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You have to make it 88ft long!
Lol, looks like something out of topgear
They should do that with a DeLorean.
Someone is working on it.
http://www.entermyworld.com/rich/index1.html
See “DeLorean Limo” on the left…
Is an Alfa’s car?
Hmmm…. A stretched Saab 9000? Eeeeennnnnteresting….
It’s a Citroen XM
Ah, okay. No Citroens in the USofA. Wonder if Peugeot is really going to make a comeback here, as is rumored…
Let’s hope not.
Actually, the XM was unofficially imported to the US and federalized by a company that was not affiliated with Citroen. Citroen left the US market in 1973 or 74 when the government mandated that cars could not have adjustable height suspensions. As the only cars they sold here at the time ( the DS and SM) had variable height suspensions, as did the CX they sold in Europe, they decided to pull their cars from our market. They did have one car that did not have hydrolastic suspension, the 2CV, but it would in no way pass a crash test so it had been pulled many years before.
No it’s a stretched Citroën XM
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_XM
even more interesting….
Its like a badly made sub. You put all the ingredients together. Then when you start moving it it all breaks down.
Definitely an XM. It also looks like it was done by Citroen (or a proper coachworks) because someone made a diecast version of it…
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-43-1994-Citroen-XM-Limousine-black-/370340343983
It’s certainly not the best looking limousine ever built, but it is infinitely better than one of those stretch Hummers or Navigators.
Hell yeah! It even LOOKS better than those poxy stretched Hummers. I wonder how the stretched XM would look in hot pink, though… (There’s a stretched Hummer in that colour where I live)
It’s an airport limo… They are often used in Europe, the classic ones were 6 door Benz’s.
Slap a flux capacitor on that and you’ve got yourself a movie.
Anyone remember the Top Gear episode where they built limos? This isn’t half as bad as what they came up with.
Personally, I loved the stretch Panda.
Anyone else notice the tow package on it?
Secondly, would you trust this thing to tow something else?
Dude, I was so gonna mention the trailer hitch, lol. I wonder if they have an ugly stretch trailer that goes with this pile.
The stretch is impressive enough, but the ‘frisky’ hitch screams PROM NIGHT!. Does it point toward the pavement on the way home?
It’s a Citroen XM which was actually a pretty good ride.
The 3liter V6 was also pretty fast.
It had hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension coupled with a very sophisticated electronic control system called Hydractive, which used sensors in the steering, brakes, suspension, throttle pedal and transmission to feed information on the car’s speed, acceleration, and road conditions to on-board computers. Where appropriate – and within milliseconds – these computers switched an extra suspension sphere in or out of circuit, to allow the car a smooth supple ride in normal circumstances, or greater roll resistance for better handling in corners.
I second that. It´s probably a more soft and comfortable ride than in most “mainstream” limos…
it’s still ugly as sin though, and I’m sure one of the requirements for a limousine is that it doesn’t make you look like a cheapass when you get out of it.
i mean i like the 80s and 90s Citroens and all… but I’d have a hard time making the case for limo-ising any of them except maybe the Xantia. A little smaller, yes, and still with oddball styling, but nowhere near as beaky and wierd-lookin’ as the XM (I suppose “nicely proportioned” would be a good description), and still with all the comfort and clever tech.
It’s still better looking than most of the seriously ugly cars they make stretch limos out of. They have some stretch limos around here that are based on some sort of American car that looks like it was made out of bits of left-over bus.
I don’t see how this would be “worst”. If you are looking for a limo that’s not quite up to prom standards, click on my name.
I think if they had done a quality stretch job on that car, it would look cute. I like the look of the front and rear of that car, whatever it is.
Too bad you would have to help the driver push it back from the prom about half the times you hired it …
hmm, if there’s one thing that DOESNT tend to go wrong on a citroen, it’s the engine. the suspension fails expensively (try pushing it when there’s about 1cm of ground clearance left and hydraulic mineral oil everywhere), the auto boxes go out of their freakin’ minds, the radio, trip computer and AC blow out, but it keeps running… its a survival tactic i think. Even scraping the sills on loose chippings and stuck in 3rd with the heater stuck at 30′c, you can make it back to the dealer ready for them to land you with another enormous bill.
“the suspension fails expensively”
In something like ten years and 250,000 miles of driving hydraulic-suspension Citroens, I’ve had the hydraulics go wrong about four times. At that, one of those was because the belt that drives the pump had broken (drove the car home with heavy steering, brakes were okay) and one was because the idiots who had fitted new tyres had nicked a brake pipe (they supplied the pipe, I fitted it myself).
In less than a tenth the distance in conventional cars, I’ve had to replace springs, shock absorbers, bushes, wishbones (some cars you can’t just change the balljoint, but the whole arm!). The hydraulic Cits have been less hassle overall.
back 2 the futrue limo…
Obviously he decided the flux compasetor was better insulated from the elements if enclosed in the body of the car. Genius.
(It’s “flux capacitor.”)
I think they were shooting for “limo” but it’s more like “station wagon”
looks like the front belongs to an 80s car, the back to a 2000s model. If he fixed the trim in the center, it would look quite badass
musta been taken in holland. typical train in the background
Looking at this car I’d almost vote for proms to be introduced here. Id’d love to see wich geek would have the balls to pick up a girl in this.
Thats taken near the Karwei in deventer
In holland
I would love to have that car for prom!
GO GO GADGET LIMO!!
your all so mean, i think its brilliant, =] i want one,
World’s worst ride to prom: yes.
World’s best dork-mobile: yes.
See man?, i told you the Fiat 500 limusine wasn’t the stupidest thing you ever saw!