The Future Of Transportation - 3 Wheelers

First off the Elio people will be in Denver for 3-4 days:

Aug 29, 2014 - Aug 31, 2014	Denver, CO Denver Area Mall Stay tuned for details
Sep 01, 2014 - Sep 01, 2014	Denver, CO Taste of Colorado! Stay tuned for details

The mall in question has not yet been identified. If I find out, I'll let you know.
 Second, Can-Am Polaris is trotting out their fire-breathing 3 wheeler in October or at least one of the local Honda dealers is advertising this.

Definitely sportier and less practical. The 2-in-front that i built some 20 years ago resembled this much more than the Elio. Note that only your head is higher than the tops of the tires. The C.G. is right down near the axles. On mine when you hit the brakes, the vehicle would squat. Spin out, you might. Roll over? Never. Mine, of course, lacked the spiffy fiberglass. It looked like a fugitive from a Mad Max movie.

For comparison, here's what we know:
                                    Elio                         Polaris
Weight                       1200 lb                      1700lb
HP                               55                               170
Engine                       1000cc                        2400cc
Price                          $6800                         $19,999 (est)

The Elio is an all weather rig. The Polaris is definitely not. Passing a car in the wet would leave you waterlogged. Still, it's a lot like what sports cars used to be like before the federal government got into the design phase.That Can-Am is about a year ahead of Elio getting to market is probably the result of them building 2-in-front motorcycles for some time. Of course it's possible that the reason Polaris is ahead of Elio is because this new vehicle is a snowmobile with tires mounted on it.

Update: Sorry about the misnomer there.