As a former sailor, I like to give the “Chair” Force a hard time, mainly because that’s what folks in the military do between branches. But in this case, I can’t say anything. The missile watchers have two very cool new weapons in their arsenal, the Dodge “Vapor” and the Mustang X-1.
Ok, it’s not a weapon so much as a recruitment tool, but it’s still cool:
The Challenger Vapor features radar-absorbing stealth-black paint, not unlike what is used to mask stealth bombers. The Vapor is set to run almost silently, thanks to “stealth exhaust” – whatever that means. Reminds us of when KITT used to go “Silent Mode” on Knight Rider. You need biometric verification to enter the cockpit via gull wing doors. The driver can view night/thermal vision projections on the windshield while sitting in a compartment that looks like something out of Crimson Tide.
Check out the cockpit:
Very nice. And what’s more, it can function as a “drone”:
If the driver doesn’t feel like getting out of their bunker he or she can command Vapor from a remote control system (even through internet) modeled after the Air Force’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
Your tax dollars at work, and I don’t have a problem with this at all. I want to see this car at air shows across the country. This is one of the coolest recruitment tools I have seen in quite a while.
It is estimated the car gets 500 horse, but that is a closely guarded secret. Regardless, it’s a nice piece of hardware.
Here’s some video of it at an air show:
The Air Force also has created the X-1 Mustang. I like it, but think the Challenger is a bit cooler:
Here’s the story of how the supercars were made:
Update: Linked up at Linkiest! Thanks, John.
