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Old 05-25-2013, 06:45 PM   #174 (permalink)
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I went and saw their prototype yesterday and it looks really good!

The engine that is in their prototype that is being shown off is a brand new Geo Metro engine but they said that the production engine will be very close to that engine, that they are buying unfinished engines and finishing them to their specs, I really hope that it ends up being compatible with a Geo Metro engine because swapping in an XFI cam and transmission would be amazing and might even bump it up to that 100mpg mark.

They seemed to think that it will do really well in crash tests, even tho it doesn't have to be tested (motorcycle) and that in 10-15mph crashes that the replacement parts should end up costing about $150
I look forward to this car becoming a reality, It may well be one of my cars in the future some time.

I was hoping that they could get honda to sell a 1ltr 3 banger with lean burn (albeit not a hybrid) ah well, so long 500,000 mile car I am guessing that would add $3500 to the purchase cost or more.

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Ryan
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