RE: Carice Mk1: back to basics retro speedster a twist

RE: Carice Mk1: back to basics retro speedster a twist

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Riley Blue

20,915 posts

225 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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Definitely a fair weather car but looks like it could be a lot of fun.

mikEsprit

827 posts

185 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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Looks like a lot of fun. The interior makes me think of a wider version of the Morgan 3 wheeler's.

angelicupstarts

257 posts

130 months

Thursday 3rd July 2014
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Around 350 kg is about half the weight of the mk1 Elise ....54 hp is about half the hp of the Elise as well ...
From what I understand about electric motors ...none of this gets lost on the way to the wheels ...and it's all available from the start of pushing the go peddle .
Unlike a combustion engine that loses a huge amount of power just cooling itself and moving its own parts before getting to the wheels and the power is available is torque bands ..
Anyway . Would love to try a car like this .......bet it feels zippy ....like sports cars of old ...mayby not high top speeds ( but who honestly uses top speeds on the road ) instant torque , ligtweight , = fun
Oh and only one moving part in engine ....no computer management , cambelts , water pumps , fan modules and other bks that makes all new cars so expensive to fix.

andy_s

19,397 posts

258 months

Saturday 5th July 2014
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Looks great - good luck to them.

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

254 months

Saturday 5th July 2014
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angelicupstarts said:
Around 350 kg is about half the weight of the mk1 Elise ....54 hp is about half the hp of the Elise as well ...
From what I understand about electric motors ...none of this gets lost on the way to the wheels ...and it's all available from the start of pushing the go peddle .
Unlike a combustion engine that loses a huge amount of power just cooling itself and moving its own parts before getting to the wheels and the power is available is torque bands
The power rating of an internal combustion engine is that available after all these inefficiencies have been removed. i.e. a 100bhp engine develops 100bhp at the flywheel, even though it's consuming 300+bhp worth of fuel and converting most of it into heat.

xRIEx

8,180 posts

147 months

Saturday 5th July 2014
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angelicupstarts said:
From what I understand about electric motors ...none of this gets lost on the way to the wheels ...and it's all available from the start of pushing the go peddle .
As long as the motor(s) is/are directly connected to the wheels or axle, and no differential or gearbox.

Olivero

2,152 posts

208 months

Thursday 10th July 2014
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Love the concept and am sure the first 10 will sell quickly.

One question, what happens if you roll over?


Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

254 months

Thursday 10th July 2014
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Olivero said:
Love the concept and am sure the first 10 will sell quickly.

One question, what happens if you roll over?
Much the the same thing that happens if you roll any convertible/roadster that has no roll protection. It will likely spoil your day.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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scubadude said:
Yes, to echo the poster above, the "don't crash it" advice and generally negative tone of this article is not up the usual standards on PH- why all the hate?

The little Carice looks very interesting and the interior shown here is beautiful, plenty of mainstream manufacturers (and definitely all the kit car makers) should take a look IMO.
I agree. Crappy article. Looks fantastic and at that weight it should go round corners better than most of the dross for sale. Try pricing up the motor and Li batteries, if it can be sold for that little it's a bargain!

BarbaricAvatar

1,416 posts

147 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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hurl


I just hate 'cute' on cars. And it comes with a nice quiet motor so you can easily hear everyone laughing at you (unless you happen to be the required 4ft tall so as not to look utterly ridiculous).

Kolbenkopp

2,343 posts

150 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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BarbaricAvatar said:
hurl I just hate 'cute' on cars.
Fairly likely you will never see one in the plastic, so no worries smile.

I hope the company is a success. But these small outfits with big ideas rarely, if ever, seem to make it. Which would be a pity in this case, I quite like that take on a 356.