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Old 08-31-2008, 09:31 PM   #14 (permalink)
Big Dave
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Seems to me that making an affordable "Eco-Mobile Clone" should be duck soup for Honda. They have a well-proven Gold Wing drive train. Hona is also looking for a replacement for the gorgeous commercial flop that was the Rune.

Go back to 1200 cc four with fuel injection. Make the plastic look more like the Eco-Mobile. It is clearly a motorcycle, so the crashworthiness standars are less stringent.

Too bad the diesel is dead in the USA. A 1200cc turbodiesel might easily make this a 100 MPG vehicle with dazzling performance.
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