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As an engineer, you are taught to maximize efficiency, provide function over form, and do it with the most cost effective and elegantly simple solution possible. That may have been the target with the Weber Sportscar Faster One, but no amount 900 HP, twin
turbo supercharged V8, 250 MPH top speed whatnot actually makes us want this car. The original
Weber Sportscar stung the nostrils but this one only pushes it further. We see it and all we can think of is
this video. Goddamnit Weber, get some designers.
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There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who think Chris Bangle should be lined up and shot, and those who think the BMW 7-Series is a bold design coup that advances the art of the automobile by at least a decade. I happen to fall into the latter camp, yet even I am having a bit of a struggle not wincing at Weber's new SportsCar. Why? Well, from the front it looks like a stage that a vampire goes through when exposed to light. Commenter Steve N. explains that he hates it, "because it looks like a Tonka Truck vomited on a BMW Z4." Which, you know, really isn't all that inaccurate. Still, the visually, uh,
challenging (or is that challenged?) Weber features a gas tank in each corner to better distribute the weight, 900 hp, a 0 to 60 time under three seconds and a Veyron chasing 250+ mph top speed. You know what we've all told ourselves many times: Everyone looks the same in the dark. Thanks to
seriouswheels.com for the pics.
– Jonny Lieberman
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