe Bier means "beer" in German, and Pivo doesn't sound German at all.

Shit, I meant Russian. It's Russian for beer.

Ah, that sounds better.

Isn't the Russian word for water "Vodka"?

JimNasium · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:54 am

This is a better idea

Hinny · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:02 am

punkdavid wrote:

$úñ_DëV|L wrote:

Cpt. Murphy wrote:

Pivo means "beer" in German.

Or maybe Bier means "beer" in German, and Pivo doesn't sound German at all.

I understand that "Foster's" is Australian for "beer", mate.

Yeah, and 'bush' is American for intelligence.

Bastard.

Wow! That's an Ugly Car!

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