Author Topic: 155mph car gets 186mpg and costs £7500 (Read 1930 times)

DieAz · « **Reply #60 on:** May 23, 2006, 05:59:38 AM »

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Originally posted by Debonair
you'd never remember which side of the car the fuel door was on lol
that would cut into your mileage lmao

thats where a post-it note on the dash would come in handy.

that Rand Cam engine looks interesting. where are the detailed specs?
how much it cost and where can one be ordered, etc?

Shane · « **Reply #61 on:** May 23, 2006, 08:06:26 AM »

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Originally posted by Ghosth
That thing is so low that if it did run into 60 mph winds its going to still be on the highway. While all the SUV & Pickup trucks are in the ditch!

I'd haul that thing in the bed of my pickup so when i get ran off the roads by heavy winds, i'd still be able to get to wherever it was i was going.

Shane · « **Reply #62 on:** May 23, 2006, 08:09:55 AM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Guns,..hehe,..I grew up in Corpus Christi, which is south of San Antonio. Let me tell you something. At 4am when you crawl into your Jeep, and it is 90 degrees and 86% humidity, you are not going to be a happy camper.

Worse thing about the early morning hours is the humidity is higher than during the day, and there is virtually no wind. Ever steam clams? Welcome to south Texas Mr. Shell.

hell it's like than in San Antonio, too... 90%+ humidty in early mornings dropping down to low 30% by late afternoon and starts rising over night. it's not quite so hot, tho' that early... worst time of day i think for heat is around 5-6pm...

but you growing up down(wind) of corpus... well that explains a lot.

now you're just another yankee up in dallas...

soda72 · « **Reply #63 on:** May 23, 2006, 09:39:47 AM »

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Originally posted by DieAz
English page of the company's website http://www.loremo.com/index_en.php

according to the specs page, it will have option for AC.
http://www.loremo.com/daten_en.php

earliest they are planning to sell is in 2009, and in Europe. I've read nothing about it coming to the US.

if it was cheap enough, I'd get one. would love to fill up only once every 3 months or so, to drive to work.

They still need to dump the plastic windows....

If it has AC they might be able to sell it down in the lower southern states.

But I don't see it selling "well" in areas where there would be lots of snow. The first time someone scrapes the ice off their plastic window scratching it all up, they would be wanting their SUV back "thinking screw the environment I need to see out my window"..

straffo · « **Reply #64 on:** May 23, 2006, 09:53:23 AM »

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Originally posted by soda72
The first time someone scrapes the ice off their plastic window scratching it all up

I guess you never worked with industrial touchscreen ?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #65 on:** May 23, 2006, 11:19:33 AM »

Bottomline: I value the safety of myself and my family more than I am concerned about the environment or fossil fuels. This is nothing more than a small coffin with wheels on it.

Beet1e, you drive a 4 wheel drive vehicle, which gets worse gas mileage than a comparable 2 wheel drive vehicle would. Why? According to you, it is a safety issue. Of course, you will no doubt have excellent rationalizations covering this.

I wonder how much weight it will gain in order to be sold here? I wonder what type of person would actually risk thier life to drive it?

Bronk · « **Reply #66 on:** May 23, 2006, 11:22:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy

I wonder what type of person would actually risk thier life to drive it?

The same people who would drive a Yugo.

Bronk

beet1e · « **Reply #67 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:00:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Beet1e, you drive a 4 wheel drive vehicle, which gets worse gas mileage than a comparable 2 wheel drive vehicle would. Why? According to you, it is a safety issue. Of course, you will no doubt have excellent rationalizations covering this.

I just checked the Audi website, and the 2WD version of what I drive is indeed about 3mpg better than the 4WD version, ie 50mpg instead of 47mpg. I chose the 4WD because IMO it drives a lot better, and is better able to deal with winding roads, uneven terrain and loose or wet surfaces.

As for the Loremo, please remember that I have neither denounced nor advocated this car. I have merely posted a thread to alert fellow board members of its existence in these times of rising oil prices.

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I wonder how much weight it will gain in order to be sold here?

I don't know of Loremo's plans to sell the car in the US, but I suspect they will want to try. The Smart Car made its debut in Germany in 1998, but it wasn't until 2004 that it was introduced in the US. The Smart Car ForTwo weighs about 730Kg depending on the variant, by the way.

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I wonder what type of person would actually risk thier life to drive it?

I would have thought the occupants of the Laremo would be safer than the riders of any motorcycle. How many motorcycles are sold each year in the US?

Guppy35 · « **Reply #68 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:17:01 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
I went out of my way and deeper into my pocket to make sure my loved ones drive a vehicle that has a chance of surviving a t-bone accident with an SUV.

I'd put 'em in Abrams tanks and gladly pay the fuel costs if i could.

Anybody that puts their loved ones into an econo-box is playing the worst kind of roulette...

... I await with intrest the development of the car in Europe. I suspect there will never be an american version as I can't see how it could possibly pass the saftey standards as designed.

Kinda threw me for a loop seeing you actually talk about a loved one surviving a t-bone accient with an SUV. You are wise on this one, speaking as somone who lost a son and daughter in a t-bone accident with an SUV. My son's Chevy Cavalier never had a chance against the Jeep Cherokee that hit him. If they'd let me go back in time, I'd put em in a tank too. To my everlasting regret, I can't

Skuzzy · « **Reply #69 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:17:28 PM »

Motorcyclists, in general, would not be interested. Trust me on this one. I was an avid motorcyclist for many years.

I have never heard of the 'Smart Car'. I did look it up, and apparently, it is not available in the U.S. from dealers. They are still "mapping out the distribution network". No indication when or where it will be available, that I could find. The only way you can get one is through an exclusive importer. Hmmm,..mail order car. I might do that for an Aston Martin, as an example, but for a ZAP? Hehe.

I would not consider one. It's only $4,000 less than my Lexus. And it is a lot less car. I definately would not consider one if I cannot test drive it.

Here is another little tidbit about the ZAP, "The Smart Car Americanized by ZAP is now legal on most U.S. road and freeways,...." Most? So, I have to check to see if it is even legal to drive here? 85MPH is top speed. I wonder what the 0-60MPH speed is?

Interesting disclaimer as well,,.....
"ZAP is not affiliated with, or authorized by, smart gmbh, the manufacturer of SMART automobiles, or the smartUSA division of Mercedes-Benz LLC, the exclusive authorized U.S. importer and distributor of those vehicles. ZAP purchases its vehicles from non-affiliated direct importer Smart-Auto LLC."

Morpheus · « **Reply #70 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:32:24 PM »

I used to love pulling up to a drive though in my mustang which got 5mph on a good day and giving everyone inside a nice high off turbo blue. mmmm i miss that smell. I also loved to intentionally pull infront of cars like beetles with people probably like beelte driving them on the highway and watch their faces turn green from all of the raw fule dumping out of my 3 1/2 inch exhaust with zero emisions equipment...

beet1e · « **Reply #71 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:45:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
I have never heard of the 'Smart Car'. I did look it up, and apparently, it is not available in the U.S. from dealers.

I reread that 2004 article from USA Today which says "Mercedes-Benz confirmed Wednesday that it will introduce its Smart line of small cars, now just in European and Asian markets, to the USA in 2006." It doesn't say which month in 2006, but it's likely to be quite soon.

There are numerous variants, and a plethora of engine options - the very first Smart Car I saw in Germany had a load of blurb on the back, in which it claimed a top speed of 176km/h.

beet1e · « **Reply #72 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:48:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Morpheus
I used to love pulling up to a drive though in my mustang which got 5mph on a good day

5mph? My dad's riding mower was faster than that.

Morpheus · « **Reply #73 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:52:17 PM »

phat fingers syndroom.

atleast I'm not a brit.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #74 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:55:15 PM »

According to Smart, the U.S. version will be governor limited to 85MPH. Has something to do with passing DOT safety regulations.

I called one of the local M-B dealers. They have not gotten any word on it.