Concept Vehicles

Had another good week in Detroit. Not as much adrenalin as doing 145 in a Shelby, but saw some exciting new stuff on the test track. First I saw the Ford Reflex, which is a new Hybrid concept car. I loved this car and would certainly buy one. It looks cool and gets 65mpg. It's half Diesel and half electric. It also looks like a "future car" from the 1980's. Ford is still working out the kinks so; it only drove for 30 yards then pooped out.

Also got up close & personal with the Ford Super Chief. This thing is a MONSTER. It is a huge pickup truck that runs on 3 types of fuel and had a 10-cylinder engine. I guess it should run on 4 fuels, because it ran out of gas as we were driving it around the Ford Rouge Plant! Again, it is just a concept, so they need to work out the kinks, but both vehicles are really cool and hopefully they will be produced and still have all the characteristics of the concept vehicles.

Unfortunately, my small digital camera is busted, so there aren't pics of me with these vehicles, but I pulled some images off the net so you can see what I am talking about.

Ford Reflex

Super Chief Exterior

Super Chief Interior