What the....?

[RichardR]

I reckon this has got to be the strangest looking vehicle I've seen in a long time (if not ever!)...



It's made by a Dutch company, and reckoned to retail for about £??K. You can find more pics here.

Bizarre!

Edited at Bruce's suggestion to remove the price - have a guess at what they're charging (or what you reckon it's worth) - the closest guess wins a weeble.

>>> Edited by RichardR on Monday 24th February 13:46

[Venom]

Is it a bird?
Is it a plane?
No, it the Robin Reliant for the modern era, complete with mid-section 'motorbike' simulation!

The website goes on to say "Finally there is a dynamic tilting sportscar on the market." - am I the only person in the world who hasn't been desperately hankering after a tilting sportscar? Personally I prefer my motor to remain upright at all times. Maybe that's just me....

Who-ever designed this is either a genius or a crack-pot. Personally I don't think I'll be rushing to the shops.....

>> Edited by Venom on Monday 24th February 13:35

[bruce fielding]

There was an article in last week's Autocar. Edit out the price from your post Richard and see what people on here think it's worth! I couldn't believe that it cost that much!

And it handles like a pig and isn't that quick either!

[gbgaffer]

Interesting point about construction and use regs - don't headlights have to be at the same height and within fixed distances from the ground? If it is classed as a m/cycle then shouldn't it have a central lightpod? Maybe someone can shed some light on this... OK I'm leaving

Edited to say I've just seen the price

>> Edited by gbgaffer on Monday 24th February 14:18

[zippy500]

Reminds me of that arcade game Afterburner, but on wheels.

[Bonce]

Didn't Mercedes make something like that?

[JohnL]

Looks like it should be fun. I'd have guessed £3k-£5k, but from people's reactions ... £25k?

[thelemming]

IIRC the car is being manufactured more as a publicity tool than anything else.

Looks like great fun though, even the little dihatsu turbo engine would give it a lot of poke.

The manufacturer has a lot of patents on the tilting system and is trying to hawk it to major manufacturers.

Didnt Mercedes do something similar a few years back? Several similar concepts IIRC including the "carving" and something four wheeled which did something trick with wheel angles.

[funkihamsta]

Didn't anyone see these at the technology part of Disney World in Florida??
They were called the Lean-machine. This was about 15 years ago...help l'm old!

[funkihamsta]

Also is it stil te case that you only need a provisional license for a 3 wheel vehicle??

[wolosp]

Bonce said: Didn't Mercedes make something like that?

Wasn't it the 'A' Class...didn't it used to lean like that round bends?

[Citizen Rat]

Wasn't there a train that did this? {url=www.lexcie.zetnet.co.uk/apt.htm]The Advanced Pasenger Train?[/url]

[gnomesmith]

Ariel made a small leaning trike in the seventies. It was such a sales success that they ended up selling the lot off to Pride and Clarkes at Stockwell who flogged them off for pocket money.

>> Edited by gnomesmith on Thursday 27th February 17:07

[atg]

Just saw two Carvers parked up by Moorgate station. Very, very strange.