Bizarre ‘Lo-Res Car’ Auctions For $111K Despite Being Awful At Driving
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If you thought Tesla’s Cybertruck design was wacky, this ‘Lo-Res’ concept car is about to give you a run for your money. Literally, too—the vehicle sold on Friday for US$111,111.
Designed by footwear firm United Nude, the car was first created as a promotional vehicle based on the Lamborghini Countach. Or, what it’d look like in low-resolution, hence the name.
The design won a Wallpaper* Magazine Design Award in 2016 before its prototypes went on to appear in various music videos. Four prototypes were made in total, with this particular one listed on auction site Bring a Trailer being the fourth, and last, prototype of the concept. This would also make it the most polished one.
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It’s built on a steel tube-frame chassis and sports a body made of 12 clear polycarbonate panels. Lighting includes front and rear strips and the United Nude logos illuminated on the body.
To get inside, passengers will have to use a remote control to lift the “clamshell bodywork” and climb into either of two seats, which are arranged in tandem alongside elements clad in a minimalist polished metal.
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Although it’s powered by a KDS five-kilowatt electric motor, it’s reportedly terrible to drive no thanks to its highly innovative design. As noted by autoevolution, this is due to “terrible visibility” alongside the wedge shape, and the fact that, even while going at low speeds, the vehicle “rattles uncontrollably.”
The purportedly awful build quality has been controversial, but the car was never meant to be driven. So, the design also didn’t make room for things like mirrors or any more lighting than the minimal bars on its exterior and two rows in its interior, one of which isn’t functioning.
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Yet, the car managed to ring up the US$111,111 price tag. It’s certainly a standout among the other auction listings, though. Plus, the benefits are being split evenly between the Petersen Automotive Museum, its seller, and an environmental non-profit, Energy Independence Now.
[via autoevolution, images via Bring a Trailer]
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