Lotus Concept Ice Vehicle promises to aid arctic expeditions, Thunderbirds missions
By Donald Melanson 
posted August 13th 2008 5:48PM
posted August 13th 2008 5:48PM
You know, if you're going to go to the trouble of undertaking an arctic expedition, you might as well do it in the most completely over-the-top fashion imaginable. At least that seems to be the thinking behind Lotus' new Concept Ice Vehicle (or CIV), which appears to have been specifically designed to help out the Moon Regan TransAntarctic Expedition. Among other notable features, the biofuel-powered, propeller-driven vehicle boasts an ice penetrating radar to detect potentially perilous crevasses, seating for one brave individual, and a spiked "foot" to stop the thing in a hurry. Be sure to head on past the break for an unfortunately all too short video of the vehicle, and hit up the link below for a few more pics.
Thunderbirds are go!
Man this thing is cool!!! it goes about 140kmph apparently... I wonder what kind of jumps you can do with it or how strong it is? it's so light that you must get so cool ai hitting a ramp at 140!!!!
Lotus have built and designed the Concept Ice Vehicle for Andrew Regan and the TransAntarctic Expedition to the South Pole in November 09.
It looks like something from a James Bond film and it's running on Bio Fuel. Check out the specs here: http://www.transantarcticexpedition.com/technology/concept-ice-vehicle