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jacquesm • last Friday at 2:56 AM • 6 replies • view on HN

I'm sure having a cold gas thruster is going to be no problem at all for road approval. /s


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baxtr • last Friday at 7:29 AM

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lallysingh • last Friday at 3:25 AM

Best guess is that it's disabled for anything but track/trick stuff. There will be some cool videos eventually showing up with tricks people pull with this. I don't know what else it's for.

I can imagine the lateral thrusters helping it turn faster on the track. Although I wonder if the extra weight is going to net out positive for lap times.

But really, a few very rich people will buy the full-rocket version to impress their friends. They'll play with them on private property.

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coderenegade • yesterday at 5:07 AM

This is a track car for the uber wealthy. It's only rarely going to be on public roads, and it'll probably have some unlock mechanism for the truly stupid stuff. Honestly, I'm here for it. Automakers have gotten complacent. Between Chinese automakers and stunts like this, we might see the return of outrageous engineering just to prove a point.

turtlebits • last Friday at 6:46 PM

It's for the ultra rich and a tech showcase, so probably will be classified as off-road use only.

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SomaticPirate • last Friday at 10:37 PM

Well he does know a few people in govt now I think? I remember a Tesla showroom on thr white house lawn not too long ago

thefourthchime • last Friday at 8:17 PM

I mean, Leno drives around with a jet engine motorcycle that can melt the guy behind him.

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