Extra-Terrestrial Vehicle: A Chevy Aveo of the Third Kind

Thursday, June 18, 2009 | 15 Comments » Categories | , , , , , |

The Extra-Terrestrial Vehicle or ETV -we're not even kidding, that's the car's official name- is a futuristic-looking custom build created by Mike Vetter and his Florida-based company, 'The Car Factory'. It's hard to believe it just by looking at the ETV, but underneath that sci-fi outfit you'll find a Chevrolet Aveo stripped out of its body but not its heart.

EVT Chevrolet AveoMike, who also works on Carrera GT replica bodies for the Porsche Boxster, claims on his website that buyers can opt either for an Aveo or a Boxster donor car. Somehow though, we find it hard to believe that anyone would give up a Porsche, no matter how many thousands of time they've seen Captain Kirk and Spock fighting off intruders from other planets.

But even in the case that the Chevy Aveo is the donor car, the ETV will most likely alienate you with its 'out of this world' price. We discovered that the Florida-based company has listed a completed ETV on eBay with a 'Buy it Now' price of just... $86,000. Cool but not $86k cool.

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15 Comments

  1. Anonymous » June 19, 2009  

    The price is ridiculous but....I think it actually looks kind of cool hahaha. I could see it being used in a movie.

  2. Anonymous » June 19, 2009  

    at the end of the day youre still in an aveo. hahaha. sucks for you.

  3. Calidesigner » June 19, 2009  

    $86k doesn't seem unreasonable for the amount of work that goes into making that car. Yeah its an Aveo, but this car is obviously more about out this world looks, not performance, or lack there of.

  4. Anonymous » June 19, 2009  

    so it only costs $86k extra to make an aveo look cool

  5. Anonymous » June 19, 2009  

    Ah, Extra-Terrestrial Vehicle would = ETV. Not EVT.

  6. John » June 19, 2009  

    -Anon# - it was a Typo

  7. Anonymous » June 19, 2009  

    It may be an Aveo, but at least it's better than that Chinese "Enzo".

  8. lazy penguin » June 20, 2009  

    Shame it isn't street legal. (no rear view mirrors).

  9. Andrew » June 20, 2009  

    I would gladly pay $86k for that, plus however more it cost to use a Boxster as the donor car. Men, the things I would do if I was a millionaire.

  10. Andrew » June 20, 2009  

    Looks like one would need a specail outfit just to drive it!
    I wonder if we could use the Solstice GXP's engine or the Cobalt SS as a donor car. cheaper than a boster and great performance.

    That slippery shape must contribute to an awesomly low coefficient of drag.
    Where is the money when you need it?

  11. Braddo » June 21, 2009  

    Yeah it looks awesome - id go with a porsche underbody too - you'd at least want it to go and drive well..

  12. Anonymous » June 26, 2009  

    Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you to a little concept I call "ground clearance" :P.

  13. Anonymous » June 29, 2009  

    Who needs ground clearance. Me thinks this thing will sprout wings and rocket boosters so it can fly.

  14. nashblastem » August 02, 2009  

    thats what the car industry needs. cool cars like that. but if it was a little more afordable it would sell like hotcakes to people who realy loves cars.

  15. Anonymous » September 18, 2009  

    A friend and I saw this car in Melbourne, FL this morning.. it is pretty awesome looking...

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