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What does /o/ think of Elio Motors?

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 00:10:01 No.13745292 View Reply Report Delete

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Priced at $6,800 with an estimated 84mpg. Can it be decent?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 07:45:20 No.13746971 Report Delete

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>>13745292

vaporware

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 07:48:51 No.13746989 Report Delete

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>>13745292
If I had to drive something that stupid looking I'd drive this instead.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 07:53:29 No.13747003 Report Delete

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>>13745292
Looks pretty shit, tbh fam.
I'd rather motorize my beach cruiser and get 100 em pee geez and save $6k.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 07:54:30 No.13747012 Report Delete

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>>13745418
That if its not garbage it gets triple the mpg.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 07:56:50 No.13747023 Report Delete

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>>13745620
>>13746971
Love me some vaporwave

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 08:11:33 No.13747079 Report Delete

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>>13745836
Would anyone even want to drive this on a highway?
I'd imagine this thing would take quite a while to do anything north of 55mph

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:11:47 No.13748130 Report Delete

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>>13747079
They claim that it can go up to 100mph, so the 60mph that most people drive should be possible for it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:24:04 No.13748189 Report Delete

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>>13746971
>>13747023
>>13745620
E L I O S T H I C

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:31:52 No.13748237 Report Delete

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>>13745292
lol i don't care if that thing can talk and fly i wouldn't be caught dead in it

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:34:36 No.13748248 Report Delete

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>>13745292
>taking money for a product they don't even have a real working prototype of
>years overdue and still don't have anything resembling pre-production vehicles
>make bullshit claims that sound good to the uninformed but don't mean anything when investigated
I hate how scams like this make more money than I ever will.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:39:22 No.13748277 Report Delete

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>>13745292

I've driven the orange prototype. I liked it. Looking forward to driving the new prototype (being built) that actually has the Elio drivetrain instead of the Geo drivetrain.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:39:38 No.13748279 Report Delete

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>>13748248
Don't they have 2-3 prototypes?

Alphonse

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Alphonse Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:41:26 No.13748289 Report Delete

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I dont know what to think yet. Have they posted a track time?

MuhV6 !WHsRDufNtk

MuhV6 !WHsRDufNtk Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:43:53 No.13748302 Report Delete

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It'll be deemed illegal for one reason or another..

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:48:37 No.13748335 Report Delete

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>>13748279
but they're like really really early phase prototypes in that they're using different engines and powerplant/transmission wise aren't going to be the same as the actual product. It'd be like giving people a test drive in an LS swapped NA miata when you're trying to sell a stock ND.
>>13748289
Suddenly I want to see Elios get made just to see their BurgerKing times.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:48:47 No.13748337 Report Delete

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Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:52:59 No.13748359 Report Delete

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the design isnt that bad, although those kinds of separated wheels seem like they are just asking for trouble.

the orange color looks nice, it would probably look nice in actual reflective silver

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:57:44 No.13748381 Report Delete

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>>13745292
Only if you can avoid having to get a motorcycle endorsement to operate it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:58:42 No.13748385 Report Delete

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>>13745353
Just need the three seashells

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:07:13 No.13748420 Report Delete

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>>13748385
I hope they come with an instruction manual so I have something to wipe with.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:21:31 No.13748811 Report Delete

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>>13748381
I was doing some reading on it, and can be registered as a car, without a motorcycle license, but a few states require a helmet be worn.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:34:49 No.13748883 Report Delete

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>>13745620
But how will all those suckers... I mean forward-thinking / made my down payment anons get their deposit back?

>still kekking about elio year after year

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:41:39 No.13748916 Report Delete

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>this literally down's syndrome car gets made
>no one can design a proper sportscar for under $25k
SOMEBODY JUST MAKE A SMALLER MIATA
cars don't need to weigh 3000lbs. there should be no reason i can't buy a 100hp gokart with a roof.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:44:54 No.13748935 Report Delete

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>>13745292
>not a convertible
They had one job.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:45:20 No.13748940 Report Delete

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>>13748916
>what is the Toyota S-FR

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:47:21 No.13748950 Report Delete

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>>13748916
>SOMEBODY JUST MAKE A SMALLER MIATA

It's called a Honda S660

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:50:40 No.13748971 Report Delete

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>>13745418
84mpg

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:53:53 No.13748990 Report Delete

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>>13748277
>90s gauges

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:58:43 No.13749009 Report Delete

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>>13748990
This is the prototype with the Geo engine and trans. It also uses the Geo gauges, and the Geo shifter.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 16:07:35 No.13749050 Report Delete

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>>13748950
oh sure let me just go down to the honda store and buy a s660
oh wait

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 16:09:10 No.13749055 Report Delete

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>>13745353
How is Wesley Snipes a lunatic? You know who should be in jail? People who complain about plastic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 16:13:46 No.13749086 Report Delete

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>>13749050
Well, fuckwit at least they EXIST and Honda could actually put them on a boat an send them over here.

>honda sells s660 in usa
>elios are manufactured and available for purchase IRL

Which scenario is more realistic?

googlecarfag

googlecarfag Wed 28 Oct 2015 18:53:30 No.13750229 Report Delete

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this sounds like an awesome platform for engine swaps and all kinds of suspension mods, it'd be cool to see these at autocross or something.

i just hope it isnt vaporware, i could theoretically buy one as a fucking DIRT cheap commuter

googlecarfag

googlecarfag Wed 28 Oct 2015 18:55:08 No.13750243 Report Delete

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>>13749009
this shifter placement worries me with regards to manual transmission options or conversions, it looks like 5th and 6th will scrape your hand against the door

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 23:13:52 No.13752006 Report Delete

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>>13750243
Redefines bang-shifting.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 23:16:24 No.13752025 Report Delete

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>>13750243
Just backhand it into place. Smack it like your bitch.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 23:17:09 No.13752032 Report Delete

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vapor car

they'll never get the Department of Energy loan because that was a handout to GM for the Volt.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 13:16:45 No.13755560 Report Delete

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>engines that could fit in this car and would give an acceptable power to weight ratio
go

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 13:23:18 No.13755583 Report Delete

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>>13755560
Renesis

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 13:26:16 No.13755597 Report Delete

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It'll never be made. We were promised it early 2014 and now they're saying 4th quarter 2016, just so they can inevitably push it back even further.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 13:27:32 No.13755603 Report Delete

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>>13755583
Makes no power because it never works

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 14:04:45 No.13755763 Report Delete

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>>13745292
>$4500
>80mpg

Also
>8 seconds to 62 ( not with 80 mpg though)
>great all around visibility, towering over SUV's
>fun af
>takes up no space at all
>faster than a McLaren P1 in the city

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 14:14:09 No.13755809 Report Delete

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>>13745408
>>13745389
>>13745292
Imagine getting into a car crash in that
RIP elio drivers, or at least their front wheels.

googlecarfag

googlecarfag Thu 29 Oct 2015 14:39:17 No.13755929 Report Delete

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>>13755809
supposedly they shooting for a 5 star crash safety rating, tested as if it were a car, no special treatment.

although honestly if it was even 4 star i'd be totally ok with it

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 16:18:11 No.13756536 Report Delete

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>>13745292
Not with that engine.

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 16:23:02 No.13756568 Report Delete

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>>13745292
Looks fun to drive tbh

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 17:55:04 No.13757161 Report Delete

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>>13749086

>at least they exist
>honda could put them on a boat

That won't happen because the only people in the USA who desperately want a lean & mean roadster are fagg/o/ts(or similar). All the other people just want a 4 door go-machine that they can listen to music in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 18:51:26 No.13757484 Report Delete

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>>13755809

When I got to drive the orange prototype, I asked Jerome Vassilo of Elio about that. The most common two-vehicle crash is left headlight-to-left headlight, which in the Elio's case rips off the left wheel. It could leave the car sitting in a way where the only door won't open.

He said the right side window is designed large enough to be an emergency exit, and they're talking about a pop-out sunroof/back windows option for faster emergency exits.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:00:57 No.13757542 Report Delete

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>>13755929
Fucking good luck with that, the whole thing's plastic and has no crumple zones, plus they're just blowing smoke out of their ass claiming they're "aiming for 5 star crash safety rating", do they think every other company doesn't aim for that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:03:53 No.13757555 Report Delete

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>>13745292
Where are the side marker lamps?

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