3-Wheelers

Volkswagen is getting on board the three-wheel bandwagon with the 1l concept "car", which is so named because it can get 100 km/1L of petrol, which translates into some 230+ mpg.

The 2-in-front configuration has always been the more stable way to make a three-wheeler, and in most states, such a ride is considered a motorcycle, and thus exempt from a bunch of nanny-state regulations imposed on automobiles.

Here, for example, are 3 examples of what you get from this approach. #3 is what you get when you start with an unassuming Subaru GL station wagon (FWD only) and throw out everything you don't actually need to make it go. Ah, if only I had some skill at making the swoopy bodywork. That ugly duckling would, I'm guessing, do the 1/4 mile in the 13s.

What I really regret is that the donor car I really wanted, was unavailable, due to its owner being the kind of pack rat who probably still has the thing parked in the weeds in front of his house. The first choice donor car was a 78 Cad Eldorado with a 455 V-8. Just think, the end product would have come in at around 1000 lbs with all that HP and torque. Zowie!