GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award

AdmiralViscen · 01-06-2006, 02:53 AM

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...05/206745.html

General Motors Advanced Design's GMC PAD wins the California Design Challenge at the Los Angeles Auto Show Thursday, January 5, 2006. The GMC PAD is a futuristic-looking, diesel-electric powered urban loft with mobility, a creature comfort-filled concept for living in the ever-changing cultural landscape of Southern California or a modern alternative for those financially locked out of Southern California 's escalating housing market. It's a home ownership concept that enables cultural and geographic freedom for the modern city dweller and provides a new answer to the problem of urban sprawl.

Buick61 · 01-06-2006, 02:56 AM

I could just see that barrelling down the highway driven by an inept soccer mom who's screaming at her kids (20 feet behind her) while sucking down a big gulp.

2000GTPBROTHER · 01-06-2006, 10:57 AM

I smell an HGTV Extreme Homes 1 hour special coming on.

A CHEVYMAN · 01-06-2006, 10:59 AM

That Thing Rocks!!!

ByTheLake · 01-06-2006, 11:01 AM

NASA called ... it wants its shuttle back.

paul3230 · 01-06-2006, 11:22 AM

That things is crazy looking..but I can't stop staring at it!

rickhunter1max · 01-06-2006, 11:26 AM

I like the rims looks like a six bar Z28 rim. The top part looks be part of the tire

DMC · 01-06-2006, 11:34 AM

Nice update of the original GMC motorhome.

Parkwood60 · 01-06-2006, 11:41 AM

Yes, I see a direct line from the GMC Futurliner, thru the GMC motorhome (still used by NASA, BTW I saw it during coverage of a shuttle launch recently) to this concept. But let me get this straight, GMC wants to get into the lucrative, "nearly homeless, but I can afford to drive a motorhome around L.A. and live in it" market? Would this be Generation Y not? I suppose thse folks would love to have a nice new mobile loft, but most of them can barely afford to keep the 30 year old Winabagoes they already live in running.

377Z · 01-06-2006, 11:46 AM

How is this rediculus thing a solution? Were are you supposed to park your new home, on the side of the street?

377Z · 01-06-2006, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parkwood60

Yes, I see a direct line from the GMC Futurliner, thru the GMC motorhome (still used by NASA, BTW I saw it during coverage of a shuttle launch recently) to this concept. But let me get this straight, GMC wants to get into the lucrative, "nearly homeless, but I can afford to drive a motorhome around L.A. and live in it" market? Would this be Generation Y not? I suppose thse folks would love to have a nice new mobile loft, but most of them can barely afford to keep the 30 year old Winabagoes they already live in running.

I was going to go into detail but there are so many ways this is utterly rediculus that I didn't even know were to being. It'd be nice if the resources spent on comming up with rediculus cr@p like this or the ULS actually went towards continual improvement the volume cars, not pie in the sky garbage.

01cavalier · 01-06-2006, 11:53 AM

An odd looking update on a motorhome, for sure, interesting though...

86fleet · 01-06-2006, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul3230

That things is crazy looking..but I can't stop staring at it!

Yeah, I still can't decide whether it is unique, or just ugly.

kmacleod · 01-06-2006, 12:02 PM

Possible military applications.... "Stripes 2" here we come..........

I can see all the uninhabited mountaneous terrain terraced to accept this thing in So Cal.

Still, To be quite honest, I would not mind owning one for camping purposes....

Ken

atomicshark · 01-06-2006, 12:35 PM

It looks like those blue van things from Freejack (1992).

01-06-2006, 02:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
AdmiralViscen 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Posts: 7,501	GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...05/206745.html General Motors Advanced Design's GMC PAD wins the California Design Challenge at the Los Angeles Auto Show Thursday, January 5, 2006. The GMC PAD is a futuristic-looking, diesel-electric powered urban loft with mobility, a creature comfort-filled concept for living in the ever-changing cultural landscape of Southern California or a modern alternative for those financially locked out of Southern California 's escalating housing market. It's a home ownership concept that enables cultural and geographic freedom for the modern city dweller and provides a new answer to the problem of urban sprawl. __________________ God Bless the Blue Bullet.

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Buick61 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: DC Metro Area Drives: 58 Belvedere; 61 LeSabre; 96 Fleetwood; 07 SRX Posts: 8,495	Re: GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award I could just see that barrelling down the highway driven by an inept soccer mom who's screaming at her kids (20 feet behind her) while sucking down a big gulp. __________________ Used to own: 1959 Cadillac Series 62, 1960 AMC Rambler Six, 1998 Chevrolet Malibu, 2000 Saturn LS2, 2005 Chrysler 300C, 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP

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2000GTPBROTHER 3.5 Liter V6 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 265	Re: GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award I smell an HGTV Extreme Homes 1 hour special coming on.

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paul3230 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,721	Re: GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award That things is crazy looking..but I can't stop staring at it! __________________

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rickhunter1max 3.5 Liter V6 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: LA Posts: 247	Re: GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award I like the rims looks like a six bar Z28 rim. The top part looks be part of the tire

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DMC 2.2 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SE WI Drives: '95 Olds LSS Posts: 71	Re: GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award Nice update of the original GMC motorhome.

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Parkwood60 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 189	Re: GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award Yes, I see a direct line from the GMC Futurliner, thru the GMC motorhome (still used by NASA, BTW I saw it during coverage of a shuttle launch recently) to this concept. But let me get this straight, GMC wants to get into the lucrative, "nearly homeless, but I can afford to drive a motorhome around L.A. and live in it" market? Would this be Generation Y not? I suppose thse folks would love to have a nice new mobile loft, but most of them can barely afford to keep the 30 year old Winabagoes they already live in running. __________________ America's only rear wheel drive sports coupe starting under $18,000: The Chevy Colorado ZQ8

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377Z 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Prairie district, Chicago, IL Drives: 2004 A4 3.0 Quattro Cabriolet, 1998 Ford Explorer Posts: 1,121	Re: GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award How is this rediculus thing a solution? Were are you supposed to park your new home, on the side of the street? __________________

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01cavalier 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, OR Drives: 2007 Cobalt Posts: 4,818	Re: GMC Concept Wins LA Auto Show Award An odd looking update on a motorhome, for sure, interesting though...

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