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Sounds like the idea is about sensing when the rear end lifts in hard braking and applying more rear brake to prevent it from slamming that much MORE weight onto the front brakes which are already handling most of the job. plus keeping the vehicle more level will give it better braking traction...

Isn't this discussion completely academic? Itt's not as though there are no examples of this vehicular geometry in use today. Just find some examples of similar vehicles and find out how they handle. That will tell you if there is any validity to the concerns at least. But if one 2F1R...

I'm kinda wondering how high rev valve springs are going to be a big deal for Elio? Just how high can they possibly be planning to rev that little engine? high rev = high fuel usage. At least some of this stuff has the look and feel of pure window-dressing. Just sayin'.......

I dunno, throw a turbo on it and it might perk up, but in a Ranger pickup it's an anemic little engine with little power, less torque, and gets the same gas mileage as a modern V8 in a full size truck. I don't mind giving up the power to actually pull my boat up the ramp, but at LEAST I'd like...

I like that they're not planning to roll the dice with a cvt at this point, but I hope they don't have bad luck with the auto-shift manual. There seems to be a general concensus that ford's 5R55W auto-shifted manual IS the worst tranny built. Don't know how others have been holding up though...

I would think that balancing wouldn't be an issue. If you add a known amount of weight to your valve stem it stands to reason that an equal weight on the opposite side should balance it. Seems like the sort of thing the system might-should come with.

I was in much the same boat when a '58 pulled in, but the guy was probably a bit dissappointed when the young kid I used to be went right to the tail light and opened it. Fortunately my dad warned me about those, so I ended up looking like I knew a thing or two. Thanks dad.

Guys, I've driven professionally most of my adult life, in many cities, many states, numerous countries, on multiple continents. I've driven just about everything with wheels in every condition of weather or traffic or road you can imagine. I've gotten out of a LOT of close calls, and never in...

It's not just a gas cap anymore. Now it's an ISSUE! That once benign little question has by now grown and expanded beyond any intention or ability to control. It has divided the once homogenous Elio tribe into a factious polarized battle to decide the ultimate question of our time: right...

4.5 liters of oil would be a LOT in the crankcase of that little motor. Would also extend the engine warm-up time. not good for the ol'mpg.

Paddle shift? Ain't that just telling an automatic transaxle when to shift? How's that make sense? You wanna do the shifting then nut-up and get a manual. :-)

This seems like the perfect thread for a little venting. How long can we keep this one going?

I don't like to draw conclusions from anecdotal evidence in most cases, but for some reason I can't find access to any hard data concerning the failure rate of ANY automotive components, which one would think should be easily accessable these days. So most of what I know of these trannys stems...

There are a number of vehicles on the road today that do use a continuously variable transmission, as well as some from past years. They are best suited to vehicles with lower power engines, which WOULD be well suited to an Elio, but even at that they've ALWAYS been problematic. Despite that...

Well... having stated that the single rear wheel might be the achille's heel of the Elio, I'm not sure the reference crosses over. Achille was, (according to one legend), dipped in the river Styx by Thetis, making him invincible except for the heel by which she was holding him in the process...

That just might be the solution to all the potential mirror issues all in one jet fighter inspired design. what could be cooler than that? The designers should seriously look at that idea.

I had always just assumed you could see the front wheels from the drivers seat. Not sure I love the idea of having the wheels protruding from the body if you can't see them for tight manuvering and/or near misses. Guess I can live with it, but would rather be able to see where the wheels are...

Does such a law specify it HAS to be on the outside of the vehicle? A mirror on the back of each wheel fairing might actually work pretty well, and have no aerodynamic impact.

Maybe not legal, but aerodynamic. I'm thinking about stripping one down and see if I can be the first to hit 100mpg with an ELIO. If someone don't beat me to it.

You are 100% right on the money! This is an AWESOME buisness model and the so-called experts predicting Elio's failure are the same clueless suits who gave us the current state of over-priced, cookie-cutter, nothing new automotive stagnation we've had for decades. Even a base-model buyer today...