http://www.eliomotors.com/videos/
It only costs $6,800.
It gets 84 miles to the gallon on the highway.
Power in Numbers:
An inline, 3 cylinder, 1 liter, 70 HP, fuel-injected, DOHC gas-powered, liquid-cooled, automotive engine.
Transmission:
5-speed manual or automatic. And yes, it has a reverse gear.
Fast Facts:
Top speed is in excess of 100 MPH and 0-60 speed is under 9.6 seconds. Great Traction
Each Elio comes equipped with a Safety Management System that includes three airbags – a reinforced roll-cage frame, Anti-Lock Braking System, and 50% larger crush zones than similar vehicles. Preliminary safety tests on computer models anticipate a 5-Star safety rating.
The engine is in the front and it is a front-wheel-drive vehicle. So, with a low center of gravity and weight towards the front, you’ll get great traction action – even in the snow.
You Deserve a Big Brake
Equipment:
A/C, AM/FM radio, heater, defrost, the three airbags, power windows and door lock, seat belts, tempered glass, and windshield wiper at no extra cost.
Elio Motors, The Next Big Thing in Transportation
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Re: Elio Motors, The Next Big Thing in Transportation
This part of the line scares me...
Neat concept. I want to see one get hit by a semi before I buy (5 start crash rating or not)
They consider it's a plus that they are no cost items?!?!goob_os101 wrote:... door lock, seat belts, tempered glass, and windshield wiper at no extra cost.
Neat concept. I want to see one get hit by a semi before I buy (5 start crash rating or not)
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Re: Elio Motors, The Next Big Thing in Transportation
I don't know if the center of gravity is low enough for me.
Accelerate AND turn + stiff cross-wind?
Accelerate AND turn + stiff cross-wind?
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears
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Re: Elio Motors, The Next Big Thing in Transportation
Wouldn't matter if it gets 8000 miles to the gallon. If it turns into confetti when struck, I can't use that extra money in the afterlife.
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Re: Elio Motors, The Next Big Thing in Transportation
so why do people drive motorcycles? How many survive after getting hit by a trailer truck?
Just saying if this is considered a motorcycle then it would be safer than your ordinary one.
Just saying if this is considered a motorcycle then it would be safer than your ordinary one.
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Re: Elio Motors, The Next Big Thing in Transportation
That's the main reason why I never got into bikes.
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Re: Elio Motors, The Next Big Thing in Transportation
I would consider using it for my back road (single lane) commute.
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Re: Elio Motors, The Next Big Thing in Transportation
+1chicken n waffles wrote:That's the main reason why I never got into bikes.