Look at this thing.

If your first thought was “AAAA MUTATED JAPANESE BEETLE INVASION,” you are not alone.

So what the hell is it? Okay, let’s start simple: It’s a car. I know, I know. But it’s a real car, like one a person could get in and drive around and be seen driving by other people in public.

It’s a 1937 Schlor Pillbug. It seats 5-7. It has a Cd of 0.13. And EcoModder.com’s Neil Blanchard says it is the car of the future.