Japanese wooden supercar Maniwa
Not all things in Japan are futuristic mass produced high tech robots and gadgets. A Japanese furniture maker Sada Kenbei Co Ltd. in Maniwa city has produced a wooden supercar “Maniwa 真庭” made entirely made out of wood (except for the engine of course). The vehicle built by craftsmen is 1.3 meters wide x 2.5 meters in length x 1.1 meters high. The car can go up to 80km/h and costs around US$32,000.
More photos of the car here.
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May 30th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
wood is lighter than metal so the car should be lighter and get more miles to the gallon right?
May 31st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I think it would be funny to say “They call me Woody” as you drive past a bunch of girls (while you’re driving that car obviously).
August 11th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Cool idea making the chassi out of wood.
I understand this is only a concept car but I don’t find it attractive and what makes this a “supercar”?
August 14th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
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