Filed under: Concept Cars, Etc.
Fly like a Hawk in Alex Hodge's single seater
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We don't have anything against the T-Rex, but... you can keep it. Whenever we enter the market for a three-wheeled vehicle, we'll take this baby designed by New Zealander Alex Hodge. A fiberglass shell rides on an alloy chassis that connects the three wheels. For motive power there's the heart of a Honda RC51 sportbike, and the 10,000 rpm, 120 rear-wheel-horsepower would give the thing a theoretical top speed of 145 mph. When it's red light time, disc brakes are fitted up front and double-up in the back. Sure, you can't buy it yet, but we're not looking for a trike at the moment, either. And we can wait. So Alex, get to work, please...
[Source: Alex Hodge via Autoblog.nl]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
pmiddle5 7:46PM (1/02/2009)
dub dueces?
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Torrent 7:51PM (1/02/2009)
that is sooo tight...
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Peace 6:55PM (1/04/2009)
That car really is tight!!!
Kattleox 11:37AM (1/03/2009)
YEAH!!! So tight, that the only thing you could POSSIBLY improve on would be to give it an electric motor instead. You could give it a more flashy name, too like "ZAP ALIAS". Yeah. Wouldn't that be nice?
Jose 7:59PM (1/02/2009)
Sonic!
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geo.stewart 8:19PM (1/02/2009)
give me some decent wheels and I'm in
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Cameron 8:50PM (1/02/2009)
reminds me of the Lamborghini Embolado concept.
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MajorGeek 9:16PM (1/02/2009)
I thought the front end (which would be half of this thing) looked exactly like a Lambo. Still pretty slick, but ill be there is Lambo inspiration.
abisairomero 9:19PM (1/02/2009)
GOLDEN AXE!!!!!
sega rulezzz !!!.... pretty cool, pricing?
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Me again 9:39PM (1/02/2009)
The hopped up wheelchair looks cool!
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Michael 9:47PM (1/02/2009)
Awesome.
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jinushaun 10:23PM (1/02/2009)
First three-wheeler concept that made me jizz in my pants. Do want!
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BoxerFanatic 10:35PM (1/02/2009)
I guess I am alone based on the comments above, in thinking that this thing is off-scale-high weird.
Not the three wheel premise, but the styling and execution, certainly.
But then again, for a three wheeled vehicle, I would go much, much closer to a motorcycle than a car.
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Stuka 10:36PM (1/02/2009)
Its cool for sure, however, it also doesn't exist. Its a computer model. Now if he can find somebody to actually design and build it (he just does industrial design), that would rock.
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mr.ed 10:52PM (1/02/2009)
Let's see... No bumpers, wipers or mirrors, illegal height lights, zero rear vision. Typical study hall concept. I want one.
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Craig 8:45AM (1/03/2009)
It would be classed as a motorbike so most of those limitations would not apply.
mr.ed 11:17AM (1/03/2009)
All it takes is one state to require the equipment....
JD 11:16PM (1/02/2009)
This looks like a chopped-off RX-8 with the rear tapered and the front-end more stream-lined.
Oh, and I like it.
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Andrew L 11:55PM (1/02/2009)
idk for some reason the front is reminding me of a Dodge Intrepid...
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Randy915 4:05AM (1/03/2009)
This thing looks like Volkswagen's "Fast" with wheels, love it to death!
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