The Local Motors Rally Fighter Is a Ridiculous Off-Road Sports Car

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    Rally Fighter review! Today I'm reviewing the Local Motors Rally Fighter, which is a truly ridiculous off-road sports car. This is a special and bizarre vehicle, and I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of this Rally Fighter. I'm also going to drive the Rally Fighter and review the driving experience from behind the wheel.
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  • @startupslick
    @startupslick ปีที่แล้ว +4983

    I am the owner of the first Rally Fighter made, the Beta, pre-production car with the BMW M57 turbo diesel. I was the 11th hired person at Local Motors and was part of every production Rally Fighter ever made; I designed many parts for the cars. When I was an intern and later mechanical engineer I always obsessed with the turbo diesel Beta car. I kept the car running, insured and registered when I was employed there and the CEO later sold the car to me years after my departure.

    • @GetOffMyLog
      @GetOffMyLog ปีที่แล้ว +209

      Very cool and thanks for your contributions to the project? What sort of design did you do for this car? Body/interior, suspension etc?

    • @legionnaire97
      @legionnaire97 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      Cool story bro. Here's a cookie 🍪

    • @jordanabendroth6458
      @jordanabendroth6458 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      That's pretty cool ngl

    • @startupslick
      @startupslick ปีที่แล้ว +416

      At first, I made the adapters to fit the Challenger mirrors onto the body and many odds and ends relating to body closure systems. Later, I designed the full vehicle wiring schematic and sourced a system so we could calibrate the speedometer for different axle/transmission ratios and configurations. I also developed a fix for the rear braking system, rear upper control arm captures and helped with high horsepower axle builds. However I was was involved with hundreds of other aspects of the vehicle from liquid tanks to door pull handles.
      The engineer that modeled the front suspension later became the Lead Engineer at Robby Gordon Motorsports where he helped to lead Wildcat XX development. The fabricator that developed and modeled the rear suspension builds cranberry picking machines and does design work for Factory Five Racing. I led the sourcing, design and implementation of Local Motors first electric drive train (with our online community) which was first used in a Rally Fighter and later 3D printed car. Eventually Local Motors went on to just sell electric vehicles.
      I built a crazy 6X6 motorhome in Local Motors parking lot, took off and went on to work at two different EV truck startups as employee #6 and #51, both went IPO. I helped design and manufacture large truck EV drive trains and such that are in some form of production today.

    • @cavemanvi
      @cavemanvi ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@startupslick dope dude. It’d be cool to see you run through this. Also you know the seller of this one too?

  • @GiovaniUrrutia
    @GiovaniUrrutia ปีที่แล้ว +1000

    As a former employee myself, seeing Doug’s joy is bittersweet. We all knew we had something special, but we just couldn’t get the business model going.

    • @zackzittel7683
      @zackzittel7683 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      I’m sorry. It’s cool as hell! The redneck in me would sell my soul for a 4x4 model.

    • @jayalicekurtmaya
      @jayalicekurtmaya ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hey Giovanni - We all had that giggle! Thanks for being a part of all the laughs!

    • @LAdmin_-lk7nk
      @LAdmin_-lk7nk ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hello I have a question, does all rally fighter have 2 keys? One for the engine and one for the door ? Because that isn't very practical...

    • @samsanders7257
      @samsanders7257 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@LAdmin_-lk7nk half of the cars before the 90s had 2 keys, 😂 for a 2 door prerunner I’d say having 2 keys is the least of the impracticalities

    • @LAdmin_-lk7nk
      @LAdmin_-lk7nk ปีที่แล้ว

      @samsanders7257 there are no models with one key?

  • @braunarsch
    @braunarsch ปีที่แล้ว +261

    local motors not only was a company that made cool cars, but it was a great community full of amazing engineers and designers. i was one of the earliest members of the community and all of us contributed to the development of the rally fighter and several other projects that ran while the company was running. it was and still is one of the best closely knit communities of designers and engineers you will see with a common passion and a great team spirit! so happy that the Rally Fighter is featured here! 😀

    • @codemiesterbeats
      @codemiesterbeats ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was into automotive design at the time... just an amateur but once I saw the rally fighter IRL I was pretty upset that I didn't participate LOL

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah sure bud

    • @TheElectricMayhem
      @TheElectricMayhem ปีที่แล้ว

      You know @startupslick?

  • @michaelfiber4324
    @michaelfiber4324 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    It's honestly amazing how this is put together. They made so many great, common sense decisions when designing what appears to be an insane car.

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      bro its literally trash and they went out of business cuz of it

    • @yankee2yankee216
      @yankee2yankee216 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It appears to be insane, but given that it’s made entirely of modern, off the shelf parts, albeit from a range of different brands,it might be reliable, and it should not be hard to maintain. I’m surprised they couldn’t make money on it. It really is like a V8 dune buggy, but with all the creature comforts of a street car. Maybe it was just too strange-looking to convince enough buyers?

  • @JS-1983
    @JS-1983 ปีที่แล้ว +1530

    That red interior light is meant to use when driving on dark.
    You can use it also when driving because it doesn't disturb, reflect or blind you on dark.
    Lots of semi-trucks have also red, green or blue interior "night-lights"

    • @johnm1008
      @johnm1008 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Red interior lights are pretty common in police cars too

    • @aaronmcconkey1062
      @aaronmcconkey1062 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@CrazyInjun1 and it sucks cuz of all the see up a mosquitos ass 10 miles down the road LEDs

    • @MichaelEilers
      @MichaelEilers ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Hence the traditional red instrument and controls lighting in BMW and SAAB interiors, both companies that liked to claim aviation heritage.

    • @johnmack537
      @johnmack537 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Naval ships use red lighting at night for all passages that open to the outside when underway. It preserves the night vision of all those in the crew engaged in navigation.

    • @CrazyChemistPL
      @CrazyChemistPL ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Quite common in nighttime boating as well.

  • @AZShortBusJames
    @AZShortBusJames ปีที่แล้ว +312

    I worked for Local Motors and built quite a few. They would let us borrow the sales demo unit. Driving around town felt like a rockstar. People driving alongside amd trying to get pictures. Always had to allow extra time whenever you stop somewhere as people had a bunch of questions.

    • @GiovaniUrrutia
      @GiovaniUrrutia ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I miss that car. Wish I could afford one.

    • @chrismayer3919
      @chrismayer3919 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That awesome beast looks like it drove straight out of the MAD MAX apocalypse films!

    • @purwantiallan5089
      @purwantiallan5089 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrismayer3919 wish they add this car on GT7.

    • @MCxDRIFTY
      @MCxDRIFTY ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I used to work for a dealer in NC that purchased a few of these and assembled them in house to sell. I got to drive them all over to shows and events. Out of all the cars I've had the privilege of driving, these are my favorite. We even custom fitted one with a five speed manual and side exhausts. Nothing even comes close.

    • @LAdmin_-lk7nk
      @LAdmin_-lk7nk ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello I have a question, does all rally fighter have 2 keys? One for the engine and one for the door ? Because that isn't very practical...

  • @DwightBynumJr
    @DwightBynumJr ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Boy does THIS take me back! I was actually fortunate enough to win one of the skin design contests and got to see it "in the flesh" at SEMA back in 2010! It was Rally Fighter #0008 if I'm not mistaken. I was sad to see the company went away this past January, but seeing these beasts and experiencing SEMA for the first time will absolutely stick with me forever!

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      They went out of business for a reason. The car is trash. Everyone in this thread worked on it and have themselves to thank for its demise. Whoever put that thing together has 1 working eyeball.

    • @DwightBynumJr
      @DwightBynumJr ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sp33drr Wait, wait, wait. Did you seriously take the time to copy and paste this SAME reply to multiple people? 😂

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DwightBynumJr hyuk hyuk damn dwight this takes me back guh guh duhhhh

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DwightBynumJr your skins are trash

  • @medwriter1449
    @medwriter1449 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It is so fun to see the pure joy on Doug's face as he opens it up. A true look of someone achieving a bucket list item.

  • @rd.2670
    @rd.2670 ปีที่แล้ว +2335

    You can't tell me that's not a Coil Brawler.

    • @kevanikan
      @kevanikan ปีที่แล้ว +109

      It's cuz it is! Awesome

    • @durraiz
      @durraiz ปีที่แล้ว +52

      i was about to say the same in colour yellow

    • @TheBasher-_-
      @TheBasher-_- ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It is lol.

    • @Gankzillorated
      @Gankzillorated ปีที่แล้ว +5

      not electric

    • @Mamerto.
      @Mamerto. ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@Gankzillorated the brawler isn’t electric

  • @hellatightdude
    @hellatightdude ปีที่แล้ว +638

    The perfect car to drive across the post apocalyptic landscape from fuel station to fuel station after mutually assured destruction brings down society as we know it, thanks Doug!

    • @aaryeshg.6526
      @aaryeshg.6526 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Reminds me of Motorstorm Apocalypse. Pretty much the game for this car.

    • @hellatightdude
      @hellatightdude ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@aaryeshg.6526 I was thinking Mad Max but that definitely works too

    • @HulluJanne
      @HulluJanne ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Ah, the never ending fuel of post apocalyptic world with gas guzzling crazy vehicles. Gotta love Mad Max (1979, 1981, 1985).

    • @aaronmcconkey1062
      @aaronmcconkey1062 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You know if the power grid goes out you can't pump gas right?

    • @k1sfd1974
      @k1sfd1974 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      With that engine you can pass everything BUT a gas station ;)
      Definitely love these though. I love the one they did for DARPA the most.

  • @Telogor
    @Telogor ปีที่แล้ว +12

    13:16 The red light is for use at night. Due to how the rods (night vision receptors) in your eyes work, your night vision is much less affected by red light than shorter wavelengths. So, you can use the red light in the cabin while retaining most of your night vision.
    I actually made something similar to this in Forza Horizon 4. I put a rally suspension on a Camaro and lifted it as far as I could. It was a pretty cool rally car.

  • @JP5isalive
    @JP5isalive ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love it when Doug gets even more excited than usual about a car. You can hear it in his voice. Always great to watch.

    • @sceptix
      @sceptix ปีที่แล้ว

      He is at 140% speed in this video.

  • @Thewiz729kdojdj
    @Thewiz729kdojdj ปีที่แล้ว +121

    13:14, the red interior light is to keep your night vision at night instead of white light, its used in police cars often

    • @joshuad1716
      @joshuad1716 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you, was hoping someone would point this out. Surprised Doug didnt know it

    • @namelesscage
      @namelesscage ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lots of people who go stargazing use red lights as well. Grew up with my dad's trucks always having red internal lights only.

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve installed them in my Audi cause they’re just cool too. And yeah bonus they don’t blind you at night

    • @pissoff234
      @pissoff234 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the obvious Mr Twit.

    • @MarloSoBalJr
      @MarloSoBalJr ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup. Though, the transit buses I drive have teal/sea blue lighting and preferably so

  • @Frytech
    @Frytech ปีที่แล้ว +391

    At 13:13, the red light is most likely to preserve night vision. If you’re driving at night and your eyes adjust to the darkness red light helps you keep that “night vision”.
    It’s basically a standard in marine industry, most yachts, ships, etc have red lights in the wheelhouse.
    Perhaps, they thought if this car would be participating in some sort of “The Dakar Rally” type of race, and alongside the drive would be sitting his navigator, it would be helpful for him to look at the notes or a map in a red light and not lose his night vision.
    You can actually check out the difference for yourself (instruction for Apple devices): go to Settings - Accessibility - Display - Color Filters. Enable red filter, and check out in the night just how much better your eyes will adjust between looking at the screen of the phone and then looking into the darkness, and how less stressful it would feel to look at that screen.

    • @JD-qh3sd
      @JD-qh3sd ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right on. Thanks for agreeing with me! 🙂

    • @ksawiprod9140
      @ksawiprod9140 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      thats what bmw and mercedes also figured, therefore their dash and interior lights were orange

    • @theussmirage
      @theussmirage ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn, I might just have to get some red LED interior lights for my own vehicle, it would be fantastic not losing night vision when using the map lights

    • @dimond1806
      @dimond1806 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is why red lights are used in the military. Preserves night vision while trying to read a map.

    • @marcuscoburn1732
      @marcuscoburn1732 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You’ll also see this in so called “ticket lights” in many police cars.

  • @nickgarcia4260
    @nickgarcia4260 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I worked at a garage in Lewisville TX a few years ago and our lead mechanic drove one of these for awhile. That car is truly insane and very cool!

  • @JordanCS13
    @JordanCS13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super fun video. So glad you pointed out the door handles. My first car was a 1992 Honda Civic, and I recognized the door handles immediately.

  • @ryandick9649
    @ryandick9649 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Local Motors in South Phoenix, AZ used to have open houses once a month or so where they would show off their most recent bikes, the shop, the new cars, their overland campers, the electric Big Wheel Drifters, etc. etc. At one of them they had built a track full of jumps for the Rally Fighter, and the driver took my eight-year-old daughter out onto it, going around twice. You could hear her shrieks of delight as they hit the apex of each jump, 10 to 15 feet in the air, over the sound of the engine. Great memories, and I am sad that they went out of business.

    • @NFSBeast2365
      @NFSBeast2365 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Local Motors is gone??? 😢😭😭

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      went out of business FOR A REASON

    • @TexasCat99
      @TexasCat99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sp33drr They tried to get into the EV Driverless business... ran out of money. Tesla can't do driverless, and it's a multi-billion dollar company.

  • @Nicolas-ki3dl
    @Nicolas-ki3dl ปีที่แล้ว +52

    That's the closest "1:1 RC car"-looking vehicule I've seen. I like how it looks!

    • @phuzz00
      @phuzz00 ปีที่แล้ว

      Of course! Now you say it it's obvious to me. It's a full sized RC car!
      When I look at it I get a sort of familiar feeling about the design, even though it's so unique, and it must be because it looks sort-of like an RC car.

  • @dcvisuals
    @dcvisuals ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Rally Fighter was an incredible experiment into what crowd-source engineering could produce. I was lucky enough to ride in one a few times as a friend of mine was an engineer for them, incredible feeling getting onto the 202 South onramp flooring it all the way. Local Motors was always a place that local car and engineering enthusiasts were welcome. During their open houses you could tour RF's being built and even get under the fiberglass shell and pick it up to get a sense for the weight. Awesome Arizona business trailblazing the way!

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      and it rightly failed

  • @alexandercapuano4002
    @alexandercapuano4002 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve been waiting for this review for a LONG TIME, so glad you got to do it!!

  • @asimo3089
    @asimo3089 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Rivian should make something like this for their "Sports car". I always loved the Rally Fighter and I think this type of design would make a bunch of sense for Rivian.

    • @syn199
      @syn199 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are u the really asimo huh cool I found big time developer on normally video

    • @jUQMtDmf
      @jUQMtDmf ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@syn199 you ok?

    • @your-mom_was_here
      @your-mom_was_here ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @asimo3089 You should add this to jailbreak

    • @stevenwilliams1805
      @stevenwilliams1805 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Seems like Rivan's modular platform would be ideal for that.

    • @MrSeanman30
      @MrSeanman30 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks like a shit version of the Ferrari Purosangue lol. Or Madmax version lmao

  • @BlazeORenegado
    @BlazeORenegado ปีที่แล้ว +283

    I've met this car at Forza Horizon. And I have to say, this car is really interesting, mainly for it's purpose. A RWD Off-Road Sports Car? This is really unusual and cool. Loved it!

    • @Lukas-lp2fz
      @Lukas-lp2fz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @P¡nned by Doug DeMuro Z

    • @IND-JJ
      @IND-JJ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yh it’s good for racing

    • @BeardedFrog
      @BeardedFrog ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Same. I instantly recognized it from originally playing FH4. I don't know why, but I never actually expected it was a real vehicle. Really surprised me to see it pop up on here. Super cool.

    • @jwalster9412
      @jwalster9412 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Considering we're getting offroad supercars coming out, it was ahead of its time.

    • @Veroxzes
      @Veroxzes ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bit weird that it’s a 3 speed but it’s still a fun car.

  • @RogueCorps
    @RogueCorps ปีที่แล้ว

    The joy in your voice driving the Rally Fighter....! That's how I imagine getting behind that wheel! Always loved it.

  • @N0_UNITY
    @N0_UNITY ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THIS LOOKS GREAT would love to see one with a V10 since it kinda reminds me of a viper

  • @rxdocintn98
    @rxdocintn98 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    We had a Local Motors in my hometown of Knoxville. Sadly it went out of business. Some of these Rally fighters were built in that factory. They had the largest 3 D printer in the US which provided a lot of the parts for this vehicle. They also tested and built the now defunct Ollie autonomous electric bus there. When they had their liquidation sale, I was able to buy a lot of electronic equipment from them.

    • @williamwilson3702
      @williamwilson3702 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sad to hear they went out of business. I always thought it was really cool that Knoxville had a company that did this kind of thing. I bet you were able to buy a lot of cool stuff during the liquidation sale.

    • @Cloud007.
      @Cloud007. ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Their

    • @rxdocintn98
      @rxdocintn98 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@williamwilson3702 Always sad when a seemingly thriving business like that folds. The building that housed it was enormous and special built for them. I bought some wilwood disc brakes that would’ve normally been fitted on the Rally Fighter as well as some diagnostic equipment (oscilloscope, voltage testers, etc). The 3 D printer was sold as well and had to be loaded onto a flatbed semi with a crane. 🤣

    • @rxdocintn98
      @rxdocintn98 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Cloud007. iPhone autocorrect but thanks for your attention to detail.

    • @davedixon2167
      @davedixon2167 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They also had a location just outside DC. I was talking with them about doing some 3d modeling work for them a couple years back - The big 3d printer at that location was about the size of my kitchen at the time, heh - we even had a meeting inside the Ollie bus! I never did any work for LM itself, but did some modeling and rendering for a different project outside of LM, spearheaded by one of the people I'd met with. Good times. They also had a couple small roadsters in there with 3d-printed body parts and bulkheads, and a full 1:1 3d-print of a supercar out front, much more Lambo or McLaren than Rally Fighter. Wish they'd have caught on more in the segments they were digging into.

  • @johnroussakis4541
    @johnroussakis4541 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    The movie “Transformers: Age of Extinction” introduced me to this vehicle, and it has become one of my favourites as a result. It makes me happy to see you review this one. Thanks Doug!

    • @alecbekian
      @alecbekian ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I thought it looked familiar

    • @igger562
      @igger562 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      CSR2 introduced me to this car 😅

    • @abayamangali
      @abayamangali ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It also appeared in Fast&Furious 8

    • @igger562
      @igger562 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dough DeMuro is a great baker

    • @klodknife
      @klodknife ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Grand Theft Auto 5 introduced me this car in yellow paint.

  • @goatsplitter
    @goatsplitter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I liked seeing the joy and genuine happiness on your face when you were driving it. :)

  • @awayfrom90
    @awayfrom90 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have never seen a person doing a review so informative like this .

  • @Fifthcell
    @Fifthcell ปีที่แล้ว +73

    5:54 right on doug. Those are actually aftermarket tail lights that were made for the 8th gen Civic coupe, but I’ve seen some Rally Fighter’s with standard OEM Civic tail lights too

  • @jakezubrod7906
    @jakezubrod7906 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I remember seeing Tanner Foust driving this car on Top Gear many years ago. Still to this
    day, I think this is one of the coolest vehicles ever made.

  • @watcher9999able
    @watcher9999able ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome! it's a trophy truck made out of a sports sedan. it looks very "daily drive-able".
    great, detailed video, Doug. only thing missing is a drive by shot, since most of us will never see one in the wild. maybe driving slowly over a parking block or curb just to see the suspension in action.

  • @tjnucnuc
    @tjnucnuc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember the early jalopnik days and several articles when it was just an idea about the design comp and I think they had a lot of input from the online community not just the comp winner but we were all very excited when it was actually made.

  • @chrisl5711
    @chrisl5711 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    I think we all should give Doug props for the sheer variety of vehicles he reviews. Wow. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @damarfadlan9251
      @damarfadlan9251 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      2015 LM Rally Fighter is like RSC RALLY RAID CAR.

    • @chrismayer3919
      @chrismayer3919 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now THATS what I call a Frankenstein’s Motor! 🧟

    • @purwantiallan5089
      @purwantiallan5089 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrismayer3919 👍👍👍

  • @VictorDeveze
    @VictorDeveze ปีที่แล้ว +52

    It's basically a trophy truck. Most TTs use an LS engine, they all are tube-frame (chromolly), up until recently they were mostly RWD (Mason has popularized AWD TTs); most also use long travel king shocks.

    • @youtubeaccount9058
      @youtubeaccount9058 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A trophy truck with no place for the spare wheels!

    • @CynHicks
      @CynHicks ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@youtubeaccount9058 Hey, there's one spare. How many do you need?

    • @youtubeaccount9058
      @youtubeaccount9058 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CynHicks A trophy truck would carry 2 but I didn't realize this has a spot for 1 so that's not bad

    • @CynHicks
      @CynHicks ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@youtubeaccount9058 Especially for an off road "sports car" right? I love this thing, man!
      It reminds me of the old school Bugs but with an all American v8. So cool imo.

  • @NKPGarage
    @NKPGarage ปีที่แล้ว

    I am amazed that I have never heard of this vehicle before. What an absolutely amazing build! I love everything about it!

  • @bfytw2125
    @bfytw2125 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the coolest kit cars ever. Thanks Doug for bringing this to the channel

  • @Mattisttam
    @Mattisttam ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Living vicariously through you with this review and it's always great to see how excited and giddy you get when behind the wheel of fun vehicles!

  • @Baimobile7
    @Baimobile7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’m SO HAPPY you reviewed this. I feel like these were super underrated and super cool and they’ve been in video games and ignored for other vehicles forever, BUT THESE ARE SO COOL!!!

  • @Jfunkey
    @Jfunkey ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I've actually had the honor of seeing one in person at the Perot Museum in Dallas. Absolutely spectacular car that you have to see to believe. Having played with it in Forza it just doesn't feel real! Incredible machine!

    • @MultiDemension
      @MultiDemension ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it a permanent installation?

    • @Jfunkey
      @Jfunkey ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MultiDemension Good question. It's been a while. It seemed to be pretty permanent looking so it's worth a shot.

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      THE HONOR???? you people are insane

    • @user-cn7io2pe8p
      @user-cn7io2pe8p ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@sp33drr what did this car do to you lmao

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-cn7io2pe8p they made it a pile of expensive crap

  • @10RRASK
    @10RRASK ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I remember when they were doing the crowd sourcing process for this. Such a cool vehicle. Good use of other peoples parts without being super obvious.

  • @mehugtree
    @mehugtree ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Doug, I think this is the most fun I've seen you have in a car. Love these! Also, I can attest those rear seats are small- I got to ride in the back around Austin one night when Local Motors was at SXSW back in the day.

  • @Kitteh.B
    @Kitteh.B ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The RF has been my dream car ever since I learned about it over a decade ago. I drive a 2016 BRZ now and when I look at my car, I see the spirit of the RF. I've got it lifted, outfitted with various suspension braces, and setup with HAM and CB. I'm nowhere near the configuration I envision for it (custom 4" lifted coilovers, twincharged, AWD swap from an STi, etc etc) but one day I'm going to have it where I want it... And then I'm gonna find a Rally Fighter owner to race.
    The BRZ is my dream car, just not in my dream configuration. The only car that could ever dethrone it would be an actual Rally Fighter. I felt like a kid staring into the window of a candy shop looking at that auction listing, but dang, even if I'd been here in time for it I never could've accorded it; probably best I'm late actually, lol. It hurts so much to see LM has gone down, even though I've known the RF has been out of production for years. But I'm keeping the spirit living on in my car, and I've been so happy to read the comments from previous LM employees and RF owners to see it's still living on in them, too :]

  • @mrskyler44
    @mrskyler44 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad u finally review one of these after they got discontinued

  • @benarchyuk837
    @benarchyuk837 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Forza Horizon 2 Introduced me to this monster, and I fell in love with it. Seeing a real one in Transformers 4 was pure perfection, I've always had strong feelings for this machine

  • @polardabear
    @polardabear ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Immediately noticed that its a GTA5 vehicle

    • @abhishekmadhosh1879
      @abhishekmadhosh1879 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, Its the Brawler 😂,,,, ig

    • @mach7te
      @mach7te ปีที่แล้ว

      same here bro

  • @ZacHHackable
    @ZacHHackable ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The red interior light is for looking at a map while driving at night. Red light doesn’t mess with your eyes ability to adjust to darkness, my guess is that local motors included this for people who would be doing Baja type races in the dark and needed a light like this to look at the route

  • @jasonlanglois6743
    @jasonlanglois6743 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I worked for Phoenix Rack and Axle, and we were the ones who built the driveshafts for them. I personally made at least 8 of them. Got a tour of the plant out in Chandler. Pretty neat

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      they all failed too good job crayon eater

    • @startupslick
      @startupslick 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Steve at Phoenix Rack and Axle is the man. He built many driveshafts for me for my personal projects. Our lead engineer at Local Motors originally bought driveshafts from that horrible online "driveshaft superstore" but I was able to convince him to go to Steve to both quality and cost.

  • @chartreux1532
    @chartreux1532 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I do love Doug managing to introduce me to Cars and Car Brands i never heard of. Usually from North America, so makes sense for me as a European to not heard of many.
    Also can't wait what else is lined up for Dougcember. I've seen the Maserati MC12 previewed, but can't wait to see what else, any Guesses?
    Prost & Cheers from Germany

  • @h.Freeman
    @h.Freeman ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I love that production process and I wish more companies offered something like that

    • @herbwheeler4470
      @herbwheeler4470 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm not sure about now, but they allowed customers to participate in the building of the engine of your Corvette. My uncle did it.

    • @purwantiallan5089
      @purwantiallan5089 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@herbwheeler4470 this car looked too cool.

  • @LMacNeill
    @LMacNeill ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That red interior light might be for reading a map at night without ruining your night vision. Lots of airplane cockpits have red lights so you can read checklists and charts without messing up your night vision. If you're on a rally stage in the dark, you'd definitely want something like that -- pretty cool that they thought of it.

  • @CarDesignTechniques
    @CarDesignTechniques ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It is terribly sad to see Local-Motors gone defunct. I remember seeing the development of this incredible machine. I was part of the community full of formidable designers!

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      you helped them fail! duh!

  • @raha1277
    @raha1277 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Red interior light is for nighttime driving, it doesnt mess up your vision so you can see after reading a map at night or if you had a team member reading a map.

    • @jonathanwright8802
      @jonathanwright8802 ปีที่แล้ว

      Subaru uses red lights in their dials for that reason.

  • @rickthomas422
    @rickthomas422 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That's actually a really impressive and unique design for a small production kit car.

  • @wiredwebmaster
    @wiredwebmaster ปีที่แล้ว

    20:40min mark
    Priceless watching the joy and excitement of Doug doing a "Two-step, Dougie Happy Dance" on that gas peddle.

  • @Ametisti
    @Ametisti ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I like how properly-done this thing is. Not superduper impractical with those backseats as a cargo area.
    I remember them being decently fun in Forza as well :D

    • @tylern6420
      @tylern6420 ปีที่แล้ว

      Properly done cargo backseats that dont just explode your kneecaps? Thats impossible unless the car isnt just adjustable seat configurations

    • @sp33drr
      @sp33drr ปีที่แล้ว

      properly? You can't even see the speedo

  • @Robbo123
    @Robbo123 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Doug goes from reviewing a Rivian Amazon electric van to this, I absolutely love it 🔥👍

  • @wild_lee_coyote
    @wild_lee_coyote ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember visiting the Local Motors open houses and they were a blast. Jumping 15 feet in the air the car was just so smooth. Part of its appeal was the fact that you helped build what you bought you knew how to maintain and repair it. Most of the parts were off the shelf and so if you smash a headlight or blow the transmission you can still go out and buy them today. They are amazing vehicles and defiantly turn heads. Top Gear America had one for a race against a air boat and it ended driving over a large log at 60Mph and kept going. I’m so sad I don’t get to see the big Rally Fighter painted on the side of the Local Motors factory when I would visit Phoenix.

  • @TECHiSuppose
    @TECHiSuppose ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh yeah, I remember these! Wanted one because I was super into rally cars at the time. 😄 Cool video!

  • @Phyde4ux
    @Phyde4ux ปีที่แล้ว +65

    The problem with their "perfect" weight balance is: During most competition rallies, when they claim balance is most important, there is a co-driver/navigator in the passenger seat. The red light is so the co-driver can read navigation instructions at night without ruining the driver's night vision. I suspect there's some other engineering or ergonomic related reason behind offsetting the engine.

    • @OPgrits
      @OPgrits ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah he said the drivers side was larger than the passenger side so im assuming the cabin is not balanced.

    • @amazin7006
      @amazin7006 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is not a competition car though, its rwd. Its just for fun

    • @crazysilly2914
      @crazysilly2914 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@amazin7006 yeah it is it’s designed for rallies. And some of them were custom-ordered as rear wheel drive.

    • @r7calvin
      @r7calvin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's a 3800 lb vehicle. A normal sized co-driver isn't going to shift its center of mass unless they're hanging out the window.

    • @bigcity2085
      @bigcity2085 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I was in trucking I saw a car fly off of a frozen interstate bridge. ..it flew straight but rolled all the way over and around and landed on its tires and spun out in the snow....there was a skinny guy in the driver seat and a big chubby guy in the passenger seat, and it went all the way around...one of the scariest things I've ever seen. I got to the car and they were in shock, and I got them out because three or four cars flew off that bridge. The point being it was really bad left right weight balance..that worked out for them that day.

  • @WalrusFPGA
    @WalrusFPGA ปีที่แล้ว +8

    YES! Love the Rally Fighter. One of the most insane offroad cars in Forza Horizon 4 & 5 and an instant favorite the first time I tried it. Would love to see one in person one day, but this totally makes my day seeing Doug review it!

    • @Olhado256
      @Olhado256 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here - I drove it in FH5 not knowing what it was and I fell in love instantly. Might be my favorite offroader in the game.

  • @okamiexe1501
    @okamiexe1501 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    first time i saw this car was in a Fast and Furious movie. The second time was in GTA Online, with the coil brawler, and it was, for the longest time, the best offroader for racing in the game, excluding the brakes. Im glad i get to see someone, and Daddy doug, no less, review it IRL!

  • @brendanshroyer7696
    @brendanshroyer7696 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that the hood latch in this thing is the same rubber latch that's used on semis to hold rail mounted battery boxes and storage containers closed.

  • @Mikey7047
    @Mikey7047 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The very first one that was built by hand was built in Wareham, MA where I was lucky enough to visit them building it one night, a couple friends and I sanded and polished the dead pedal and if I remember correctly one of my friends engraved his initials on the bottom of the pedal. Love this car

  • @TEEDUBS
    @TEEDUBS ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The red interior light is most likely for nighttime viewing; from what I understand, the Military uses red light at night as it is the most visible but doesn't affect the dilation of your eyes as much as white, blue, or green, so you can still see at night almost immediately after the light is turned off.

  • @greeneyes7392
    @greeneyes7392 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating - nice edition to your library Doug 👍🏼

  • @dpunlasmith
    @dpunlasmith ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I see why the owners selling it. He can just build a new one whenever he wants.😂

  • @JapjotDhillon226
    @JapjotDhillon226 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Who else remembers using this in GTA 5 😂

    • @your-mom_was_here
      @your-mom_was_here ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's only reason why i recognise this car

    • @sabin_lovin
      @sabin_lovin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly! GTA 5. I thought it was not based on a real car.

  • @robdajuiceman1328
    @robdajuiceman1328 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw one of these on my way to work this morning in Vegas. I couldn't take my eyes off of it and got some super cool pictures

  • @GetOutsideYourself
    @GetOutsideYourself ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw a blue one of these in Malibu a few years ago and have wondered what it was ever since. Thanks Doug!

  • @davedixon2167
    @davedixon2167 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    These were so cool. One pulled up next to me at a light once. I was in my Challenger and was looking basically at the middle-bottom of the door of the RF - They're way bigger than most normal cars! I'd love to pen a bit more clean/sleek design for an RF2.

    • @bwofficial1776
      @bwofficial1776 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe these have adjustable suspension with a high or low ride height. Low for handling, high when you want to look cool. This one is in the high setting.

  • @FrankieProkop
    @FrankieProkop ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3 views, 13 seconds, and a supremely "Doug" car.

  • @nldoty
    @nldoty ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I haven't seen one of these in years. I remember being in college and Alexis Ohanian came to our campus to talk about anti-piracy bills and internet security, and for whatever reason they had one of these cars with them. I had completely forgotten about that day until just now, so thank you Doug.

  • @adnamamedia
    @adnamamedia ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually used to work in the same building where these were made! Although it was the secondary factory in Tennessee (it was called a Micro-Factory I think). At the time they were finishing up production of the Rally Fighter and moving onto this self driving bus thing.
    Whenever I'd need to use some esoteric and expensive tool/machine I didn't have, I'd go next door and they would often graciously let me in to use it! They had some insane equipment, like metal 3d printers before the tech was mainstream, a 3d printer that could print an entire car, a lot of unique manufacturing methods

  • @MrPimpmygun
    @MrPimpmygun ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The red light is to maintain your natural night vision, red is much softer and still allows you to see details. As a pilot, when you go through flight school a red headlamp is required for night flying

  • @Ramsi-Berlin
    @Ramsi-Berlin ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good idea, to place the power train offset ❣️👌🏼
    I never heard that from other carmaker 😅
    Love from Berlin 🇩🇪
    Ramsi 🙋🏻‍♂️

  • @channingwalmsley9738
    @channingwalmsley9738 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m so excited to see a review on one of these. My engineering college at my university has one and I was always curious about them. See the one owned by Oklahoma State University

  • @-user_redacted-
    @-user_redacted- ปีที่แล้ว

    Never been a big car guy but for as long as I've known about them, this has been easily one of my top 5 favorites.

  • @AfterDarkM
    @AfterDarkM ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Just when I think Doug has run out of cars to review, he finds this thing 😂

    • @GreenHellTube
      @GreenHellTube ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If he ever runs into this problem, Doug can always go to Europe or Asia, there's enough quirky cars for another lifetime of TH-cam career.

    • @illeyez505
      @illeyez505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bro going review planes next

    • @AfterDarkM
      @AfterDarkM ปีที่แล้ว

      I loved his random house review

  • @k1sfd1974
    @k1sfd1974 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favorite Rally Fighter is the one they did for DARPA. Absolutely beautiful to me.

  • @msch5790
    @msch5790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It looks like a car from our Hotwheels-Collection came true! Thats what boys really want! So cool! And well put together! 👍🏻

  • @gabrielpac2112
    @gabrielpac2112 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed the video and the Rally Fighter. You should have a look at the British made Ariel Nomad. Similar ethos, different take. Quite a unique vehicle and from a now established manufacturer of rather exciting vehicles.

  • @RazisWorldChannel
    @RazisWorldChannel ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Doug: THISSS is the Coil Brawler from GTA 5 and today I'm going to review it

  • @nujabeez6573
    @nujabeez6573 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Doug I know you usually tend to review cars from the 80’s and up, but please can you do a review for a Plymouth Barracuda, it’s my favorite Muscle car of all time

  • @ManuaLiberty
    @ManuaLiberty ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m glad I had the opportunity to tour the local motors in Knoxville TN before it closed. They were really onto something, well a lot of things. Such a shame

  • @Nothing-ox3oy
    @Nothing-ox3oy 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just saw one of these in the parking lot of my local home Depot and for sure could not immediately identify the body
    I love you Doug

  • @diondavis95
    @diondavis95 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So this is where GTA 5 got this car from 😂😂😂

  • @BrutallyHonest-
    @BrutallyHonest- ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Suggestion: when you drive whatever car you’re reviewing, we’d love to see what you’re doing from outside the vehicle, not just inside. That gives us a better perspective on what you’re driving and what you’re doing to test it.

  • @vladimirantonenko6840
    @vladimirantonenko6840 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome car Doug! I wish to see you really drive it on som dirt roads! Good video my friend!

  • @1DEADBEEF1
    @1DEADBEEF1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun fact - the c2 and C3 corvette also has the engine fully behind front wheel centerline and also shifted to the passenger side

  • @AbcdeFU66
    @AbcdeFU66 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    FANS OF THE FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISE… REJOICE!!!

  • @danzaborski9236
    @danzaborski9236 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Now that's what the Ferrari SUV should have looked like! Merry Christmas Doug!🙏🌎🎅⛄🎄🍾🍾🍾

  • @bigalhurt76
    @bigalhurt76 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As I was listening to this, I couldn't help but imagine it was the riddler speaking excitedly about the rally fighter.

  • @JFBence
    @JFBence ปีที่แล้ว

    Never clicked so fast. I've first seen this car on Discovery, when they showed the factory, and the designing process. I've had no idea that only this small number were built.

  • @FluffyPlays
    @FluffyPlays ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always liked driving this car in Forza. I have no idea what their values are, so I'm curious to watch the auction

  • @bigbarnben
    @bigbarnben ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I actually owned this car for about 9 years prior to this video. I bought it for around 150k and drove it up and down Mount Chilliad and in Los Santos. Best investment I ever made!!

    • @ridetheapex
      @ridetheapex ปีที่แล้ว

      Were you the mass effect fan?

  • @ShihanQu
    @ShihanQu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My absolute favorite car in Forza. Cool to see it pop up in Demuro

  • @mikes.4136
    @mikes.4136 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The Rally Fighter is a quirk, in and of itself. I like it.

  • @TEEDUBS
    @TEEDUBS ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The CNC'd cup holder is one of my favorite quirks/features.
    Edit: Maybe 3D printed? 🤔

    • @sharmaman1
      @sharmaman1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's 3D printed too, you can see the layer lines and the polygonal form..

  • @christophecamus8410
    @christophecamus8410 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing car, cool review, thanks Doug

  • @mariusmabusel5452
    @mariusmabusel5452 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doug should definitely buy this one for himself the way he smiled while driving it was nice to see 😂😂