Again in 2016, footwear firm United Nude commissioned a weird car referred to as the “Lo-Res Automotive”. Trying completely outlandish, this distinctive car is one in all solely 4 operating prototypes and offered for $111,111 on Convey A Trailer.

Whereas its sharp strains would possibly remind among the Tesla Cybertruck, it really got here out three years earlier than the electrical pickup was even introduced. In actuality, the Lo-Res Automotive’s uncommon wedge form is meant to be the purest distillation of the Lamborghini Countach‘s iconic silhouette. That distinctive design is what earned it a Wallpaper Journal Design Award in 2016, in addition to a spot on the Grand Basel automotive design showcase in 2018 and the Petersen Automotive Museum’s Disruptors exhibit in 2019.

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The bodywork itself is made totally of clear polycarbonate panels, and it consists of mild bars entrance and rear. To get in, the entire physique lifts up, and beneath you’re handled to the automobile’s metal tube-frame chassis framing two inline seats and a chrome hexagonal steering wheel. Energy is offered by a 5 kW (6.7 hp / 6.8 PS) electrical motor that drives the rear wheels by means of a single-speed transmission. Entrance (and solely entrance) disc brakes are chargeable for stopping the automobile, which beneath regular circumstances can be regarding, however with so little energy on faucet, it’s most likely a non-issue.

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Sadly, the car isn’t titled or registered for road use, however the proceeds of the sale shall be cut up 50/50 between upkeep and care of the Petersen Museum’s assortment and a environmental non-profit group referred to as Power Independence Now.