Jeff Bowlsby
Elio Addict
Will the Elio be metric or English based? Or mostly one or the other with just soft conversions? (Hardware, chassis dimensions...etc)
To maintain the warranty will we HAVE to use PepBoyz?
Why must the Elio have power windows and door locks? Seems like an unecessary expense for the concept. More to go wrong and increases the price. Would not manual crank windows be more appropriate conceptually? I prefer their simplicity and bulletproofness personally.
Will the engine be designed for easy swaps? I can see hot rodders already drooling...I wonder what else will fit? Suby? Hayabusa? V6? Rotary...hmmm.... The ability to fit other engines/trannys out of the box as optional upgrades could be very appealing. Plain vanilla rolling chassis could be sold to customizers...
What about mounting the headlights on the wheel fairings?...Then they could turn in the direction of travel, just like the Tucker. The fairings could look sexy like a '40 ford front end, only in a 21st century vocabulary. Will there be a need for, or the ability to provide running lights, turn signal or reflectors on the front wheel housings? I think they should be mandatory for safety reasons - outrigger wheels that cannot be seen at night could be a significant safety problem.
Driving/foglights as optional equipment?
I vote for a Bright Yellow available color....call it Lemonade....
Really like the pushbutton dash idea for the auto trans, cable shifter would be easy like bicycle technology. It also opens the possibility for a right side door which makes tons of sense from a safety viewpoint even though its not intuitive in the USA.
Will the windows be tinted or clear?
I am into raw, basic sports cars - basic interiors, good mechanical engineering - the Elio fits that precedent if it does not get too carried away and keeps with its concept. Love the convenience of A/C though, that will be important for those hot days pretty much anywhere.
Looking at the chassis design, I can easily envision a Targa design with a removable roof panel above the driver like the Porsche, and an integral to chassis roll bar as a safety feature - may give it even cleaner lines if executed correctly.
To maintain the warranty will we HAVE to use PepBoyz?
Why must the Elio have power windows and door locks? Seems like an unecessary expense for the concept. More to go wrong and increases the price. Would not manual crank windows be more appropriate conceptually? I prefer their simplicity and bulletproofness personally.
Will the engine be designed for easy swaps? I can see hot rodders already drooling...I wonder what else will fit? Suby? Hayabusa? V6? Rotary...hmmm.... The ability to fit other engines/trannys out of the box as optional upgrades could be very appealing. Plain vanilla rolling chassis could be sold to customizers...
What about mounting the headlights on the wheel fairings?...Then they could turn in the direction of travel, just like the Tucker. The fairings could look sexy like a '40 ford front end, only in a 21st century vocabulary. Will there be a need for, or the ability to provide running lights, turn signal or reflectors on the front wheel housings? I think they should be mandatory for safety reasons - outrigger wheels that cannot be seen at night could be a significant safety problem.
Driving/foglights as optional equipment?
I vote for a Bright Yellow available color....call it Lemonade....
Really like the pushbutton dash idea for the auto trans, cable shifter would be easy like bicycle technology. It also opens the possibility for a right side door which makes tons of sense from a safety viewpoint even though its not intuitive in the USA.
Will the windows be tinted or clear?
I am into raw, basic sports cars - basic interiors, good mechanical engineering - the Elio fits that precedent if it does not get too carried away and keeps with its concept. Love the convenience of A/C though, that will be important for those hot days pretty much anywhere.
Looking at the chassis design, I can easily envision a Targa design with a removable roof panel above the driver like the Porsche, and an integral to chassis roll bar as a safety feature - may give it even cleaner lines if executed correctly.
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