Notable eco-cars (old & new) spotted in the wild: post your pics!

[sheepdog 44]

Oh yeah, guess what i saw in town yesterday? A morgan three wheeler! It had to be it cause it looked exactly like this picture and sounded like a motorcycle. Didn't know they could be found in North America. I have a way of uploading pictures from my camera now, so i'll post quite a few old finds.

[War_Wagon]

Originally Posted by sheepdog 44

Also saw an XRT something something Merkur. Don't what it is but i assume it's rare.

The first car I ever bought at an auction was an 1986 XR4Ti. They were kind of ahead of their time. Mine even had heated seats! It was also a total rat bagged POS, but when the turbo spooled up you could forgive it it's many, many faults lol. You could probably wrangle some decent FE out of one, if you could keep your foot out of the gas.

[some_other_dave]

I've seen several three-wheeler Mogs out on the vintage race circuits over the years. Never on the street, though.


BTW, a friend pointed me to this article from CNN about Tesla. The Model S is outselling similar-priced cars from the German Big Three... And there is a lot of positive buzz about them.

I guess it's no accident that I see a whole bunch of them around here (Silicon Valley).

-soD

[HyperMileQC]

Spotted this Toyota Prius Plug-In today in my neighborhood.

[War_Wagon]

Dang HyperMileQC, first you get an Insight way nicer than mine, now you are finding cooler eco-cars to take pics of! I better ramp it up a bit lol. I saw this today, I really thought it was a JDM Honda Beat that someone had put some sort of MG Midget body kit on the front of. But then I noticed the MG logos on the wheels, and even an MG logo molded in on the steering wheel.



Turns out it's a 1996 Rover MG. I didn't know these existed, and have never seen one before. So instead of a 656cc Honda engine, it has an 1800cc mill. Too bad, the car is tiny, it would be neat with a kei size engine or a 1.0L.

[mechman600]

Originally Posted by sheepdog 44

Oh yeah, guess what i saw in town yesterday? A morgan three wheeler! It had to be it cause it looked exactly like this picture and sounded like a motorcycle. Didn't know they could be found in North America. I have a way of uploading pictures from my camera now, so i'll post quite a few old finds.

Probably the coolest car ever made. I want.

What I really want is to build an electric version. But I'm not sure what I would use as a decoration instead of the V-twin up front.

[freebeard]

Blackjack Avion (i.) Blakjack Zero (r.)

I'd want mine with some VW parts

[RiderofBikes]

While i cant actually take a Pic of it... Due to Legal and Security(which I am) Issues to arrise from it, for the first time outside of detroit city is the unreleased: Click here---> 2014

Why I can't I have no idea, considering Chrysler Co. I believe lost its edge/expectations and potential spotlight and pre-release hype... The information is in the overview already, sources have pretty much confirmed its a handful and problems need to be worked out upon release... Not exactlty an Eco-car persay. It is an *improved Model.. Key parts id say would be potential 1.4Lecoboost or 1.8L, 2.4L(Other source), option and 9sp Auto

Looks cross between a Fiat Panda, Sante Fe, Lexus RX300 and 2013 Escape in its main styling ques... Dont know if i like it myself >.<

[some_other_dave]

Originally Posted by War_Wagon

...But then I noticed the MG logos on the wheels, and even an MG logo molded in on the steering wheel.

An MG F, cool! Those are exceeding rare on this continent. I saw a number of those when I went to England in 2001. Sort of the last gasp of MG before they were bought out by the Chinese, and carried on for at least a little while thereafter.

It could make a decent eco-car with a little engine, but I'm not sure the aero is good enough to really help it at higher speeds.

Sure looks like fun to drive, though!

-soD

[HyperMileQC]

Spotted this Nissan Leaf today with Echo-Francis :