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"A 2006 study documented a bizarre transformation amongst a beleaguered population of Hawaiian crickets. An invasive fly was using the male crickets&amp;#039; mating song\u2014that annoying chirrup\u2014to locate, parasitize, and decimate them. So, in less than 20 generations (mere seconds in bug time) 90% of the local cricket population switched over to a silent mating call, outwitting the evil invader. Similar evolutionary leaps can happen in the automotive world, wherein batshit outliers fracture standard linear development. Here are ten of our favorite vehicular disruptors.  1910 Cadillac Model 30: Before this closed coupe came along, cars were open buckets, soaking up sun\u2014and also wind, sleet, and rain. The first electric starter, and first integrated headlights and tail lamps, joined the model 30 in 1912, bringing people without a strong death wish into the motoring fold.  1921 Rumpler Tropfenwagen: When we think of early-adopting aerodynamic cars, we usually conjure the Tatra T-77 or Chrysler Airflow. But this weird gumdrop beat them to the punch by more than a decade, with a drag coefficient of just .28, besting contemporary cars like the first-gen Prius and C6 Corvette.      1936 Cord 810: It wasn&amp;#039;t only the Cord&amp;#039;s firsts that made it revolutionary, though these were myriad: independently suspended front wheel-drive, pop-up headlamps, semi-automatic transmission. What truly transfixed the populace, and still does, was Gordon Buehrig&amp;#039;s incredibly Modern (and Moderne) styling, which seemingly landed in 1930s America through a hole in the space-time continuum. 1948 Tucker 48: We already told you about some of the Tucker&amp;#039;s loopy first-time safety features. But what made it truly crazy was the advanced content that was planned, but never executed: four-wheel disc brakes; a water-cooled fuel-injected rear-mounted camshaft-free flat-6 engine; mag wheels; and self-sealing tires.  1955 Citroen DS: Like the Cord, the DS enveloped newfangled technology\u2014like a self-leveling hydropneumatic suspension\u2014in a body so constitutively out of time, that if it were introduced today, it would still appear advanced.      1966 Jensen FF: The Jensen Interceptor would&amp;#039;ve just been another in a gorgeous line of Italian-designed, American-powered 60s/70s GTs. But the limited edition FF variant, added the first conventional automotive application of all wheel-drive and anti-lock brakes, elevating it to legendary weirdo status. 1966 Lamborghini Miura: Apex Italian sports cars were supposed to have a big longitudinally-mounted V-12 up front. But Ferruccio Lamborghini&amp;#039;s first venture into this category turned the engine sideways, and stuffed it behind the driver, essentially creating the modern mid-engined supercar. Also, when sex with cars is legalized, the Miura will be our first trick.      1976 Aston Martin Lagonda: The only possible explanation for this creasy, wedgy, guzzly, protracted, extravagant, Atari-dashed, sedan, from a company known for elegant, curvaceous, traditional, understated grand tourers, is that it was the 70s, and everyone was willing to try anything. We&amp;#039;re glad they did.      1996 GM EV1: General Motors is generally thought of as a ponderous and sluggardly company when it comes to radical reinvention. So this extremely aerodynamic, aluminum and plastic, all-electric vehicle was a bizarre and extreme move. Which may have something to do with why they eventually crushed all 1100 that they ever made. Bugatti Veyron: We have driven a Veyron. It is not a car. It is a blunt instrument of total domination. 16 cylinders, 4 turbos, 10 radiators, and more horsepower than Mark Antony&amp;#039;s army at the Battle of Philippi. Like gold leaf toilet paper, or Abu Dhabi, it is also a shining example of the possibilities endowed by unlimited resources. The Road Ahead is an ongoing series of reports on where we&amp;#039;ve been, where we are, and where we&amp;#039;re headed as it pertains to cars, motorsports, and the culture surrounding it all. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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