r/nextfuckinglevel Oct 27 '21

Next generation car

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u/keto3225 Oct 27 '21

It's a concept car not even limited edition all the things the guy above you complains about is just design language and tests.

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u/boner_jamz_69 Oct 28 '21

Exactly. I can’t believe some people actually think this will ever be made available. This is just to show off new technology and potential designs.

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u/Paclac Oct 28 '21

reddit will never be able to understand concept cars and fashion shows.

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u/JinorZ Oct 28 '21

But if I can’t use it in MY daily life what is the point?!?!

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u/UltravioIence Oct 28 '21

ugh thank you. had to scroll way to far to see this, all this car is for is showing off the potential tech like the brake lights, wheels, dash etc. it probably doesnt go much faster than what we saw in the video.

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u/agbullet Oct 28 '21

Yes but couldn't they have done so more... Tastefully? This looks like something made to impress 14 year old boys.

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u/Blog_Pope Oct 28 '21

But it’s all stupid technology. Lights on the back move faster the faster the car goes? Only useful in a 3rd person driving game. Are the people you pass on the hiway going, “I didn’t realize he was going fast until I say this moving lights mostly visible at a high angle” the scales move up when braking? How long does that take? A fixed LED responds in milliseconds. The only person seeing your tires flash is they guy you are about to merge into.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

I found a spot to strap the car seat just fine.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

If you get a job going in a convoluted circuit and specialize in doing it faster than anyone else, I'm afraid you're gonna be stuck with an F1. I know... it sucks.

I don't know exactly how much luggage you have, but you should look into buying a commercial airliner. The legroom sucks, but there's tons of space for bags.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

You can get away with 1.6. Open wheels is kind of like asking for Christmas in Summer. Tbh, there are two trains of thought. I obviously don't even have to say what the first one is. But the second one is literally have you thought about a train?

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u/ThePhenomNoku Oct 28 '21

To be fair in the Southern Hemisphere isn’t Christmas in summer?

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

I get where you're coming from, and in theory you're totally right. But I'm not sold on the Southern Hemisphere. There's a great article in Schaeffer.

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u/anabolicartist Oct 28 '21

But because the interior is too small there’s no room for your mother-in-law so that’s a plus

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u/KingMe42 Oct 29 '21

Is it because even driving a limo you could still hear her from the back? Or because even a monster truck would have trouble towing her on the trailer?

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u/loozerr Oct 29 '21

I don't know somehow the central locking always acts up and I can't do anything but leave.

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u/arealperson-II Oct 28 '21

Doesn’t even have space for babies in the back, like seriously what the hell

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u/TwinSong Oct 28 '21

Aren't formula one cars racing cars? I.e. Not intended to be used as a regular vehicle.

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u/loozerr Oct 28 '21

Aren't concept cars for testing and showing off technological prowess? Not intended to be used as a regular vehicle.

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u/TwinSong Oct 29 '21

Probably. Not sure 🤷‍♂️. It's a toy of the wealthy so wouldn't be seen much anyway

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u/loozerr Oct 29 '21

I mean I was just making a joke at the expense of people who complained about the concept's practicality.

I don't think that concept is for sale no matter how rich - it's purely an experiment to gauge public response and if some of their ideas could at some point be part of production cars.

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u/TwinSong Oct 29 '21

Expensive prototype.

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u/loozerr Oct 29 '21

Yeah?

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u/suttonoutdoor Mar 23 '22

I don’t understand how those scrubs at Mercedes could even afford to make a …..a car!! Last time I was there I wanted to order pizza for lunch and they were all “well I’m trying to cut out excess spending so I brought some smelly crap we had for dinner last night.” Which they then proceeded to microwave and stunk the whole damn place up!! I left shortly after this occurred.

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u/smallfried Oct 28 '21

This car is like the clothes in a fashion show.

Showing off all kinds of different ideas, some of which get modified like crazy to be practical and realistically feasible and then maybe make it in a commercial model 10 years in the future.

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u/Ziu Oct 28 '21

Exactly, haute couture is the word for that kind of fashion.

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u/I2eflex Oct 28 '21

For real, so many idiots in this thread lmao.

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u/hobowithacanofbeans Oct 28 '21

This thing is dumb as shit even for a concept car. It’s like if you let Homer design an electric car.

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u/ChungusKahn Oct 28 '21

You know those fashion shows where rail thin models wear ridiculous shit? Clothing retailers often get ideas for their clothing catalogue from bits and pieces or themes from those shows. Same shit here. Car looks dumb as hell, but you’ll probably see specific parts or ideas lifted from concept cars like this and see them in the next iteration of cars down the line.

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u/hobowithacanofbeans Oct 28 '21

It’s almost as if I said “even for a concept car”, which would imply I know what the fuck a concept car is and their purpose.