There are quite a few unique lightweight vehicles on the horizon. Many of these vehicles have motorbike-derived engines for higher efficiency. Some are more practical, some well-suited for commuting duties, any of which would be welcome in my garage.
BMW's Clever (Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transportation), a tandem two-seat leaning three-wheeler. The concept is shooting for a cost around $10-13k. Just about right to offset the Chevrolet Suburban.
Here without the skin, you can see the design a bit closer.
The NARO project, from the UK. It's a bit like a pair of motorbikes connected as a tarmac-bound catamaran, tandem seating as well.
The Fiaro Carver is another tandem, leaning three-wheeler. Looks to be very similar to the Clever.
As far as smaller city cars and three-wheelers, I still prefer to have two up front and one at the rear.
Liberty Motors in Seattle, WA has created a classic Morgan-inspired three-wheeler. It runs a modern Harley-Davidson engine for reliability and style, as well as ease of maintenance. They call is the ACE; the American Cycle-car Endeavor. Cycle-cars have been around since the internal combustion engine, though more popular in Europe than the States.
Side-by-side seating for two in an open-air roadster.
Simple engineering, classic styling, hopefully this one makes production.
As far as smaller city cars and three-wheelers, I still prefer to have two up front and one at the rear.
The high-tech Loremo concept, a beautiful two-seat commuter. It's twin-cylinder diesel engine returns 120mpg with style, capable of 100mph.
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