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The physics of a three wheeler just doesn’t lend itself to performance, especially cornering.


Uhhh... I beg to differ. Spend some time here and see what you think. 3 seconds 0-60, 1G lateral acceleration, 200MPH top speed... I spent some time talking on the phone and exchanging emails with the developer/builder of this machine, even sent him money to reserve my spot in the production queue. Unfortunately he died a few years ago, so no more of them will be built.

Sigh...

tanstaafl.


I'm not saying you can’t make one work. And some of these listed sure do perform and look fun. However, IMO if you took those same design concepts (lowered to the ground, 700 hp, etc) and made the slight modification of adding another wheel, it would not roll over as easily and if it did get up on two wheels it would be easier to correct. The Ariel Atom comes to mind for comparison here. If you put 700 hp in one of those, wow.

I maybe be wrong but I believe if you have two flat plates of the same material and weight, one a triangle and one a square (with the same max width), the square will be harder to turn over.

700 hp on anything makes for a fun ride.

When I was younger my friend’s brother got a three wheeler that used a VW bug motor and transaxle. That thing was a blast. You could wheelie in any gear (even when you didn’t want to)