Russia has a new EV prototype and yes, it really looks like this

I get the factchecking is hard, and factchecking in foreign language is even harder, but it seems they didn't even try?

This is a mule [1] for testing drivetrain [2, in Russian]. The temporary body was built from repurposed Lada Vesta parts [3].

It took like 5 minutes to check, I guess 15 minutes with Google Translate.

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_mule

2. https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/18/12/2023/65807e2e9...

3. https://t.me/autopotoknews/4048

It certainly looks ridiculous, but does it really look any more ridiculous than a Cybertruck? Tough call.

Honestly? I think this is firmly in the so bad it's good territory.

It looks absolutely absurd, but in the sort of endearing way that many eastern European cars are. It's like a really ugly dog that just wants to do his best to make you happy.

But really at this point it's just a relief to see a vehicle that isn't the exact same design as literally every other model.

Looks like a multipla and a tesla had a child