RE: Tech Details: New Morgan Threewheeler

[tonym911]

[tonym911]

Shame our minging number plates will ruin it.

[Martin Keene]

Oh, I need on of those. With one of the 2.1 litre 240bhp engines OCC use...

[Rumblestripe]

Perhaps three wheels is the way forward. Forget the stupid top gear jokes about Robins and their propensity to fall over this configuration WORKS! The new/old Morgan is a thing of rare and special beauty. Now if only someone would re-engineer the Messerschmidt for the C21st.

[Mr Gear]

Rumblestripe said:

Perhaps three wheels is the way forward. Forget the stupid top gear jokes about Robins and their propensity to fall over this configuration WORKS! The new/old Morgan is a thing of rare and special beauty. Now if only someone would re-engineer the Messerschmidt for the C21st.

This any good to you?



Two seats, one behind the other, micro-hybrid drive, lightweight, 1 litre of fuel takes you 100kms. I wish VW would build it.

[tonym911]

Volkswagen actually is planning to build a limited number of the Mk 2 version of this, it's been restyled (but is still a 3-wheeler), uses half a 1.6 TDI engine and does 185mpg/99mph. It was meant to come out this year but it's been put on hold for a couple more years.

Edited by tonym911 on Thursday 4th November 15:21

[Mr Gear]

tonym911 said:

Volkswagen actually is planning to build a limited number of the Mk 2 version of this, it's been restyled (but is still a 3-wheeler), uses half a 1.6 TDI engine and does 285mpg/99mph. It was meant to come out this year but it's been put on hold for a couple more years.

Really?! Any linkies? I'd love to read more. I thought it was actually a 4-wheeler (certainly looks it in the pic).

[tonym911]

Can't remember where I picked this info up but it's in the public domain. And yes it is a 4-wheeler, sorry, my excuse is the back wheels are close together.

[Wacky Racer]

HereBeMonsters said:

kambites said:

Lovely, but I suspect the price will be prohibitive.

Yep.

That's to keep the riff-raff out.......

[tonym911]

Here's the latest Volkswagen L1



and here's a link

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/volkswagen-world/futur...

[Agent Orange]

Mr Gear said:

This any good to you?



Two seats, one behind the other, micro-hybrid drive, lightweight, 1 litre of fuel takes you 100kms. I wish VW would build it.

Gaaaah!!!! They've stolen my idea. I came up with that when I was 10 except you sat as if astride a drag bike.

I would love to do my daily commute in something like that. Perfect car.

[Ferg]

Wacky Racer said:

HereBeMonsters said:

kambites said:

Lovely, but I suspect the price will be prohibitive.

Yep.

That's to keep the riff-raff out.......

Plenty of other three-wheelers about for people who prefer to build their cars. This, however, is at least better looking than Morgan's other recent efforts!

[Ferg]

Rumblestripe said:

Perhaps three wheels is the way forward. Forget the stupid top gear jokes about Robins and their propensity to fall over this configuration WORKS! The new/old Morgan is a thing of rare and special beauty. Now if only someone would re-engineer the Messerschmidt for the C21st.

Sadly these people are no longer in business..

http://www.3wheelers.com/tritech.html

[L100NYY]

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Really, really want one.

[tonym911]

Wonder where Morgan is sourcing the tyres? They're not bike tyres.

[Rumblestripe]

tonym911 said:

Here's the latest Volkswagen L1

[thumb]|http://thumbsnap.com/bbRQQozo[/thumb]

and here's a link

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/volkswagen-world/futur...

Man I lurve that long time. Can we please have something like this rather than the horrid and unimaginative city cars we currently have. Even bring back the Smart Coupe/Roadster with a proper gearbox perchance.

[L100NYY]

tonym911 said:

Wonder where Morgan is sourcing the tyres? They're not bike tyres.

Probably somewhere like Longstone.

[mrmaggit]

Rumblestripe said:

Perhaps three wheels is the way forward. Forget the stupid top gear jokes about Robins and their propensity to fall over this configuration WORKS! The new/old Morgan is a thing of rare and special beauty. Now if only someone would re-engineer the Messerschmidt for the C21st.

If you go to the Kit Car forum on here, there is a thread of 78 pages on just this topic. We are avidly awaiting the picture of the first production vehicle.

[mrmaggit]

LuS1fer said:

How does that get round the safety regs and being hit square by a Harley engine?

I think that the Grinnall is a better bet not least as it has two seats.


I think the Grinnall now comes with 4 wheels too.

See my post on page 2.

[LuS1fer]

Go on, Morgan, you know you want to....