Move over, Musk: Kalashnikov unveils 'electric supercar'

[Snellius]

Moscow (AFP) - Russian arms maker Kalashnikov on Thursday presented its new electric car inspired by a rare 1970s model, saying the new technology will rival Elon Musk's Tesla.

The brand, best known for the AK-47 machine gun, presented the decidedly retro-looking pale blue prototype, the CV-1, at a defense expo outside Moscow.

The look was inspired by a Soviet hatchback model developed in the 1970s called "Izh-Kombi," a statement on the Kalashnikov website said.

Holding company Kalashnikov Concern said it has developed some cutting-edge elements for the "electric supercar", including a "revolutionary" inverter. The vehicle can travel 350 kilometres on one charge.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/move-over-musk-kalashnikov-unveils-electric-supercar-162854131.html

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. That looks like something straight out of the 1960s.

I don't think Musk has anything to worry about.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. What it makes makes up for in voltage...

it loses in wind drag. Wonder which meeting w congressmen or the president that they gave them the plans for that 'revolutionary' battery?

[Fred Sanders]

3. If this is the quality of Russian engineers, from aerodynamic to esthetical, no one has anything to

worry about.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

5. Heh heh.

[GeorgeGist]

4. I bet it has more ....

machine guns than a Tesla.

[rsdsharp]

6. Looks like a 1958

Rambler American

[Achilleaze]

11. Rambler had more, um, pizzaz?

[Snellius]

7. Love the beautiful body work and Krylon paint job. Hubs stolen off someone else's car.

Fenders must be extra. This must be an Onion joke.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. Looks like something Clark Griswold would buy!

[Turbineguy]

9. It looks like a Trabant

so the smoke will look natural.

[Achilleaze]

10. Fugly. They'll probably wind up calling it the TrumpMobile

in honor of the draft-dodging casino hustler they paid the republicans to worship while he ran America into the ground economically, socially, environmentally, and in terms of national security.

[spanone]

12. that is one butt-ugly auto

turn signals optional.....they should sell this in tennessee

[Snellius]

13. I think it's The Onion playing a joke.

Either that or they must live in Russia or somewhere.

[bluecollar2]

16. Turn signals optimal is a Miami, Florida thing

As are brake lights and common courtesy...

[we can do it]

14. Blue Yugo, ugh.

[JDC]

15. Looks like a VW Squareback

[ProudLib72]

17. Meh, it would be a step up from a Reliant Robin

I guess...

Personally, I would rather drive the Peel p50

[Sancho]

18. Baby blue??!

They need to visit Counting Cars

[Snellius]

19. More of a Robin's Egg. Krylon doesn't come in Baby Blue.