If building only 88 units of these (in relation to the magical speed the movie car is known for) was a choice made by deliberate restraint, or even worse, as a way to artificially squeeze up more $$$ out of pure exclusivity, rather than an actual business / supply chain / engineering constraint, then it's a real sin to the legacy the original model has left in pop culture. Not that everyone that would dream of owning one could afford one anyway, but as it is, pretty much no one will even come across one in real life, and it all comes across as an extremely snobbish and elitist milking of a popular icon. Plus it seems like an actual coupé as an even more direct descendant of the original, as well as an SUV, are also in the boxes to help build a complete and consistent lineup, so this choice is all the more puzzling.
I imagined it would end up being something along the lines of the Lucid Air, expensive for sure but not prohibitive and most importantly not so very limited; it seems like it'll be marketed as something that's at a whole another level, while probably not nearly matching Lucid's revolutionary (especially drivetrain) tech.
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