Press release
Source: Local Motors (USA)
On July 15, 2009, Local Motors, the revolutionary American car company, will begin taking reservations for its daring new desert racing vehicle, the Rally Fighter. Local Motors has the world's largest community of car designers and engineers embracing open collaboration to develop innovative cars for underserved, passionate enthusiast communities. Local Motors cars are built in regional Micro-Factories, which will be a groundbreaking fusion of advanced, small-volume manufacturing and amazing ownership experiences.
The Rally Fighter is an off-road racer, custom designed and built for the deserts of the American Southwest. The first of its kind, the Rally Fighter was designed by community member Sangho Kim of Pasadena, California, and developed in open collaboration with the Local Motors community. This community, at www.local-motors.com, includes car enthusiasts, designers and engineers from around the globe.
Sangho and Local Motors did not aim to design a car everyone wanted, they aimed to design a car for a specific niche within their community: desert racers. Local Motors CEO, Jay Rogers says, "If you aim to please everyone, you will please no one. With each car Local Motors develops and builds, we aim to satisfy the passions of car enthusiasts in specific regions. By including our community in the development process, we can deliver the car that customers want. The Company is certainly part of the decision making process, but more than anything we are here to listen to desires and make great cars." The 3,000 community members at Local Motors discussed and voted on body styling, engine choice and even interior design for the Rally Figher. The final result is an intensely capable and head-turning desert racer.
Key Stats:
- Original, welded steel tubular space frame with lightweight thermoplastic and carbon fiber body panels.
- BMW M57 clean diesel engine .
- Eye-popping 36mpg on the highway, or 30mpg in an off-road setting.
- 425 lb-ft of torque, 265 horsepower, and only 3,100 lbs.
- 18" of suspension travel, to take on any desert--jumps and all.
- Manually adjustable dual ride-height options, to go from the desert to the city with ease.
- Seats for 4 adults, or 2 adults & 3 children.
Source: Local Motors (USA)
On July 15, 2009, Local Motors, the revolutionary American car company, will begin taking reservations for its daring new desert racing vehicle, the Rally Fighter. Local Motors has the world's largest community of car designers and engineers embracing open collaboration to develop innovative cars for underserved, passionate enthusiast communities. Local Motors cars are built in regional Micro-Factories, which will be a groundbreaking fusion of advanced, small-volume manufacturing and amazing ownership experiences.
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The Rally Fighter is an off-road racer, custom designed and built for the deserts of the American Southwest. The first of its kind, the Rally Fighter was designed by community member Sangho Kim of Pasadena, California, and developed in open collaboration with the Local Motors community. This community, at www.local-motors.com, includes car enthusiasts, designers and engineers from around the globe.
Sangho and Local Motors did not aim to design a car everyone wanted, they aimed to design a car for a specific niche within their community: desert racers. Local Motors CEO, Jay Rogers says, "If you aim to please everyone, you will please no one. With each car Local Motors develops and builds, we aim to satisfy the passions of car enthusiasts in specific regions. By including our community in the development process, we can deliver the car that customers want. The Company is certainly part of the decision making process, but more than anything we are here to listen to desires and make great cars." The 3,000 community members at Local Motors discussed and voted on body styling, engine choice and even interior design for the Rally Figher. The final result is an intensely capable and head-turning desert racer.
Key Stats:
- Original, welded steel tubular space frame with lightweight thermoplastic and carbon fiber body panels.
- BMW M57 clean diesel engine .
- Eye-popping 36mpg on the highway, or 30mpg in an off-road setting.
- 425 lb-ft of torque, 265 horsepower, and only 3,100 lbs.
- 18" of suspension travel, to take on any desert--jumps and all.
- Manually adjustable dual ride-height options, to go from the desert to the city with ease.
- Seats for 4 adults, or 2 adults & 3 children.
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