DescentBB

This one may well be a winner:

"With a weight of about 800 pounds, Mercier says the largely composite tandem two-seater should be able to reach 80 mph on smooth surfaces and accelerate from 0 to 50 mph in less than 10 seconds. The target price for a production version is $30,000,"

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/01/ ... z2HCzGYx4T

I could make a pun, but it would be a poor attempt at levity.

That's pretty damn sexy.

Isaac wrote:I could make a pun, but it would be a poor attempt at levity.

Another weighty comment I see.

woodchip wrote:

Isaac wrote:I could make a pun, but it would be a poor attempt at levity.

Another weighty comment I see.

I'd try a hovercraft, but I don't my right from my lift.

Air-head?

woodchip wrote:Air-head?

You know, we could use magic carpets as an alternative hovercraft, but they're a bit rugged.

That is pretty cool, but what I want to know is what happens when you're slipping along a 80 mph and you have to do a sudden avoidance maneuver? Hovercraft aren't very steering responsive at high speed.