Worse Than a Humvee - GreenHybrid

Delta Flyer · #1 (**permalink**) 08-30-2005, 05:28 AM

This was on my recent trip to Colorado Springs. While I had quite a few inquiries about my hybrid - this was not one of them. International started to build these in Garland Texas - just before gas prices started to rise.

Amazing - it actuall fits on one parking space.

gonavy · #2 (**permalink**) 08-30-2005, 06:18 AM

but it does LOOK cool! Maybe those are methane tanks under there...lol.

Schwa · #3 (**permalink**) 08-30-2005, 06:19 AM

Those things are disturbing indeed.

Would make a nice EV though, plenty of carrying capacity and space for batteries and the torque of an electric motor is especially suitable for heavy vehicles. For cross-country tours you could tow a trailer full of batteries with a solar array.

Delta Flyer · #4 (**permalink**) 08-30-2005, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Schwa

Those things are disturbing indeed.

I should have thought before posting that picture - Is it porn? Will Jason have to remove it?

While it's illegal to drive a tank, this comes close.

AZCivic · #5 (**permalink**) 08-30-2005, 05:37 PM

Look on the bright side.. at least you can run it on biodiesel. The most amusing writeup of this thing however was from Jay Leno. I can't seem to find it right now, but it was hillarious.

Delta Flyer · #6 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 06:19 AM

BBC Article on the CXT and how it compares to the H2

Atomic Frog · #7 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 10:23 AM

Nothing says 'small wang' like a CXT...

lars-ss · #8 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 10:36 AM

Speaking of how people abuse vehicle sizes by buying SUVs that are really too large for their needs:

Anti-SUV vigilantes deflating SUV tires at night - classic !!!

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,...=newsletter_to

Quote:

PARIS -- A band of eco-vigilantes is taking a firm but gentle stand against fast-growing SUV sales in France and Europe, deflating the tires on gas guzzlers in a protest against conspicuous waste.

Members of a group called Les Dégonflés say they recently let the air out of tires on about half a dozen SUVs parked in the upscale VI arrondissement using bicycle pumps -- a technique that they say causes no lasting damage -- and plastered windshields with leaflets proclaiming that "nearly everyone needs an oxygen mask." A spokesman for the group said they hope to recruit new foot soldiers to the cause by demonstrating their technique in an internet broadcast next month.

AZCivic · #9 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 10:44 AM

I found it! This is far and away the best of all the CXT Reviews:

Jay Leno reviews the IH CXT for Popular Mechanics

Delta Flyer · #10 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay Leno

For me, the CXT serves no practical purpose other than driving around Hollywood, annoying Hollywood types. People look aghast and ask, “What is thhhaaattt?” Well, if the McLaren is the ultimate sports car, this is the ultimate pickup truck. Whenever I pull up to a light, I roll the window down and yell, “Do you think I have sexual problems?”