# Elio 3 wheeler Anybody seen these yet? Thoughts? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 3, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445 "2014-03-03T06:52:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/21 "2014-03-05T14:43:11Z")
Yeah you’ll be fun to try out for sure. Sent from my iPhone 5S using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/22 "2014-03-05T15:21:45Z")
> [@Vandal171](#): > > FWIW, it looks like a lot more fun than a Prius for a quarter of the money with better economy. This. $6800 is nothing to even think about for many people. Many other toys cost much more and are less functional. ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/23 "2014-03-05T16:21:42Z")
> [@rugsr](#): > > I dont think people will be tracking the car. > Its a A to B cost savings vehicle. The same thing was said about the Honda civic… ---
**Author:** ![Vandal171](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandal171/32/6259_2.png) [@Vandal171](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vandal171)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/24 "2014-03-05T18:31:09Z")
> [@rugsr](#): > > I dont think people will be tracking the car. > Its a A to B cost savings vehicle. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/7/a/7aad7c74bf929a51413a86d1c2b6211b485e6792.jpeg "Reliant Robin- Three Wheels Good, Two Wheels Not So Good") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGULcLUr0I4) The Elio is a better design but if Robin’s are being raced… ---
**Author:** ![slo\_ride](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@slo\_ride](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slo_ride)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/25 "2014-03-05T18:42:22Z")
So you can have a passenger right? Like a fighter jet? ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/26 "2014-03-05T19:16:04Z")
wow, I can’t believe they are racing robins. I used to see those all the time growing up in London in the 80s. ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/27 "2014-03-06T05:44:45Z")
> [@Vandal171](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGULcLUr0I4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGULcLUr0I4) > > The Elio is a better design but if Robin’s are being raced… HAHAHAHAHA Thats awesome Even the stig cant cant handle it [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/d/0d554c666808346a475f422b6c3d7e183916991d.jpeg "The Stig Rolls Robin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSaIv_5-Mho) [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/1/e1bdee9207d7af9359ee2a835ac764d7de1e307b.jpeg "Rolling a Reliant Robin | Top Gear | BBC") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8) ---
**Author:** ![Vandal171](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandal171/32/6259_2.png) [@Vandal171](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vandal171)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/28 "2014-03-07T14:22:22Z")
> **[Nissan Reveals ZEOD RC’s 400-HP 3-Cylinder Engine, Confirms 2015 LMP1 Entry](https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1086869_nissan-reveals-zeod-rcs-400-hp-3-cylinder-engine-confirms-2015-lmp1-entry)** > > Nissan and its motorsport partner NISMO have finally revealed the engine that will feature in its 2014 ZEOD RC electrified race car, which will compete in the Garage 56 experimental entry in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The engine is a... How much fun would this engine be! :badgrin: ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/29 "2014-04-29T17:39:47Z")
The map shows Buffalo. Who is the dealer, Pepboys? ---
**Author:** ![cobalt300z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cobalt300z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cobalt300z)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/30 "2014-04-29T19:08:08Z")
BTW, GEICO will not insure these. I get calls daily for them. ---
**Author:** ![Eric.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@Eric.t](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eric.t)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/31 "2014-04-29T21:12:49Z")
I think the Elio would be awesome to putts around in. As long as is comes in a 5 speed I will probably buy one. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/32 "2015-03-16T06:48:54Z")
> [@Vandal171"](#): > > Being classified as a motorcycle… Maybe not. They’re trying for an Autocycle classification: > An autocycle? > It’s a vehicle classification that most folks don’t give much thought, but 26 states have laws or are developing them, for three-wheeled, enclosed vehicles otherwise known as autocycles… > …Not surprisingly, the latest piece of legislation, initiated by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.)., and dubbed the Autocycle Safety Act would create a specific “autocycle” classification at the federal level. It would set guidelines for safety as well as Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards… > …Elio Motors isn’t the first company to develop a three-wheeled vehicle. There are plenty of options, including the Toyota i-Road, Tanom Motors Invader, Campagna T-Rex and the Polaris Slingshot, each sharing a similar set up to the Elio – two wheels UP front and one in the rear… > **[Elio Forces Feds to Set Autocycle Rules - The Detroit Bureau](https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2015/03/elio-forces-feds-to-set-autocycle-rules/)** > > An autocycle? It’s a vehicle classification that most folks don’t give much thought, but with the changes in commuting and vehicles, the federal government is setting the guidelines for three-wheelers called autocycles, like the Elio, before problems... We’ll see if it happens. It might really help the development of these types of vehicles if there was clarity with the laws. ---
**Author:** ![slo\_ride](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@slo\_ride](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slo_ride)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/33 "2015-03-16T14:12:35Z")
[http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot](http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot) I read somewhere that the Polaris slingshot was having similar issues in Texas. It would be considered a motorcycle if it just didn’t have those pesky seats and seat belts. Make it a little more dangerous and it would be perfectly street legal. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/34 "2015-03-16T17:51:01Z")
I want one ---
**Author:** ![Vandal171](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandal171/32/6259_2.png) [@Vandal171](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vandal171)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/35 "2015-03-16T20:02:18Z")
You know the insurance companies will hike up the premiums for an autocycle versus a motorcycle ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/36 "2015-03-17T09:59:55Z")
> [@slo ride](#): > > [Slingshot: Open-Air Roadster - 3 Wheel Motorcycle | Polaris](http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot) > > I read somewhere that the Polaris slingshot was having similar issues in Texas. It would be considered a motorcycle if it just didn’t have those pesky seats and seat belts. Make it a little more dangerous and it would be perfectly street legal. It’s not legal in TX or CT right now. We’ll see how the other states go. Trying to make time to get up to Weaver to drive their demo. ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/37 "2015-03-17T10:05:51Z")
Still gay. ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/38 "2015-03-17T12:44:40Z")
For that price, I’d rock one for the mpg. Xterra blows and the car ain’t any better. Sent from my iPhone 6 ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445/39 "2015-03-17T12:52:34Z")
Still rather ride a two-wheeled motorcycle. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/elio-3-wheeler-anybody-seen-these-yet-thoughts/268445.md?page=1)