Roddimus Prime

Just hosting up a few pics of dream cars for another local forum.

crushedbumper28

what is that in the middle? its pretty bad ***

_Kansei_

Ariel Atom
http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/

Top Gear Review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA

High Res Photo:
http://www.dragtimes.com/images/1161...Ariel-Atom.jpg

dentinger

the best part of that car is that its street legal!!
or at least it can be..... if u put on headlights, brakelights, etc etc

Roddimus Prime

wrong. The middle car is the new Volkswagen GX3. It's powered by a 1.6L Lupo gas engine making 145bhp and pulling 1.2 lateral G's. VW is trying to get lawyers to approve it's sale. Estimated MSRP is $16,990.

If it comes out I'm buying 2.

_Kansei_

lol I just glanced at the thumbnail and assumed.

For 16,900 that would be a steal if it was even half as fun as the Atom.. and it looks like it'll be 3/4 of the fun

JoshP5

It needs a bigger rear sway bar.

But srsly, wouldn't a 3-wheel car understeer like crazy due to zero rear roll stiffness? Maybe not--the rear "track" is much smaller than the front. I'd love to drive it and see! In any event 145 hp on such a lightweight chassis would be great fun.

Guarantee it won't come out here though.

sumo_Bob

Want!

sumo_Bob

Are you sure that isn't 16,900 Sterling or Euro? I don't see how they would sell this for less than 10k over in europe. But if they do come out, I know what my next car purchase will be.

cornercarve98

i like the modded porsche at the top.

i've never been a fan of 3 wheelers (except the big wheels when i was a kid), so for me, even as the atom is a good chunk more change, i'd take it hands down over the vw concept--in overall aesthetics, stance, visual weight, and how "fun to drive" it looks.

Roddimus Prime

yes, I'm 100% certain of the price. $16,990USD. The GX3 uses a lot of current production parts from other vehicles that will be sourced for the car.

The only hang up right now is that VW's legal people in the US think that if someone dies in this thing (which they will) that VW parent company will get sued for building it. Legal people supporting the production of the GX3 have offered to "rent" the production facilites in order to build the car as their own product thus relieving any legal responsibility from VW....last I heard they didn't have enough money to work the deal.

cornercarve98

hmm, i don't know what their legal people are thinking, because then you could have ferrari getting sued because people die in those cars when they crash them bad enough or whatever. i wonder if they've ever heard of driver training or at least "drive at your own risk." i wonder if they're even thinking of bikers...talk about risk. some people think they have others' best interests in mind and tell them "oh this is too dangerous for youuu." please.

people want it, use the ariel atom vehicle precedent, and build it for those who want it. the drivers know what they're doing and will use common sense and discretion in where and how they drive, i say.