OUR bailout $ going to a worthy venture

RACER X · 01-14-2009, 12:22 PM

NOT!

dunno if it did or didn't , but god thats ugly and stupid

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel Concept

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/13/n...-fuel-concept/

Here's another one from the world of unlimited conceptual design: the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel concept. Otherwise known as the Cadillac WTF. Created by Loren Kulesus, everything about the WTF has been created to last 100 years without maintenance. That's the reason for the element number ninety, thorium: to act as a nuclear fuel powering batteries that would power the car.

Elsewhere, every major system is redundant in case of a failure. And the wheels don't have individual tires - in fact, what's located at each corner is one combined unit made up of six individual wheels. That gives you 24 wheels in total, and each wheel has its own induction motor. Said Kulesus, "The vehicle would require the tires to be adjusted every five years, but no material would need to be added or subtracted." Here's to the future. While you wait for it, have a look at the Cadillac WTC in the gallery of high-res photos below.

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Rsv1000R · 01-14-2009, 12:28 PM

Now I kind of like that, not sure about the "rear wheel wells", but it's kind of neat looking...

OneSickPsycho · 01-14-2009, 12:43 PM

I think it's awesome.

Homeslice · 01-14-2009, 01:15 PM

Certainly looks better than anything else Caddy's got.

AquaPython · 01-14-2009, 01:20 PM

i think it's pimp

fasternyou929 · 01-14-2009, 01:20 PM

I think it's cool looking, but even if you don't, you have to realize concept cars like that are where the largest advances in vehicle technology come from.

You can't revolutionize a car by building it over and over again, making minor changes. You need a clean slate.

Homeslice · 01-14-2009, 01:30 PM

No comments on "WTF" being the model name?

shmike · 01-14-2009, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeslice

No comments on "WTF" being the model name?

1.

pickle.of.doom · 01-14-2009, 01:31 PM

Yeah, god forbid the automakers waste money on silly little things like technological advancement!

fasternyou929 · 01-14-2009, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeslice

No comments on "WTF" being the model name?

I saw that.

They accidentally went back to WTC at the end of the article though.

01-14-2009, 12:22 PM	#1
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	OUR bailout $ going to a worthy venture NOT! dunno if it did or didn't , but god thats ugly and stupid Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel Concept http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/13/n...-fuel-concept/ Here's another one from the world of unlimited conceptual design: the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel concept. Otherwise known as the Cadillac WTF. Created by Loren Kulesus, everything about the WTF has been created to last 100 years without maintenance. That's the reason for the element number ninety, thorium: to act as a nuclear fuel powering batteries that would power the car. Elsewhere, every major system is redundant in case of a failure. And the wheels don't have individual tires - in fact, what's located at each corner is one combined unit made up of six individual wheels. That gives you 24 wheels in total, and each wheel has its own induction motor. Said Kulesus, "The vehicle would require the tires to be adjusted every five years, but no material would need to be added or subtracted." Here's to the future. While you wait for it, have a look at the Cadillac WTC in the gallery of high-res photos below. All contents copyright © 2003-2009, Weblogs, Inc. All rights reserved __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

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pickle.of.doom el diablo de verde Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Howell, MI Moto: VTR, CBR, DRZSM Posts: 1,046	Yeah, god forbid the automakers waste money on silly little things like technological advancement! __________________ WOS Forums

01-14-2009, 12:28 PM	#2
Rsv1000R WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,059	Now I kind of like that, not sure about the "rear wheel wells", but it's kind of neat looking...

01-14-2009, 12:43 PM	#3
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	I think it's awesome.

01-14-2009, 01:15 PM	#4
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Certainly looks better than anything else Caddy's got.

01-14-2009, 01:20 PM	#6
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	I think it's cool looking, but even if you don't, you have to realize concept cars like that are where the largest advances in vehicle technology come from. You can't revolutionize a car by building it over and over again, making minor changes. You need a clean slate.

01-14-2009, 01:30 PM	#7
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	No comments on "WTF" being the model name?