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Seating For 3

Would it be more useful/smart for it to have seating for two in the back for kids and pets an so on


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zelio

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No. Now the weight is as centered as possible along the whole length of the car, an ideal handling consideration. Widen the rear and move it to the sides and the handling will suffer greatly, the drag will double and the whole concept is dead. I agree that the car is basically a 1 + 1 configuration, expecting that a second person is not the norm. Personally, I want a raised seat for my dog in the back so he can enjoy the view.
You could always add a cushion. And since it is for your dog make it leather so he can travel in style. :-) Z
 

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In one of the videos posted somewhere, Paul Elio stated, when he was asked about changes to P4...he said that P5 would look closely to the P4, but the P5 would have a little more head room for the back seating area and more trunk space, maybe a change in the front grill/faring area also, all in all, just a few small changes... still working with parts suppliers...

And NO! this is not a family car... this is a fun to drive Autocycle...
 

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ooo... a stretch Elio Limo!
I'm still laughing. Do you think it would then become a 4 wheeler with one in the middle of the car for additional support? LOL I wish I had the technical ability to do a design of something like that just for fun to see what it looks like. Thanks for the laugh. :-) Z
 

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Would be kinda neat to stretch it and add an extra seat in the middle. Could even have the two rear seats face each other limo style.

Funny thing is that I just realized that a three person, two passenger, three wheeled 'limo' has existed for a long time:


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Would be kinda neat to stretch it and add an extra seat in the middle. Could even have the two rear seats face each other limo style.
You know, when you gentlemen are not having a testosterone pissing match you are a lot of fun! I really enjoy this site, the laughs, and the crazy ideas everyone shares. I haven't had this much fun since my sons and I moved to different parts of the country several decades ago. Thank you, all of you. :-) Z
 

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Make it a stretch and put in a seating arrangement like on a sea doo. Me the wife and three kids straddling a seat down the middle and wearing helmets.
 

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Make it a stretch and put in a seating arrangement like on a sea doo. Me the wife and three kids straddling a seat down the middle and wearing helmets.

Would that end up looking something like this?

indianfamily6bike.jpg
 
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