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Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: DeAnna on February 20, 2006, 08:30:06 PM: Ford has come out with the coolest concept truck ever...stand in awe as you take a look at this baby. The Ford Super Chief runs on the world’s first Tri-Flex fuel engine, a supercharged V10 capable of running on hydrogen, E85 or gasoline. When the Tri-Flex V10 is running on hydrogen it achieves a 12% improvement in fuel economy over a non-S/C gas V10 and can go 500 miles between fill ups.

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http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/01/SuperChiefConcept_21_HR.jpg

The exterior......this exterior is wrapped in a stainless style-type skin is accompanied by perhaps the coolest truck interior ever that features a glass roof bisected by a leather-wrapped grid and automated ottomans for rear passengers.

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now, if you dont like that truck...just pretend you do ;)
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Titan on February 20, 2006, 08:38:09 PM: The tri-flex fuel system sounds kindof cool. All those fuels use the same principles of combustion. The hydrogen uses the same principles as gas and works the exact same way.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Halberto on February 20, 2006, 08:57:10 PM: but dont expect hydrogen for another 20 years
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Coredweller on February 20, 2006, 11:24:04 PM: 1. No vehicle looking like that will ever make it to production. This is Ford we\'re talking about. It will be diluted by endless committees and focus groups. Ford\'s idea of a hot looking vehicle is the Fusion. :rolleyes:

2. A 12% improvement in fuel efficiency over a gas-burning V10 is still going to suck. I guess it would have made 8mpg, and now it makes 10mpg. Woo hoo.

3. E85 is going to be too expensive to manufacture on a mass scale. It will never succeed.

Sorry to rain on your parade, but may Honda or Toyota will do something like this in 6 years, when Ford is in bankruptcy. :)
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on February 20, 2006, 11:29:30 PM: FUGLY
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Living-In-Clip on February 21, 2006, 03:14:53 AM: Ugly.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Nolaws on February 21, 2006, 03:46:42 AM: I kinda liked the 1st pic. but then, I saw the TOP and though it ruined it all :(
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: mm on February 21, 2006, 05:00:48 AM: .50 cent design that?
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: videoholic on February 21, 2006, 05:04:52 AM: Me no like interior.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: GmanJoe on February 21, 2006, 05:20:42 AM: Once accountants have looked through all the specs, they will have stripped that concept truck into a regular gas guzzling F-150 with new body panels.

Sorry.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: JBean on February 21, 2006, 05:21:45 AM: 99% of concept vehicles never see mass production... this is most likely part of that 99%
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: nO-One on February 21, 2006, 05:41:14 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Halberto
but dont expect hydrogen for another 20 years

There\'s a bunch of them around these parts, along with hydrogen fuel stations..... the cars do have a tendency to explode ... or atleast catch on fire though.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: GmanJoe on February 21, 2006, 05:49:34 AM: Quote
Originally posted by nO-One
There\'s a bunch of them around these parts, along with hydrogen fuel stations..... the cars do have a tendency to explode ... or atleast catch on fire though.

The amount of energy used to make hydrogen fuel is laughable that we (at this time until better technology makes it cheaper) might as well stick with gasoline.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Titan on February 21, 2006, 08:03:24 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Halberto
but dont expect hydrogen for another 20 years

Technology is there but is too expensive and new technology will improve. I agree. probably 20 years until the consumer is comfortable and manufacturing costs are down. I am looking forward to ethanol but hope it comes down in price as well. But my car can\'t take it so I don\'t particularly care right now, lol. I\'ll just keep an eye on it and when I go to buy a new (well used) car when I get out of college may end up being flex fuel.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Phil on February 21, 2006, 08:15:31 AM: That is the ugliest interior I have EVER seen.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: GmanJoe on February 21, 2006, 08:32:25 AM: It\'s a four seater, despite all that cabin space.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Jumpman on February 21, 2006, 08:48:49 AM: got ma pimp cane so im rdy for this ride ye

No really, I refuse to offer insightful criticism to that monstrosity.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: square_marker on February 21, 2006, 09:27:06 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Coredweller

Honda or Toyota will do something like this in 6 years, when Ford is in bankruptcy. :)

hahahaha

and I imagine this truck would cost a pretty penny also
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Kurt Angle on February 21, 2006, 10:33:04 AM: :yawn:
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Titan on February 21, 2006, 02:24:09 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Jumpman
got ma pimp cane so im rdy for this ride ye

No really, I refuse to offer insightful criticism to that monstrosity.

Think of how many hos you can do in the cab with all that room.
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: DeAnna on February 21, 2006, 05:50:55 PM: well i still like it :D
i\'m just weird i guess...girls probably arent supposed to like trucks, but i always have
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: (e) on February 21, 2006, 06:20:56 PM: girls arent suppose to drive, but i guess they do

sucky truck
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: GmanJoe on February 22, 2006, 05:22:48 AM: Quote
Originally posted by DeAnna
well i still like it :D
i\'m just weird i guess...girls probably arent supposed to like trucks, but i always have

You can always dream, but your place will still be by the sink or the stove. ;) :p

Now make us all sammiches. :p
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: clips on February 22, 2006, 08:21:07 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Coredweller
1. No vehicle looking like that will ever make it to production. This is Ford we\'re talking about. It will be diluted by endless committees and focus groups. Ford\'s idea of a hot looking vehicle is the Fusion. :rolleyes:

couldn\'t agree more. the only american car maker imo that produces cars close to their concept is chrylser. just take a look at the viper. a few years back pontiac had a fresh concept called the spitfire. Now that car was a concept, but it could have easily been made into production....when they did start to mass produce them..they just ruined that car completely....it could have easily been one of those higher end 4 bangers with a sleek sport look to it,...instead it came off lookin\' like some bulls**t ass gm saturn....
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Titan on February 22, 2006, 10:36:24 AM: Quote
Originally posted by (e)
girls arent suppose to drive, but i guess they do

sucky truck

:lmao:
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: Cyrus on February 23, 2006, 10:19:01 AM: bleh when they did the tonka concept truck that was one I would have bought:

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Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: mm on February 23, 2006, 11:20:01 AM: don\'t forget this one too

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Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: fre4d4 on February 23, 2006, 01:54:38 PM: I like it
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: mm on February 23, 2006, 01:59:20 PM: maybe in all black
Title: Ford\'s truck line just became my best friend
Post by: CHIZZY on February 24, 2006, 05:13:32 AM: ...and with laser cannons and snakeyes driving it.