Care to Tango?
Since it's Saturday as I write this, I thought it appropriate to find something a little different, but still pertinent to current automotive events. Ladies and gentlemen, I give youthe TANGO!
Appearing to come from the "roman-nose" school of design, the Tango is an electric vehicle, touted by the parent company, Commuter Cars, Co. as a fun alternative to the other EV's out there. By fun, Commuter Cars mean 1/4 mile times in the 12-second range, autocross athleticism, and an NHRA and SCCA-spec rollcage built into each vehicle.
Yes, friends, that is a burnout, powered by nothing but a few batteries. This thing is truly, uh, different, but it's definitely something to check out. See more of the Tango here!
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A. Raza Choudhury
Saturday 2/23, 2008 at 11:50 pm
It takes twobut does it seat two? I’ll take my cars powered by engines using a highly explosive liquid fuel, please.
kansei
Sunday 2/24, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Is this thing still vaporware, or can you really seriously get one of these now? I remember reading about these.. at least 5 years ago, when I was in high school still !
flameJello
Monday 2/25, 2008 at 12:09 am
This thing has been around for a few years, kansei.
George Clooney even owns one.
http://www.commutercars.com
Unfortunately, they’ve only been selling their high-end, $108,000 model. Now that the Tesla is being sold, I don’t see how the tango can survive unless a production model comes out.
Ryan c|g staffer
Saturday 2/23, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Those pictures look like a Salvador Dali painting.