The Ever Falling Hp Of The Elio.... :(

[Folks]

They may not have been actually fast, but they felt fast. There is a school of thought that 'slow cars that feel fast' are much more direct, engaging, fun to drive, and ultimately safer too.

I can hop in an Nissan Maxima and rapidly and effortlessly speed 135 and it will feel like I'm going 55, but when you hit something at 135, it's not very forgiving.

Conversely, I think that driving 55 in the Elio will feel like 95.

Yeah, kinda like Paul Elio said. Like a small Indy car. I also liked Pauls explanation of mass and weight and how the Elio has that going for it as a safer car.

 

[wheaters]

An Elio will have just under a third of the hp of a BMW 3 series saloon. It will weigh just over a third as much. The hp/mass will be similar. The acceleration will be perfectly acceptable for most owners.

My Liege weighs around 500 kgs. I drove it 130 miles to and from an off road trial, not in any particular hurry. My son followed me in his BMW 2.3 litre coupe. He told me he was driving as fast as he dared on corners and I was easily leaving him behind on anything but the motorway.

Also a few years ago our little cars took part in a 6 hour endurance event at Mallory Park race circuit. We had the lowest powered cars out of 26 teams and beat all the other home built cars. We also beat a team which comprised replicas of an AC Cobra and a Lola T70. Both had 6 litre V8, 500hp engines. My car has about 45hp!

 

[Folks]

An Elio will have just under a third of the hp of a BMW 3 series saloon. It will weigh just over a third as much. The hp/mass will be similar. The acceleration will be perfectly acceptable for most owners.

My Liege weighs around 500 kgs. I drove it 130 miles to and from an off road trial, not in any particular hurry. My son followed me in his BMW 2.3 litre coupe. He told me he was driving as fast as he dared on corners and I was easily leaving him behind on anything but the motorway.

Also a few years ago our little cars took part in a 6 hour endurance event at Mallory Park race circuit. We had the lowest powered cars out of 26 teams and beat all the other home built cars. We also beat a team which comprised replicas of an AC Cobra and a Lola T70. Both had 6 litre V8, 500hp engines. My car has about 45hp!

Ok Wheaters, would you please post a picture of this your Liege? (home built) Or have I missed it somewhere. (500 Kg = 1100 lbs.)

 

[StuartGrant]

+1 for pics of the Liege.

 

[wheaters]

Here's a couple from a few days ago...

 

[skygazer6033]

Beautiful!

 

[wheaters]

Beautiful!

Thanks!

Here's the engine bay..



The car on a logging track in the Derbyshire hills on Christmas Eve about three years ago.

 

[Neal]

Here's a couple from a few days ago...

She's a beauty!

 

[Seann]

you can always improve the horsepower with simple add ons! and is anybody really buying an Elio as a performance machine???? remember it is supposed to get 84 MPG!!!!!!! c'mon guys.

 

[Folks]

I googled the Name Liege and I'm still confused. Is the car your Liege or are you it's Liege? LOL By your leave sir.
P. S. Exactly what I'd expect from an Englishman. " A refined dune buggy". Also, I didn't know they still logged in Briton.