Suzuki Xbox dashboard mod for the undignified gamer on the go

Some Xbox 360 mods are the product of serious craftsmanship, some are rather silly, and some -- like this Suzuki automobile console / Xbox 360 game console hybrid -- really give one pause. This isn't the sort of thing that one spends moments / hours / weeks on, after which he reflects for a moment ("Aren't I rather clever?"), and then hides it safely in the closet (or sells it on eBay). No, this is an automobile. We're guessing that the slight cringe of embarrassment he's going to feel when picking up his date for the cotillion will be outweighed by the safety and security he feels knowing that he can always play the Super Smash Bros. Brawl -- even on the road. According to the photo's description on Flickr, this car features not one but two Xbox 360s, two projectors, and two flat screens. The game controllers are availabe at a moment's notice -- including one in the steering wheel, one in front of the gear shifter -- and one of the 360s is set in the dashboard. Oy vey.

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[broli @ Jan 4th 2009 6:11PM]

OMG

[Josh @ Jan 4th 2009 6:17PM]

As OMG as it is, the mod for it to play brawl is more awe inspiring

[broli @ Jan 4th 2009 6:19PM]

Don't abuse top space damn it!

[Chase @ Jan 4th 2009 6:32PM]

hypocrite

[dandaman @ Jan 4th 2009 6:43PM]

@Josh
that was my first thought too. it's a wii only game.

[Knee to the Groin @ Jan 4th 2009 6:49PM]

Wonder how well the air circulation is on that dashboard one...

Maybe it's hooked up to the ventalation system, no need to turn the heater on in the winter...

[Shinigami @ Jan 4th 2009 7:57PM]

Xbox vs Girls...
Xbox wins!!!

I pity its creator...

[ShogunMaster @ Jan 4th 2009 8:06PM]

I'm pretty sure that 'Dates' are the last thing this guy has to worry about...

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Jan 4th 2009 10:43PM]

OMG, I wonder if the engine overheats or some other malfuncion, does the speedometer display a Red Ring of Death?

[The_Steven @ Jan 5th 2009 9:06AM]

Can you say "G.W.D. ?

Gaming While Driving?

I bet it would be one hell of a ticket.

[neofatalist @ Jan 5th 2009 9:48AM]

This isn't a mod. Its a concept car. And this is old news.... like 2006 old. Reference below
http://www.gamingbits.com/content/view/1423

[OneLove @ Jan 5th 2009 11:08AM]

I wish you guys would STFU about whats old and whats new. (It doesn't mean you are smarter than the rest of us). Jeez.

[neofatalist @ Jan 5th 2009 11:26AM]

It's not about whats old and whats new. Im reporting that it isn't accurate news. Its not new news. Thats what Im doing. I'm contributing. You, on the other hand are just complaining.

[carl @ Jan 4th 2009 6:12PM]

that's sick

[Jonathan-DBOSS @ Jan 4th 2009 7:34PM]

Sick'll be if the 360 gets RRoD in the middle of a long road trip. Now that's effin' sick!!!

[Ogo @ Jan 4th 2009 8:22PM]

For us that DID NOT grow up in a ghetto is sick a good thing or a bad thing?

[霽月瀛台 @ Jan 4th 2009 8:34PM]

Play a car racing game when you drive. LOL
I never play car racing game after I got my car.............

[TRAFFICBLOWS @ Jan 4th 2009 9:14PM]

yeah... i most def need to pay more attention driving after playing GTA III or IV...

although i don't think games should be blamed for crimes... driving after playing i do get the urge to crash the ride or run someone's ass over and grab the cash lying on the ground

[omegajp @ Jan 4th 2009 6:13PM]

Isn't SSBB on Wii...

Article Fail.

[chuuchdizzle @ Jan 4th 2009 6:15PM]

It's done intentionally

[omegajp @ Jan 4th 2009 6:17PM]

How was it done intentionally??? I'm going to use restraint right now with your reply.

[KAIKAI @ Jan 4th 2009 6:17PM]

humor fail ?

[calvin @ Jan 4th 2009 6:19PM]

perhaps project gotham racing 3 would have been a better choice. so
you can drive... while you drive.

[AgonS @ Jan 6th 2009 4:58PM]

Yo dawg

[Eli Gundry @ Jan 4th 2009 7:30PM]

I was interested in the article until he brought up the Smash Bros. Doesn't the Engadget team game?

[High ranks made me sterile :( @ Jan 4th 2009 9:16PM]

Sup dawg we heard you like to drive... so we put Forza in your car so you can pretend you're driving while you really drive

[BrokenMonkey @ Jan 4th 2009 9:38PM]

Brawl is only on the Wii and there is no way it could have been said intentionally, it's not funny/ironic/anything it's just wrong. It would have been better to use a PS3 or a Wii with motion sensing controllers to mount to the steering wheel so you could actually steer while playing, but I don't know how you would control the accelerator and brake. Imagine wiring up the pedals to the controller too and then driving around on a track, while driving on that same track in the game with the same car. Would be cool to compare the game to real life.

[ninjatales @ Jan 5th 2009 2:05AM]

I had the same thought.

My first reaction - that picture is WHACK!

Reading down the lines I see "...he can always play Super Smash Bros. Brawl" - that statement is WHACK!!!

[calvin @ Jan 4th 2009 6:13PM]

brawl on a 360?

[Patriks7 @ Jan 4th 2009 6:23PM]

Well there's a really funny thing that was invented.. you know.. it's called "humor".. follow me.. hu

Ah forget it..

[Canman99 @ Jan 4th 2009 7:18PM]

You're just a wii bit late!

[Matthew @ Jan 4th 2009 8:45PM]

I see what you did there

[BigD145 @ Jan 4th 2009 8:16PM]

When the cops pull you over in California? YES!! Bring on the brawl.

[Greg Thomas @ Jan 4th 2009 6:13PM]

I play Smash Bros on my Xbox 360 all the time.

[ProfessorKaos @ Jan 4th 2009 6:53PM]

I know me too!!! Psshht these n00bs...

[billy @ Jan 4th 2009 6:14PM]

huh? Smash Bros on xbox? No...not in a million years

[Game_playa @ Jan 4th 2009 7:39PM]

Did you forget your sarcasm glasses today?

[Max @ Jan 4th 2009 6:14PM]

Tell me Engadget, just how does an Xbox 360 help this intrepid modder play SSB Brawl, on the road or otherwise?

[billy @ Jan 4th 2009 6:14PM]

lmao everyone quick to correct...leaving the gaming news to joystiq lol

[Outinthedark @ Jan 4th 2009 6:14PM]

How the hell can he play SSBB..? One hell of a mod I guess...

[yopladas @ Jan 4th 2009 6:15PM]

I aw that on failblog a couple days ago...

[yopladas @ Jan 4th 2009 6:15PM]

haha *saw
lol Ah aw taht!

[warrrennnnn @ Jan 4th 2009 7:05PM]

what?

[Jeff @ Jan 4th 2009 6:15PM]

Airbag goes where?

[EricC @ Jan 4th 2009 6:29PM]

"The one downside of the mod is that if (or rather, when) the airbag deploys, you will have a permanent reverse impression of the Xbox360 controller in your face."

That would be awesome.

[Sachin @ Jan 4th 2009 6:40PM]

isn't the airbag supposed to hit your chest? I'd say you have bigger problems to worry about than the controller hitting you if your airbag is aimed at your head.

[XGM @ Jan 4th 2009 7:14PM]

It's called a seatbelt... It saves more then a airbag ever will.

[drumdbeat @ Jan 4th 2009 11:09PM]

Doesnt the front of the steering wheel (on normal cars) hinge so that it swings out of the way when the airbag deploys?
Not so much controller-face-love then?

[Josh @ Jan 4th 2009 6:16PM]

ARTICLE FAIL

Brawl on a 360? Ha.

Whats next? Halo Wii?

[gonintendo @ Jan 4th 2009 6:32PM]

Or or or, Super mario Dreamcast!