We see a lot of stories come across our news desk regarding cars on ice – usually, some high-performance model sliding across a lake in Sweden.
Lexus has taken a different direction on the ‘car on ice’ promotion, teaming up with a British ice sculpting company to put actual ice wheels and tyres on its NX SUV.
This involved laser-scanning the NX’s real wheels to recreate them in ice. The vehicle was then frozen for five days at -30 degrees C before rolling out under its own power.
Considering an NZ weights around 1900kg, that is a lot for a material normally found in drinks to carry.
Plus it i the only time we think blue under-car lighting is appropriate!
It has been a big year for Lexus and viral video stunts. In October, it revealed an origami car, and earlier in the year the company released one of the most convincing hoverboards yet.
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