If Steve Jobs designed automobiles,

January 14, 2002 10:53 PM

If Steve Jobs designed automobiles, then this is what they'd be like: Unique. Innovative. Unprecedented.
posted by Steven Den Beste (22 comments total)

the optional rear fish tank is what sells it for me. And the Pointy Thing In Front, of course.
posted by mdn at 11:04 PM on January 14, 2002

Overpriced, extravagant, underpowered. Sign me up and pass the kool-aid.

Can I get that big hood spike on the front of the new iMac?
posted by thebigpoop at 11:05 PM on January 14, 2002

That looks familiar...
posted by waxpancake at 11:18 PM on January 14, 2002

Naah; there's no Pointy Thing In Front. That's obviously not truly innovative.
posted by Steven Den Beste at 11:29 PM on January 14, 2002

I've actually taken to calling the Smart the iCar to the point of forgetting that it is called the Smart and being bewildered when people don't understand me. Anyway, if the Smart is the iCar then this is the iCar 2.
posted by jedrek at 11:46 PM on January 14, 2002

They'll build entire cities around that thing.
posted by mathowie at 11:54 PM on January 14, 2002

Not that original 'cause it looks like the street legal consumer version of Ferrari F1 2002.
posted by riffola at 12:05 AM on January 15, 2002

But does Ferrari offer a fish tank? or a refrigerated glove box?
posted by Steven Den Beste at 12:09 AM on January 15, 2002

No, I think they dropped the fish tank because it was causing some drag.

Personally I want the Cliff Dropper, it is a modified rickshaw. "Fear the rickshaw!"
posted by riffola at 12:14 AM on January 15, 2002

The spike is for skewering Segways.
posted by rory at 2:01 AM on January 15, 2002

Um, Steve Jobs doesn't design anything. He oversees designers. What a cheap shot.
posted by donkeyschlong at 6:09 AM on January 15, 2002

Not only that, but I find it fascinating how many geeks don't understand simple beauty.

"Look! It's not beige! Is this that whole "design" thing I've been hearing so much about?"

(No offense to anyone, I know we're just joking around here... but I grapple with these attitudes daily)
posted by jragon at 6:49 AM on January 15, 2002

'I grapple with these attitudes daily'

the horror....

;)
posted by zeoslap at 7:30 AM on January 15, 2002

I always thought this baby looked more like a Steve Jobs concept...the original iMac?
posted by HTuttle at 8:06 AM on January 15, 2002

Loved the link, Steven.
posted by Sinner at 8:46 AM on January 15, 2002

is there a point to this link. thing looks like a munster would drive it. What does Jobs have to do with it? (he wont e-mail you anyway)
posted by clavdivs at 9:23 AM on January 15, 2002

Amen ... the Jobs reference was: Gratuitous. Pointless. Lame. To paraphrase.
posted by donkeyschlong at 9:42 AM on January 15, 2002

Maybe it's actually more of a Windows design. You know, butt ugly and full of features no one wants? :)
posted by cell divide at 9:50 AM on January 15, 2002

i agree cell_divide. overpriced. pointless. now all they need is a neon green and aqua blue buttony color scheme...
posted by sixtwenty3dc at 10:11 AM on January 15, 2002

Hey, overpriced, extravagant, underpowered... add poorly suspended, crappy seats, and numb steering, and you've got a perfect addition to the American luxury car market!
posted by jammer at 11:27 AM on January 15, 2002

No way, dude, it'd be like the Dymaxion!
posted by jeb at 1:22 PM on January 15, 2002

donkeyschlong: I actually thought it was more like: Bit. Of. Fun. Geez, don't take life so seriously. :) Or is donkeyschlong just your MeFi name, Steve?
posted by malross at 4:17 PM on January 15, 2002