I Want to Drive One

honoluludesktop

Sorry Dave, I would get sick. How about:

Dave R

That would be cool, too. At my advanced age, though, I'd be worried about falling down. I don't heal so fast these days.

Rich O Brien

Whatever happened to plain ol' walking? It's proven to work and costs zero?

Dave R

I fall down doing that, too.

Mike Lucey

Dave, I'd be throwing up after a spin that! Looks fun though and I note you says you only want to 'drive' one!

Check out the Lynx e Carver. I test drove the original Carver in the UK some years ago. Tavi was with me when we met the dealers.

It was the most fun I have ever had in a car. The experience is very close to actually flying. The demonstrator brought me (driving) to a double roundabout and I wizzzed around it four or five times. Approaching traffic were quite happy to stop and gaze at the Carver going full whack / tilt round and round!

The original Carver was a bit on the expensive side so I never ventured although I was very temped. Unfortunately they went out of business as did (it looks) the Venture One (same tech under license) folks in the USA.

I now see that an establish small vehicle manufacture in Denmark, Lynx. has taken up the Carver, converted it to elec power and added a 'turbine range extender'! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfQOr88daEE

The vooooom is good at 1-60mph at 5.7sec and remember no slowing down around those bends so the eCarver compares well for many high spec sports cars! If the price is right I may take the leap and get one as it ticks all the boxes for me these days, excellent (hand) build quality (will last for years), electric with good range, very quick AND an elevated driving position. The latter is important for me for night driving as I found myself being blinded from oncoming SUV headlights when I was driving the 996, very annoying and more so under wet conditions. Come to think of it, all headlamps should be of a standard height!

I notice that Lynx have shown the eCarver in China so I would not be surprised if part of their Asian trip was to see if they could find a Chinese company to do the mass production to get the COST down ...... all very interesting

Mike