Suzuki Xbox dashboard mod for the undignified gamer on the go
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted January 4th 2009 6:09PM
posted January 4th 2009 6:09PM
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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OMG
As OMG as it is, the mod for it to play brawl is more awe inspiring
Don't abuse top space damn it!
hypocrite
@Josh
that was my first thought too. it's a wii only game.
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...
Xbox vs Girls...
Xbox wins!!!
I pity its creator...
I'm pretty sure that 'Dates' are the last thing this guy has to worry about...
OMG, I wonder if the engine overheats or some other malfuncion, does the speedometer display a Red Ring of Death?
Can you say "G.W.D. ?
Gaming While Driving?
I bet it would be one hell of a ticket.
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
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.
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.
that's sick
Sick'll be if the 360 gets RRoD in the middle of a long road trip. Now that's effin' sick!!!
For us that DID NOT grow up in a ghetto is sick a good thing or a bad thing?
Play a car racing game when you drive. LOL
I never play car racing game after I got my car.............
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
brawl on a 360?
Well there's a really funny thing that was invented.. you know.. it's called "humor".. follow me.. hu
Ah forget it..
You're just a wii bit late!
I see what you did there
When the cops pull you over in California? YES!! Bring on the brawl.
Isn't SSBB on Wii...
Article Fail.
It's done intentionally
How was it done intentionally??? I'm going to use restraint right now with your reply.
humor fail ?
perhaps project gotham racing 3 would have been a better choice. so
you can drive... while you drive.
Yo dawg
I was interested in the article until he brought up the Smash Bros. Doesn't the Engadget team game?
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
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.
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!!!
huh? Smash Bros on xbox? No...not in a million years
Did you forget your sarcasm glasses today?
I play Smash Bros on my Xbox 360 all the time.
I know me too!!! Psshht these n00bs...
Tell me Engadget, just how does an Xbox 360 help this intrepid modder play SSB Brawl, on the road or otherwise?
You guys should probably leave the video game stuff to Joystiq. Or at least consult with them before posting, really. It only makes sense.
lmao everyone quick to correct...leaving the gaming news to joystiq lol
How the hell can he play SSBB..? One hell of a mod I guess...
I aw that on failblog a couple days ago...
haha *saw
lol Ah aw taht!
what?
Airbag goes where?
"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.
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.
It's called a seatbelt... It saves more then a airbag ever will.
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?
ARTICLE FAIL
Brawl on a 360? Ha.
Whats next? Halo Wii?