David Warren Lee | Photo by Emily Shur
"I always used to wonder, Why don't we take the engine from the Mustang and put it into the body of the 7 Series? You could take the good parts and create something new. Have you ever built a computer? You buy a CPU, memory, and a case, and you put it together. That idea is what OScar is about.
Back in 1999, we set up the project in German, and we got every German kid who liked to tune cars. Then we slowed down, we set up a better structure, and we did it in English. Now we have 2,800 registered users. About 10% are posting and 1% are really doing something. I'm not thinking about manufacturing, but if someone else wants to build the car we design, he could. If you put money into the game, it starts to lose the spirit. The other open-source car projects are all driven by universities or by the X Prize. It's much more interesting to create something as a hobby."
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Recent Comments | 10 Total
March 26, 2008 at 9:16am by douglas hughes
we need this for sure lets hope its gets done and on the mass market by 2010,
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March 26, 2008 at 9:54pm by James Belle
it'll be interesting to see how far they all get, working on open source software is easy because software is virtual, working on a car might prove tougher because of the physical aspect.
May 8, 2009 at 8:36pm by petty deh
the overall concept is interesting as they are working on with their goal on a seven-passenger SUV with the performance of a Porsche Cayenne Cold Air Intake. I believe things will be just on the right track. Just keep us updated.