[No, not the happy car drawing]

(But something that looks like it in real life!!!)

I would love to own this cute little thing, the only problem is, it costs about $50,000 And only 25 will be made.

2006 Four Stroke Design Rumen

Price 40,000 Euros
Production projected 25 in 2006
Engine 698 cc DOHC 4-cylinder
Weight 1002 lbs
Aspiration turbocharger
Torque 96 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm
HP 100 hp @ 5250 rpm
HP/Weight 10 hp per lb
HP/Liter 143.3 hp per liter --

Has a romantic story:

Quote :

"The very beginning of Four Stroke dates back to long before Four Stroke was founded. In the early seventies, when Roumen Antonov, inspired by the Bugatti Type 57 that he loved so much, started drawing a car. After several sketches and drawings Roumen made a scale model. Years went on and Roumen managed to escape from communist Bulgaria to Western Europe where he worked on the development of Automatic Transmissions. In his free hours he started working on a 1:1 scale model his car. In 1998 his workshop moved to Le Mesnil-Amelot, near Paris - Charles de Gaulle airport. Here the project was continued. During that time Roumen created the company "Four Stroke" around his project. The mockup in 1:1 scale was ready just before the 2002 Paris Motorshow where it was shown to the public. The interest from the press and the public for the car was enormous. Since 2002 the efforts around the project were mainly focussed in getting the good conditions together in order to continue the project: funding, a development team, production facilities and a sales network. Several entrepreneurs proposed to be inporter in the UK and in the USA and even proposed to take quite impressive numbers of cars. In 2004 several companies were prospected to do the development work (Antonov himself basically concentrates on the development of automatic transmissions) and Technical Studio was chosen to take on the development. During 2005 the design for series production has continued and is presented in its final shape on the Frankfurt Motorshow in September 2005. The car is equipped with modern technology but finds its inspiration in the designs and production philosophy of the cars of the nineteen thirties. The car has been named "Rumen"."

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9/25/2005 7:27:51 PM

dont get in an accident.

9/25/2005 7:59:13 PM

the car is hideous.

9/25/2005 8:36:06 PM

i'd hit it

9/25/2005 8:40:11 PM

small and classy. but it's looks are hideous. I'd have to go with an old Morgan 3-wheeler. same size/retro design minus the ugly

9/25/2005 8:47:34 PM

id drive it again, shit I could park it on my porch too

9/25/2005 8:50:54 PM

that thing is damn ugly

9/25/2005 8:52:55 PM

that thing is awesome



but then I <3 bugattis

[Edited on September 25, 2005 at 9:15 PM. Reason : .]

9/25/2005 9:14:47 PM

You who are saying it is ugly probably beat off when you see a pontiac aztec.

9/25/2005 9:21:21 PM

how did they get torque and horsepower peaks at those rpms with a 700 cc four banger? Seems like that thing would want to rev sky high.

9/25/2005 9:44:58 PM

size doesnt matter, intake and exhaust characteristics do (i.e. cam, heads, intake, exhaust)

9/25/2005 9:49:54 PM

well the intake runners must be 3 feet long

9/25/2005 9:53:36 PM

and i'm sure that's the only thing that matters...

9/25/2005 9:57:56 PM

holy fuck. imagine a big block in that sonofabitch

9/26/2005 12:20:35 AM

^^ I saw an experimental engine, 8 cylinder, 600 cc that made 300 ft-lbs at 1000 rpm, so I understand how this type of thing works. Intake runner length plays a large role in peak torque rpm. I also realize that this is not the only factor in determining those characteristics. But damn, my 5 liter V8 makes peak torque at 2500 rpm.

9/26/2005 12:28:38 AM

^^ wouldnt fit

[Edited on September 26, 2005 at 12:29 AM. Reason : ^^]

9/26/2005 12:29:06 AM

we'll make it fit.

9/26/2005 12:31:22 AM

Ha, that is kinda cute. Scary small though.

9/26/2005 12:38:32 AM

http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/activitybook/pg02-car.gif

9/26/2005 1:41:21 AM

awesome

i would rock it

9/26/2005 1:59:48 AM

okay....








but does it hookup with my iPod?

/probably only has room for the nano, though

9/26/2005 10:31:40 AM

Fugly as hell.

I like it.

9/26/2005 10:48:38 AM