GM Car of the Future - 100 MPG (2005)

[NCC1701]

Segment from an October 1992 SciFi Buzz program on the Sci Fi Channel.
General Motors concept car for 13 years in the future (2005).
100 MPG, 1400 pounds, carbon fiber body, swap out engine pod, gull wing doors, 2 stroke 3 cylinder valveless engine.

[Carl242]

Wow, thats an awesome car. I can't wait 'til 2005 so we can . . . oh.

[Karl Roth]

Most of us have 20- 20 hindsight
karl

[chieftmc]

If only there was a GM

[Jordon]

What is that suppose to mean?

[Bill Marshall]

Someone at GM was doing some interesting things in the '90's. Not only did this concept car make it as far as it did, but they also introduced the electric car for lease back in the '90's.

Unfortunately the people doing the interesting things weren't in marketing & upper management.

[vwW12]

Originally Posted by NCC1701

carbon fiber body

Carbon fiber items are still very expensive in 2009. You could order a carbon fiber body today from a range of custom fabricators, and it would set you back a considerable amount of money.

It is like the Chevy Volt: press relations, marketing people, the media, and politicians love to talk about it.

But are consumers ready to pay over $40,000 for Chevy Volt?

Were consumers ready to pay for what a carbon fiber car would have cost in 2005?

[Bill Marshall]

Originally Posted by vwW12

Carbon fiber items are still very expensive in 2009. You could order a carbon fiber body today from a range of custom fabricators, and it would set you back a considerable amount of money.

It is like the Chevy Volt: press relations, marketing people, the media, and politicians love to talk about it.

But are consumers ready to pay over $40,000 for Chevy Volt?

Were consumers ready to pay for what a carbon fiber car would have cost in 2005?

Same problem that GM had with its electric car in the '90's - not a big enough market for it to sustain the costs.

[Karl Roth]

The volts battery pack holds the energy in a gallon of gas. Look like a problem to anyone? Like it or not, $ rule the real world.
karl

[24-42]

Originally Posted by Bill Marshall

Unfortunately the people doing the interesting things weren't in marketing & upper management.

Unfortunately the people doing the interesting things weren't in marketing & upper management !

Donald LaFavor