The Jupiter 8 was named after Jupiter, one of 892-IV's Roman gods. Described as "Royal Comfort" and "unexcelled in its field," it had a conventional internal combustion engine with 456 horsepower, a super-flow automatic transmission, a super-glide suspension system, and super-grip white sidewall tires.
TOS: "Bread and Circuses"
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okwhateverdude@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y
That is definitely the best angle for this car. Wikipedia's pic makes it look real hokey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reactor_(show_rod)
MysteryMeatbag@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 1y
Kinda reminds me of the car Homer designed.
Botzo@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Quite a crossover with Batman, Bewitched, and Mission impossible!
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
some exec got it and needed to use it as a "business expense".
Valmond@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
😂
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
And here's Jonathan Cain with his Jupiter-8:
Video, in case this is making your brain itch.
sundray@lemmus.org · 6 pts · 1y
Some... day! Love, will find... YOU!
loopedcandle@lemmynsfw.com · 7 pts · 1y
They really liked the adjective "super" back in the day huh?
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 1y
I think it’s AI bullshit.
It had a 180 hp Corvair engine, mounted in the front, driving the front wheels.
The suspension is just Citroen air hydraulic suspension (which is special, but standard on Citroen DS and a few later cars, and Rolls Royce too back then.
The tires aren’t whitewalls either, and probably never were.
negativenull@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
It's not AI. The car pictured was used in the TOS episode: Bread & Circuses
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jupiter_8
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
No I meant the description. It’s bullshit, but it might have been promotional bullshit by a marketing man.
The Wikipedia page explains what the car is really made from.
negativenull@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Text is from:
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Ah pure fiction then, thanks for the answer!
not@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
Sweet candy!