The Real P5 ?

[AriLea]

I am rather surprised that more progress hasn't been made on the car. I'm a mere amateur working on my car in my spare time but have totally rebuilt it. including designing, making and fitting a one-off fuel injection system for the Suzuki Swift /Geo Metro engine (and one other important modification....)

Nice build!
Elio, does have a few more considerations than just getting it all to work, or even looking nice for the biggest population they can satisfy. Especially they must get past the limitations of 'one-off'.

 

[DAVID BROWER]

Yes, but even so, they have a team of full time experts who have had a very long time to get going. To show a bare metal chassis with unpainted bodywork held on by welding clamps a few weeks before a major "show" is disappointing to say the least.

I THINK THIS IS A TRICK . THE PICTURES ARE JUST RELEASED BUT OLD .

IT IS LIKE THE SCENE IN MONTY PYTHON'S HOLY GRAIL MOVIE WHERE SIR LANCELOT IS RACING TOWARDS
THE CASTLE GUARDS OVER & OVER & OVER . THEN SUDDENLY HE IS ON TOP OF THEM .

PERHAPS THEY ARE SALTING THE INTERNET WITH CAREFULLY CONTROLLED OUTDATED PICTURES
TO BUILD ANTICIPATION . WHEN THE TIME COMES IT WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR IN FINISHED FORM
AS THOUGH BY MAGIC .

 

[slinches]

It's a conspiracy!

Anyway, I think the time comes from having to meticulously document everything. In order to get useful information for the designers, they have to take very accurate measurements of the frame and each component prior to assembly, then mark and fabricate and inspect the necessary brackets. This takes a lot of time, dry fitting, removing, trimming, re-fitting, re-measuring, then feeding the info to designers to modify the drawings. I expect the final build to happen much quicker once all of the tedious fit checking, fabrication and documentation work is complete.

 

[John-b-gone]

It's a conspiracy!

Anyway, I think the time comes from having to meticulously document everything. In order to get useful information for the designers, they have to take very accurate measurements of the frame and each component prior to assembly, then mark and fabricate and inspect the necessary brackets. This takes a lot of time, dry fitting, removing, trimming, re-fitting, re-measuring, then feeding the info to designers to modify the drawings. I expect the final build to happen much quicker once all of the tedious fit checking, fabrication and documentation work is complete.

Measure twice cut once.

 

[Ekh]

Yes, but even so, they have a team of full time experts who have had a very long time to get going. To show a bare metal chassis with unpainted bodywork held on by welding clamps a few weeks before a major "show" is disappointing to say the least.

I THINK THIS IS A TRICK . THE PICTURES ARE JUST RELEASED BUT OLD .

IT IS LIKE THE SCENE IN MONTY PYTHON'S HOLY GRAIL MOVIE WHERE SIR LANCELOT IS RACING TOWARDS
THE CASTLE GUARDS OVER & OVER & OVER . THEN SUDDENLY HE IS ON TOP OF THEM .

PERHAPS THEY ARE SALTING THE INTERNET WITH CAREFULLY CONTROLLED OUTDATED PICTURES
TO BUILD ANTICIPATION . WHEN THE TIME COMES IT WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR IN FINISHED FORM
AS THOUGH BY MAGIC .

Not true. I checked and posted the EXIF data. Taken since 9/21

 

[Anderson Howard]

Nitvtrue. I checked and posted the EXIF data. Taken since 9/21

Does anyone know which company is building the transaxle?

 

[slinches]

The transmission (aka transaxle) is by AISIN

 

[lnwlf40]

Received via email from EM. Here's the part that states the engine was installed in the P5 on 9/21, then provided the infamous photos we have been dissecting.



Elio Motors Momentum v21

Engine Fastened to Chassis as P5 Build Rolls Along

IAV and Elio Motors officially unveiled the first engine prototype on March 6, 2015. It was tested on a dynamometer, and then disassembled so each individual component could be analyzed. After making a few minor adjustments, another prototype engine was developed and assembled by IAV.

On Sept. 21, that engine prototype was assembled to the Elio Motors P5 prototype frame, a major step forward in our development.

Adding the engine to the P5 chassis is one of the most exciting milestones we’ve hit this year and we’re happy to share that behind the scenes look with you today. We’re looking forward to rolling out the finished version of the P5 in the near future and ultimately to rolling these vehicles off the assembly line in Shreveport.









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[outsydthebox]

SWEET! What is the supercharger from?

 

[Ty]

Yes, but even so, they have a team of full time experts who have had a very long time to get going. To show a bare metal chassis with unpainted bodywork held on by welding clamps a few weeks before a major "show" is disappointing to say the least.

I THINK THIS IS A TRICK . THE PICTURES ARE JUST RELEASED BUT OLD .

IT IS LIKE THE SCENE IN MONTY PYTHON'S HOLY GRAIL MOVIE WHERE SIR LANCELOT IS RACING TOWARDS
THE CASTLE GUARDS OVER & OVER & OVER . THEN SUDDENLY HE IS ON TOP OF THEM .

PERHAPS THEY ARE SALTING THE INTERNET WITH CAREFULLY CONTROLLED OUTDATED PICTURES
TO BUILD ANTICIPATION . WHEN THE TIME COMES IT WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR IN FINISHED FORM
AS THOUGH BY MAGIC .

The extif data from the pictures makes it seem like they were taken the day of release.