Has anyone seen this? VW trike thingy

[mk-4gasm]

http://www.pocketrocket.ca/gx3.htm


never saw it before

[db]

Yup it's the G3X http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publi...cle_1647.shtml saw it earlier in the month. Pretty neat toy.

[Rabbit1]

Yeah it was just in car and driver. pretty cool like 3 wheeler.

[cybicus]

thats wicked, I could totally cruise in one of those

[Dunchie]

How does it handle on sharp turns? I don't think i would trust it on sharp or fast turns....

[Jetta2.slow]

Looks like a motorcycle designed for people too old/fat/unathletic to ride a real bike. Still a very cool idea.

[gingerbreadman]

very cool toy. Looks like a lot of fun

[A4TurboAvant]

not a fan

[Handeye]

Originally Posted by Dunchie

How does it handle on sharp turns? I don't think i would trust it on sharp or fast turns....

and the possible lateral acceleration reaches 1.25g

That's just what they have estimated it would do. I wonder if it will actually do that?

[jettamon18t]

yea in the may issue of eurotuner, they have a big article on it.

[turb7]

saw it it in motortrend, pretty interesting little whip

[Tiedye357]

Originally Posted by Handeye

That's just what they have estimated it would do. I wonder if it will actually do that?

That means that it can hit 1.25G <U>under perfect conditions</U>. Still quite impressive. I wonder what ever happened to the Ariel Atom. It was bacially a street legal go-kart powered by a supercharged Civic Type-R engine. It had a higher power-to-wieght ratio than a Ferrari Enzo. You might be able to find out about it from Top Gear on BBC.

[eurotrashed]

the Ariel Atom is not sold in the US because it is not legal, thats why you don't hear about it.

The GX3 was canceled but currently a small firm is trying to buy the rights.

[duke]

Originally Posted by eurotrashed

the Ariel Atom is not sold in the US because it is not legal, thats why you don't hear about it.

The GX3 was canceled but currently a small firm is trying to buy the rights.

http://www.arielatom.com/

[eurotrashed]

Originally Posted by audomatik

http://www.arielatom.com/

they just started that US branch, and unless it is classified as a "kit car" its still not US legal. Before the US launch it was not legal on US roads.