Things I Found Interesting This Week – October 11th, 2013
Every week I read blogs and news reports from everywhere on the web. Here are just a few of my favorite findings.
– Leif
Elio three-wheel prototype revealed
editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblog.aspx?feat=7d62209f-79fc-4ea5-bd11-0145de6486da#tscptme
This is a very interesting as a drive to create better commuters continues to evolve. With three wheels you have less drag, less friction and it can be rated as a motorcycle which means it doesnt have to adhere to weight adding safety standards. This would be a supplemental vehicle to get you from home to work. Theyre shooting for a price around $7,000. So at $7,000 and 80 miles a gallon, if youre commuting 50 miles every day it’s the way to go. Basically a enclosed motorcycle.
50 Years of the Porsche 911
editorial.autos.msn.com/50-years-of-the-porsche-911-1#tscptme
The Porsche hits fifty and Porsches an icon in a way that has touched American life as a vehicle in so many different ways. Porsche realized when it first started that the only way it was going to make a name for itself was through racing and its been in every single race out there including Formula One and Indy 500. Its been in every race category but dominated in road racing, in all forms of road racing its the go-to car and it still continues to evolve and it continues to surprise everyone with engineering that goes into it. This iconic shape has changed very little since the 911 in 1965. The roofline is almost exactly the same. Doors are almost exactly the same. 50 years with the same doors.
