Per this article (link) on the alter-the-course video at 1:03, PE says, 'The Elio ... is the most affordable vehicle ever created'. I'll take that to mean 'most affordable motor vehicle for two person transportation ever created'. So is it?
IMHO, a KR200 is the closest equivalent that has a chance to grab the 'most affordable' title . . .cost $1,073 in 1956
So comparing 1956 to 2015, the KR200 was equal to between $11,550 and $13,335 in today's money.
So and Elio is about half the price of the cheapest 2 seat car that can drive on US freeways, and about half the equivalent cost of a 1956 Messerschmidt, which really wasn't capable of all weather travel on US freeways.
Does anyone know of another challenger for the title of 'Most Affordable Motor Vehicle for two' (MAMV42) ?
(remember the answer to the universal question? yes 42)
IMHO, a KR200 is the closest equivalent that has a chance to grab the 'most affordable' title . . .cost $1,073 in 1956
So comparing 1956 to 2015, the KR200 was equal to between $11,550 and $13,335 in today's money.
So and Elio is about half the price of the cheapest 2 seat car that can drive on US freeways, and about half the equivalent cost of a 1956 Messerschmidt, which really wasn't capable of all weather travel on US freeways.
Does anyone know of another challenger for the title of 'Most Affordable Motor Vehicle for two' (MAMV42) ?
(remember the answer to the universal question? yes 42)