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Terrafugia's $279,000 Roadable Aircraft Lands at the New York Auto Show, Watch it in Action
Flying cars and roadable airplanes are a dream that many have harbored over the years but few have actually realized. Only time will tell if Terrafugia Inc.'s Terrafugia Roadable Aircraft will be a commercial success or just another dream, but if anything else and as you can see from the video that follows below the break, it works.
The Woburn, Massachusetts, based company revealed the Transition at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, where it announced that the anticipated base price is $279,000 (€201,700).
Terrafugia said it is accepting orders with a refundable deposit of $10,000 (€7,500) or a non-refundable deposit of $2,500 (€1,900), with first deliveries expected towards the end of the year.
The street-legal Transition is described by the company as a two seat personal aircraft capable of driving on roads and highways and flying on unleaded automotive fuel.
Read more »- Terrafugia Updates Flying Car Design, Shows Realistic Animation
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