one of the projects i'm planning is a fiat 500 with a 900cc kawasaki
engine. power upgrade from 18hp to about 130.
now that is fun! its one of the few cars light enough to work ok
with the low torque of a motorbike engine.
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)
<mark.rense@ge.com> wrote:
> For an interesting reference on a modern nano car in the real world, Car
> and Drivel a couple issues back took delivery of a Smartcar Twofour in
> Phoenix and actual drove it on the interstates and in the mountains.
> They got low-30's in mileage, mostly because the car was nearly WFO on
> the interstates. Little cars, at least under-powered little cars, are
> not the total answer.
>
> I owned a BMW Isetta 300 for a few years, it was powered by a 300 cc
> version of the R26 single-cylinder motorcycle engine. It was a joke to
> drive anywhere, 13 hp pushing 1100 lbs. is not entertaining in the least
> bit (0 to 30 in about 25 seconds). I'll take a Hillman Imp or Morris any
> day!
>
> Bugz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces+mark.rense=ge.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces+mark.rense=ge.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> drmayf
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:25 PM
> To: CoolVT@aol.com
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] (no subject)
>
> Downsizing may be forth coming for sure. But I dare you, no double dare
> you to jump into the Messerschmitt, BMW Isetta, Tata Nano and driv eit
> from here to Abile Texas in under 18 hours.
>
> mayf, hot outside today around 106 or more...
> --------------------
>
> CoolVT@aol.com wrote:
>
>>I still believe that the immediate solution is the downsizing of
>>cars....Tata Nano....Worked in Europe after the war. And of course
>>there is the Heinkel, Messerschmitt, Reliant...
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