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Flying Car More Economical Than SUV

Posted by michael on from the runs-on-vapor dept.

fusion812 writes "The M400 needs 35 clear feet to take off but thanks to its 770 hp engine can whiz to 365 mph - cruise control kicks in at 326 mph - and climb at 6,400 feet per minute. You may hear it before you see it: it emits a rather noisy 65 dba at 500 feet. Interestingly, with a fuel consumption of 20 miles to the gallon on the road, it's rather more economical than a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and looks positively eco-friendly compared to a Hummer."

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  1. That may be so... by acehole · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But the cost of the flying car would be significantly more than an SUV.

    What of the costs for learning how to drive/fly one of these things?

    I'm not really looking forward to the time where people who run out of gas/petrol simply fall out of the sky to their deaths and those on the ground.

    Would you let a cletus like character behind the wheel of one of these things?

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  2. And for the non-americans in here by Mr.+Marabou+Man · · Score: 5, Interesting


    20 (miles / US gallon) = 8.50287411 kilometers per liter