The Polaris Slingshot

[Dave W]

I want one!

[Pilgrim]

The reporters don't have any idea what they're talkiing about.  "Unlike anything you've ever seen?"

Balderdash!!  (Harrumph, Harrumph...)

There are three-wheelers all over the place, and yesterday I stood next to a Messerschmidt...



Yes, this may be a fast and more stylish take on the three-wheeler, but it's hardly a new idea.  I'll also bet that it oversteers vigorously when pressed hard enough, due to the single tire in back.

Howsomever, it does look like fun.

[Highlander]

... and we Brits had the wonderful Robin Reliant, and wasn't it a three-wheeler that set BMW on the road, so to speak... the wonderful "bubble-car"...?

[Dave W]

Come on, guys, they didn't say or imply that it's the world's first three-wheeler. And if you're going to do a comparison, three-wheeled microcars like the Messerschmidt or Reliant Robin are about as far from the Slingshot as you could get. Now a real comparison would be with the Morgan 3 Wheeler, which IIRC is also technically a motorcycle. The Morgan is a lot more expensive though.

[Pilgrim]

Yes, and it's tres' cool as well.

Not that the Polaris isn't - it looks like a lot of fun!

[4stringer77]

Really Dave? That's almost as bad as a can am roadster but even worse because it looks like a cross between a rice burner and a Transformer toy. Wouldn't you rather ride one of these?

[Dave W]

Really Dave? That's almost as bad as a can am roadster but even worse because it looks like a cross between a rice burner and a Transformer toy. Wouldn't you rather ride one of these?
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Yes, really. Whatever that is in your pic, I'd take the Slingshot or the Morgan any day. No doubt about it.

FWIW, the Slingshot will have the 173hp GM Ecotec 2.4L 4 and will weigh about 1725 lb.  The Morgan has a 2L S7S V-Twin with something like 125hp but is much lighter, about 1200 lb. Should be interesting to compare performance stats.

[gweimer]

Meh....stick to four wheels.

[nofi]

that trike is kid's stuff. they don't run worth a crap either. maybe some slut juice might might help performance. 

[gearHed289]

Really Dave? That's almost as bad as a can am roadster but even worse because it looks like a cross between a rice burner and a Transformer toy. Wouldn't you rather ride one of these?

Ha! Man, I remember those crazy fiberglass trikes from hot rod magazines I used to indulge in as a kid in the seventies. The girls were a little more natural looking back then though. 

[Granny Gremlin]

Really Dave? T... Wouldn't you rather ride one of these?

Yes, really. Whatever that is in your pic, I'd take the Slingshot or the Morgan any day. No doubt about it.

I dunno there Dave - I'd choose the redhead without hesitation.

[nofi]

the redhead looks computer generated.

[Granny Gremlin]

Fair enough, I just have a weakness for gingers.

[Highlander]

Biscuits...? dunked...?

[Granny Gremlin]

I've never heard of that body part referred to that way before