Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Behold: The Boat tail Metro

Mercedes, my wife and daily eyes on the street, snapped this boat tail Geo/Chevy Metro in the Oregon City, Oregon area. WTF is this, you may ask. Well, Mercedes' first thought was also "WTF is this?"

"I thought, does someone need some more room in their Metro so they can sleep in it? Either that, or it's an Amphicar wannabe, or something," Mercedes said.

Well, the addition of a boat tail can increase fuel economy by quite a bit due to aerodynamic properties. If you're a hypermiler, you may be familiar with this money-saving, albeit aesthetically unpleasing modification. Although not exactly attractive, I bet this guy is saving a boattail ... er boatload of cash at the pump. Plus, think of all the awesome stuff you could put in that boat tail.


7 comments:

BSP_yaris said...

What's the deal with Oregon and weird mods/cars?

xbeerd said...

or is it.. whats the deal with the rest of the country and their normal uncreative purposeful cars? :)

Andy Lilienthal said...

@BSP_yaris: If you visit here, it might be a bit more understood. There are all kinds of bumperstickers and stuff that say "Keep Portland Weird." Ever seen the show "Portlandia"?

And I also agree with my good friend, xbeerd. Then again, he's been here. And he also lived with me in college.

El oh El: The new LOL.

Chevy HHR cold air intake said...

The car's fuel economy can be increased not only by its exterior properties, but also within it. Why settle for being weird like this one when you can upgrade its engine instead?

Dealership Posting said...

It has good functionality. I only doubt if it is feasible though.

Craigslist Dealerships said...

It has the use of functionality in the economy. It won't go into the big leagues but if someone would ever patent and improve this design...

BSP_yaris said...

@Andy Lilienthal: Never seen Portlandia, but I know you Oregonians do your own thing;) Starting with your green "O" stickers and ending with with cars like this.