Apple Computer announced their intention to enter the automobile business with an all-new vehicle called the iCar.
"Just as Apple's iPod revolutionized the stagnant personal-music industry, we expect the iCar to revolutionize the failing automobile industry," said an Apple spokesperson. "Our goal is to completely re-invent the concept of what an automobile can and should be."
The new iCar will build on the success of the iPhone and iPod with a simplified user interface featuring touch-screen steering and a single pedal to replace the traditional accelerator and brake. The iCar will feature the world's first maintenance-free engine, and Apple claims that the iCar will be less prone to crashes than traditional automobiles.
Apple's new iCar will be available in three models: The two-passenger iCar Nano, priced at $39,995; the four-passenger iCar Pro, priced at $44,995; and the convertible iCar Air priced at $49,995. A low-cost version, the iCar Shuffle, which features a single seat and no windows, will follow a year later.
The iCar will be available exclusively though the Apple Store network, and will go on sale April 1st, 2010. -- Aaron Gold
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Nice try
Well, it certainly can be said that their automotive pricing is consistent with their other products when compared to competitor’s similar offerings…
And yes, I agree, nice try.
Awesome, this made me laugh a lot. All jokes aside, though, I wonder what the Apple corporate culture could do if applied to say, GM? I bet if Steve Jobs took over GM for a few years we would see a much better car company down the road. First be the best, then being first will follow naturally.
Thanks for the laugh, Aaron.
Happy April fools to you, too, Aaron.
Not gonna get me this year. I’ll never forget how good you got me with the Diesel Corvette.
Let me guess, if it breaks, you have to send it back to Apple and they’ll send you a new one?
You had me until you started listing the names… Then I realize “DOH!”
All I kept thinking was “Well, if Tesla had Apple’s money, they’d be a success by now…”
Aaron, Nice one !!!!!! You had me going until you got to the shuffle
Very funny Aaron! For a moment you had me going….
Aprils Fool Day
Apple cars, never. But this I could go for:
Apple announces plans to enter the motorcycle business, teaming with the creators of the Segway to produce a revolutionary all electric two wheeler with gyroscopic leveling that promises to not need a kickstand. It’s name… the iCycle.
You had me going for until the names. BUT .. Oh won’t it be a great experience!! But I would hate to reboot a car or some how get a virus!!
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TERRIFIC You got me! I especially liked the windowless version! How are you going to top this one in 2010??????
LOL I loved this especially “the iCar Shuffle”
That was classic. Thanks for the laugh.
You forgot to mention that the iCar only runs on iFuel that can be purchased only from an iStation.
Lame!!!!!
Good one Aaron! You sure got their business/pricing model just right…first come out with the high priced item up front, so they can sucker in the impatient “gotta have the latest gizmo” techies and then introduce the real world priced unit!
omg i fell for it!
I caught it from the headline (date included). I like the pics though. How much Photoshop (if any) went into pics of real cars (European, I’m guessing) for those? This is definitely a good one, as evidenced by the number of people admitting falling for it. I wonder how many won’t admit it…
Nice one! Am especially looking forward to the Shuffle! Very, very funny! These type of April Fool’s things I’m all over!
Funny. I might’ve given this a second thought, if I wasn’t such an auto nerd that I know what the Smart forfour and Smart Roadster (one of my favorites) are. Good try though, don’t be surprised to see a ‘real’ iCar in the future…we saw it here first!
lol..I bet you can’t change it’s battery either.
Yes bring on more overpriced cars..just what we need.
Come on Microsoft you could do this for 1/3 the price.
I guess Microsoft could follow two years later with a slightly cheaper version that only comes in brown and every 50 miles you have to turn the car off, get out, walk around the car counter clockwise three consecutive times, then get back in and hope it starts again.
Not so fast, maybe something is cooking with apple: http://digg.com/apple/Apple_To_Save_GM_and_Introduce_The_iCar
Will the first generation have a replaceable battery?
Had me until the third paragraph with the touch-screen steering and the single pedal.
“the icar Shuffle” hahahahaha
At first I thought it was real until I read the comments.
hahahahahahaaha… you got me isuck for that ijoke now let me get ioff.
This is a joke, right? Somebody fooling around, and Posted this crap here?
There would never be an iCar, unless Apple gets really desperate which I’m unsure that may happen, unless they begin to decline as a result of Steve’s passing and lose focus in what Steve would’ve wanted, maybe just maybe, but this seems all too likely, remember how back then they thought all Apple Computers would make is computers? well they then made the iPods. And iTunes. And the iPad did anybody say they were going to make an iPhone? No. But they did. They just might take the same paths, but not with automobiles, something else first, then it truly might start their REAL innovation, just wait.
I think Apple might make products for automobile integration alot more involved. A LOT MORE. Especially with the Feds cracking down on hands free cell phones while driving. It’s not hard to imagine, picture seamless integration with your device and your car. Built in displays and processors from Apple making your vehicle a full fledged smart car! And with the new transportation system on the way enabling vehicles to drive themselves around eachother. We very well might see Apple partnering with automobile makers. Google has already got the ball moving in that arena. There will probably be Google ready cars and Apple ready cars will be available on the lots.