Amani El Sharkawi, 25, an English teacher, recalled a cab ride that ended abruptly when her driver saw men with chains and weapons stopping cars on a deserted stretch ahead; the driver threw the car into reverse and drove backward down the highway.
"We are stretching the definition [of Lamborghini] to be daily drivable, while still exceeding most drivers' capabilities," Winkelmann says.
Acres of hood stretch out before the driver, which yields a throwback sensation of power (like piloting a cigarette boat), but you peer out through a pillbox slit of glass rather than the usual long-sloped high windshield you're used to if you drive anything made after 1980.
The two passengers stretch their legs past the driver on either side and enter the car through gullwing doors after the driver is seated.
The conductor's seat swivels 45 degrees, which allows the driver to stretch out and perform miscellaneous tasks, perhaps while using the on-board, detachable tablet computer that docks in the dashboard.
It's truly designed for autonomy – there's a steering wheel on board, but it vanishes when the user pushes the VW logo buttoning its center, retracting into the dash to provide more room for the driver to stretch out.
Mr. Charles sat "in the pocket" behind the front-runner, but by the top of the stretch where drivers make their moves, the horse was spent.
The driver stretches and grabs Melina's hand, pulling her back into the vehicle, abruptly reversing her momentum.
One needs to be able to spread out and stretch one's legs without kicking the driver in the back.
Mr. Lawrence sat four seats behind the driver, his legs stretched out in the aisle, and daydreamed about his bed.
