That's not "inspired by a Soviet hatchback created in the 1970s"...

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by CRConrad

5/2/19 4:42:09 AM

5/2/19 6:33:33 AM

That's not "inspired by a Soviet hatchback created in the 1970s"...

...it's just a nicely customised instance of that Soviet hatchback from the 1970s. Possibly with the drivetrain switched for an electric one; possibly not. Why "possibly not"? Just look at "Igorek", the "robot for engineering and combat tasks", further down the page -- straight out of the original RoboCop movie. (Also, commenters talk about "I like your tanks"? AFAIK, Kalashnikov makes assault rifles, not tanks.)

My best guess is, the BBC got taken in by some Russian site's April Fools page.

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Christian R. Conrad
Same old username (as above), but now on iki.fi
(Yeah, yeah, it redirects to the same old GMail... But just in case I ever want to change.)

Edited by CRConrad May 2, 2019, 06:33:33 AM EDT

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One more worry for Elon Musk - (scoenye) - (5) - Aug. 24, 2018, 03:11:24 PM EDT

Saw that. Like the retro look -NT - (boxley) - Aug. 24, 2018, 03:27:17 PM EDT

Great! Soviet style lives! -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Aug. 25, 2018, 11:05:40 AM EDT

I don't for a minute believe it's in the same league as a Tesla performance-wise - (drook) - Aug. 25, 2018, 11:40:58 AM EDT

For a second there at that pic, I was ten years old again. :0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - Aug. 27, 2018, 08:12:00 AM EDT

That's not "inspired by a Soviet hatchback created in the 1970s"... - (CRConrad) - May 2, 2019, 06:33:33 AM EDT

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