84 mpg three wheel $7000 car made in USA due in 2015

You can live your life however you choose. If my truck hits you broadside, your thinking is the least common denominator.

 

Think of it this way -- how many cars on the road weigh more then a one ton truck?

And how many vehicles on the road weigh more this car/motorcycle?

If I'm going to be in an accident I'd rather be in the vehicle that weighs more...

 

We all gotta die of something. This Elio would be far far safer than my Honda ST1100 was. Especially because on the ST1100 it was nearly impossible to resist twisting that throttle wide open.

And it had 200 more CCs than this Elio and weighed 2/3 as much.

 

I like it, I would definitely look at one, but I ride bikes too. 84 MPG beats my wing by a lot. I know it's hard for americans to give up their tanks they drive, but if we are going to survive the energy crisis that IS coming. things will have to change. It would hard to give up my diesel truck, but someday I may have to. If gas gets to the price it is in Europe we all will be driving small cars like they do. We have been fortunate here on prices, they have been over 5 bucks a gallon for years there.

 

Don't want to buy gas here right now. It has dropped to 1.31 a litre so that would be about $5.24 a US gal. I drove a 3 cyl Geo for many years. Awesome gas mileage on the highway but rather dropped if you were stopping and starting and in town with a lot of hills. My SIL has a Smart car and hates going shopping in it or going anywhere long distance as there is absolutely no way to pack anything in it. Right now I have a Toyota Corolla and that seems to be the best solution for in town and long distance.

 

I like the concept, but I'll admit its a bit small for my liking. I didn't look up the specs, but I'd guess it would take a shoehorn to get me in and a winch to get me out.

My daily driver gets a lot better mileage than it's rated. Cruze Eco with a 6 speed manual. With a light foot and sensible driving I can get in the mid 40s all day long. The attached pic was a trip home from Vanderbilt, MI last summer.

If nothing else, cars like the Elio might help spur innovation for the rest of the auto market.

 

I am sure we are waiting for performance reports and pics when you get one.

 

Honestly my new job will be a 40-60 mile drive each way (two offices twenty miles apart, closet one is 40 miles from home, and my family doesn't want to move.)

This vehicle would have been perfect but now it looks like my wife will be joining me as an office manager at the closer of the two offices. I don't think this will work for a two person daily commute long term. It's ok in a pinch but not for a daily drive for two.

 

I'm 6' 4", so legroom is first on my priority list. For a while it seemed that the majority of automakers figured on nobody being taller than 6' when they designed the cars. Granted, I turn any car I drive into a 3 seater when I put the seat all the way back, but at least the option is there now. It's no fun driving like you're in a clown car.

The trip computer in the Cruze is a bit optimistic, but calculated MPG usually comes out about 2% less than what the trip computer spits out.

I'd guess in 10 years someone will have something that will achieve 100mpg+ and be commercially available on a large scale. I'm glad to see that Elio is manufacturing these in the USA.

 

Congrats on the new car.

(Your life insurance is up to date, right?)

 

My wife's just happy I'm no longer on a bike. I'm not worried about comparing semi's, triaxles, trucks, cars and subcompacts.