Among the innumerable amount of DIY things like lampshades, bookshelves, guitars and solar cookers, now comes a brand new addition—an automobile. As per instructions from the Robert Q. Riley design company in Glendale, Arizona, anybody can personally build their own unique crossbreed car. Called the XR3, this beauty will give you 225 miles per gallon. With the firm offering $200 worth of construction plans, the whole activity could be a little challenging yet a lot of fun.
This car will run either on an electric or a diesel-based hybrid, with a rough estimate of $5000 for the spare parts of an electric replica. The building process could be a little taxing, but no pain no gain, right? This DIY car is a definite dream come true for all those car lovers who have always wanted to own a custom-made automobile!
Via: Gearfuse
Comments
Aha.. interesting.. but will this be street legal?
the xr-3 is such a great crossbreed car made of spare parts (i doubt that some parts were bought in Autopartswarehouse.com) i know that cost a lot of money on this unique car but it sure is great custom car!
The XR-3 I am working with a group of people who is making 3 wheelers electric cars right now it is like ZAP and other new name electric car makers are coming into market now.
I would like to see this car can be made in a right way only thing is the body tooling has to be made in overseas, I would like to work on this project to have this car become available for everyone. This car is definitely can allow to be on highway only if it has passed DOT approved safety requirements.
This one can be done with Carbon fiber which is better than the sheet metal. The tooling can be done faster and cheaper than sheet metal. Anyway I think I will have investor who like to see this one to be on mass production.