Found this on the Auto show website.....looks like Dodge "Slingshot" is aimed at the MINI market. It has a 3 cylinder 100HP engine with a 5 speed tanny.

 

maybe, but its FUGLY!

if you want 3cyls, 100hp & 5 speed, get a Suzuki....

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hmmm - interesting looking...anyone else think it looks alot like a z4?

 

It's based on the "Smart" car platform. Got the right proportions anyway.
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If it's RWD and weighs 1500lbs, then I'll be impressed.

I like the front, but the rear is goofy lookin.

 

This could be the smart roadster in Dodge guise! I had read a rumor somewhere that Dimler(sp?) Chrysler was thinking about bringing SMART to the North American market, but doing so under a Chrysler brand and not under the SMART brand. The pics make me thinK it is a re-skinned SMART roadster. The Smart roadster is close in performance to a MINI but doesn't quite cut the mustard. Though it does bet the MINI in the mileage department by quite a bit. I beleive they are getting in the 60mpg(imperial) range, which is dang impressive and makes up for some less than stellar looks. But then again nothing on the road in this price range looks as good as the MINI!

 

Oh sorry I forgot, if it is the Smart under the skin, it is rear engine RWD.

 

Oh and it is 799kg... thats about 1700 lbs i think.

 

>>If it's RWD and weighs 1500lbs, then I'll be impressed.


Dodge Sling Shot
The Sling Shot is designed as an affordable, practical and fun driver’s car. Creed described the Sling Shot as a design that breaks the rules and makes new ones.


Sling Shot is powered by a rear-mounted 3-cylinder engine that produces 100 horsepower for a zero-to-60 acceleration time of 10 seconds. With a 5-speed manual transmission, the fuel economy is 45 mpg.


The front panel of the roof and the side rails over the passenger area lift off for open-air driving, adding to ane overall design intended to deliver looks and drivability for auto enthusiasts.

 

>>hmmm - interesting looking...anyone else think it looks alot like a z4?

A lot like the M Coupe also.

 

If the Z4 and the miata had a kid...thats what it would look like!

 

that car looks like that fugly BMW roaster-coupe thing.
forgot the name since it was so ugly...

 

>>If the Z4 and the miata had a kid...thats what it would look like!

It's got sheet metal like the Z4 rear and the Miata frontend.
100 HP and 10 sec 0-60 time. That's about as lively as a MINI ONE. 90HP and 0-62 mph in 10.9 seconds.

 

mazda's coming out with a turbo charged miata, so it may even
smoke our asses on our MCS's... (may be).

 

I've heard of Miatas with small block V-8's...that thing will kill a MCS

 

ive heard v8 4.3L on a IS300 (or IS430) but not the miata!

any word yet on the future of MazdaSpeed RX-8 hitting the US shores?

 

You mean this bad boy? It was at the LA Auto Show


Auto Show Pics

 

Now you talk about "fugly"! There it is in glorious black and red!

 

bad taste in color. fugly indeed! put decals on it and itll look like a RC car.

 

3 cyl with rising gas prices? SMART move IMO. I wonder how it fairs compared to the hybrids out there. Compared to them, it looks more fun atleast (potentially).

RE: fugely IS...

I don't see it. Looks pretty ba-dass.

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The Dodge won't touch the MINI market w/o a back seat. There's lots of cool 2-seaters out there for sure but if they want to compete with MINI they'll have to match the practicality of its price and potential cargo space......while STILL providing a well engineered car that's fun to drive. Its quite a challenge and MINI hits all these, IMO.

 

Nevermind the fact that it's a Dodge, and it's probably has only 35 inches of head room.

 

>>Nevermind the fact that it's a Dodge, and it's probably has only 35 inches of head room.

as you can see from this photo you can have as much head room as you want !



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