When the proposed figures behind the car were announced, 0 to 62 in 2 seconds,1000 miles between refuelling, and with an anticipated cost of less than £1000, the room was filled with audible gasps.
“We’re planning for the car to be constructed from recycled coffee cup lids, discarded Action Man accessories, and solidified carbon dioxide emissions”. Adding “the car is so environmentally friendly that it scrubs the air clean of pollutants. It’s also entirely biodegradable and can be used as compost. The panels are actually pre-seeded, so that when it decomposes you get a nice patch of flowers growing where the car was left. Our expectation is that it will reverse global warming, feed the hungry and cure the sick."
While AS1967 confirmed this marked a new "eco-kinetic biosynergy" design direction, they remained tight lipped on the speculation the car used a previously thought impossible “perpetual motion” engine.
Discussing the vehicle, lead Designer Won “Tex” Ist said “The sketch is all of the car which will ever "be". It will never get made, referred to, or mentioned again. Ever. Just like all concept cars” she said vaguely waggling her hand in the direction of the other concept vehicles in the show. “But that’s enough to get page after page of coverage in the motoring magazines. So boom shagga, shagga, shagga, boom shagga, shagga, boom, boom!” before leading a victory conga line into the distance.
