If the rumoured economic perils continue as advertised,
one can see the 2CV, or something like it, making a comeback.
Thinking about it, there are some modified electric golf carts
cars that already look like this! What's in a name? An awful lot of badness, actually. Efficiency last. Brilliant engineers have spent millions
of man hours coming
up with better ways to deploy a side air bag or hold a coffee cup.
But what is becoming increasingly apparent is that what they should
have been doing is devising technology to improve fuel-efficiency
in a car that people might actually want to buy. 2009 Mazda6
Like a heavyweight boxer: Bulky, but light on its' feet.