Robert Frost once wrote about taking the road less traveled. More sage advice has never been written, and I for one couldn’t agree more. However, I would like to bring up an option not discussed by Frost, and that is to take the road most traveled, but do it in style.

VW’s, Audi’s and BMW’s are nice and quite classy, however nothing catches the attention and encompasses excitement and curiosity quite like a “Project Car”. Project Cars can be practically anything, from the humorous nitrous powered Mini-Van, to a carbon fiber, twin turbo Porsche. Whatever captures the senses and encourages one’s individuality on that concrete river can be considered a Project Car and here at Car Overload we want to celebrate and give praise to anyone and everyone out there willing to take the leap and swim in a conformist ocean wearing a neon colored Speedo (that’s a metaphor, we really don’t want to know about you swimming around wearing a flamboyant neon Speedo).

To kick things off, I wanted to whet your pallet with a drool inducing sensation known as the Citroën GT (otherwise referred to as the GTbyCitroën). This white stallion requires sunglasses in order to be viewed directly without burning your retinas, and sunscreen is encouraged. Aside from its stunning, perhaps adultery inducing looks, the power it produces can also be considered heart pounding at 780 bhp, which translates to between 600-650 HP and has 0 emissions. At this point I must apologize, because I forgot to mention that this beast is not only a rocket on wheels, but also a green, eco-friendly fuel cell powered car. Gas powered cars have a hard enough time achieving over 500 HP, so to achieve this feat with an electric car is even more impressive. To do this, the GT harnesses 4 electric engines powered by a fuel cell, accompanied by aerodynamics trimmed especially for the car of the future.

Project Cars, be them personal or corporate initiated, are all put into motion with a purpose, and the Citroën GT is certainly no exception. Polyphonic, the makers of the PlayStation game Grand Turismo, approached Citroën with the goal of bringing a virtual car into the real world. The design is meant to inspire constant motion, and becomes obvious by the white to gray gradient paint, the extreme angles and the elongated body. Inspiration and design come with a price at the sweet tune of $1.8 million (6 production cars will be unveiled in September 2009).

Car Overload eats this car up with a side of garlic bread and a glass of crisp Dom Perignon. However it’s not the price tag or the luscious looks that has us lusting over this car, but the individuality and passion behind it. Which is why Car Overload is going to start writing weekly about personal and sponsored Project Cars. Welcome to Project Overload.

Do you have a personal project car or know someone who is working so hard they bleed engine oil? We want to hear about it and give them praise best we can! Leave a comment to let me know what projects you’re interested in and we’ll get them featured.