Not your average Porsche...

I saw this pop up in my 'Recommended' list on YouTube, and couldn't resist sharing it. I know we're generally not car nuts here, but this ain't an ordinary "car" (and I use the term tentatively)...

Introducing the Ferdinand GT3 RS. It is an Austrian vehicle (currently on show in the Lentos Museum of Art, in Linz, Austria) built with an "ultra light construction", and all "unnecessary" components have been removed. As a result, it weighs less than 100kg, has zero emissions, and is completely silent.

So what's the catch? Well, one of the "unnecessary" components was the engine...

So what powers it? Your legs(!)

No, not in the Fred Flintstone way - think of it as a variation on a theme of a recumbent bicycle.

Intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaQB_tgS7f0
(Although I'm sure our resident cyclists could move it significantly faster than White Suit...)

Construction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMmFrJ_k0Qo