ant, like the bug

introducing the Vixen 21 TD, possibly the most ahead of its time vehicle i have never heard of until just now. with a flat roof and floor, it managed a drag coefficient of 0.3, just sneaking in front of a 993 porsche and an A80 supra, which is insane when you consider the first gen prius has a coefficient of 0.31 

you see that BMW badge on the front? thats a crappy ebay addition taped to the front, it has a BMW M21 turbo diesel motor in it (or a GM 3.8L V6) attached to either a manual 4 speed from a renault 5 or one of two auto boxes. 

while its not massive for an RV, standing at just under 2m tall (165 interior height!?), 2.15m wide and 10m long, it made up for lack of space with the insane fact that it was designed by the same guy who did the delorean. he weirdly focused on the handling and performance of the RV, tuning the suspension for comfort and performance in equal parts, using an air ride system that you see these days on luxury coaches.

it also had a 100mph claimed top speed, a kerb weight of 2.3 tons, and had a claimed fuel efficiency of 30 MPG. 

If I could get my hands on one of these things, I’d probably strip out all of the interior motor home parts, leaving the second row of seats where they are, slap some extra sound deadening on the body, and maybe try to convert the rear to have barn doors, making the ultimate work van/roadtrip machine. i can also see it benefitting from a nice set of turbo fan wheels on the front and colour matched smoothies on the rear. maybe modernize a few features, like add some modern ECU and wiring, a set of projector headlights and reversing camera etc.

id say modernize the engine but im not sure it needs it tbh.