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WYDI? The Elio will get 84 MPG and sell for $6,800
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:56 pm
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NEW YORK — Some time next year, a company called Elio Motors claims it will begin building a car in its Louisiana factory that will get 84 miles per gallon on the highway and that will sell for a base price of $6,800.
Yes, $6,800.
It won’t be a tiny little deathtrap, either. It’ll have a five-star crash safety rating. At least, that’s what Elio is promising.
The Elio Motors car — it has no model name and they plan to keep it that way — is a three wheeler. There are two wheels out front, separated from the rest of the body, and one back wheel. The engine — 3 cylinders producing 55 horsepower — rides in the nose driving the front wheels.
The weird three-wheeled shape optimizes aerodynamics by cutting way down on frontal area and giving the car a nearly ideal “teardrop” body. Having only three wheels also allows the Elio car to be, in legal terms, a motorcycle.
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Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:57 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Where do I put my clubs?
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:58 pm to BRgetthenet
Where do I put my arse?
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:58 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Where's the rest of it??? 
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:58 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
5 star crash rating or not, that shite would get mowed down in a crash with a truck.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:58 pm to BRgetthenet
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Where do I put my clubs?
Can't even get a hooker in there
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:58 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Are they actually building this thing or what? Anyone in the know?
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:59 pm to TigersBlood45
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5 star crash rating or not, that shite would get mowed down in a crash with a truck.
Its a city driver. If you live in the city, you'll never reach a speed to really worry about.
Going down the interstate for 50 miles? Ya I'd be concerned.
This post was edited on 6/27/14 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:59 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Vaporware
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:00 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Nowhere for clubs. Useless.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:00 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
I know someone who is following closely. He put up the $1,000 to reserve a spot. Not sure what he needs it for.
There will be a 2 seater version. Second seat is behind driver.
There will be a 2 seater version. Second seat is behind driver.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:01 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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It’ll have a five-star crash safety rating. At least, that’s what Elio is promising.
I don't feel like dying, so no.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:02 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
It's like the designers **dont** want people to build their shite.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:02 pm to BRgetthenet
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Where do I put my clubs?
Looks like it was designed specifically for golf clubs.
Elio Motors, Inc
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:03 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Ok. Yeah. I want one.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:03 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Looks like a slightly larger and enclosed version of the CanAm Spyder
No thank you
No thank you
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:03 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
My dad already pre-ordered his.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:03 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
I'd drive it. I live and work in BR so my 10-20 miles I drive per day would save so much in fuel expenses over time...
Lemmie know when they go on sale.
Lemmie know when they go on sale.
This post was edited on 6/27/14 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:05 pm to BRgetthenet
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Ok. Yeah. I want one.
Impossible to bust the back glass?
Posted on 6/27/14 at 5:06 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
If I lived in the city I would drive it to and from work to save gas. I would have a large SUV or truck for long trips.
Cool concept. And American made
Cool concept. And American made
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