C5 RETURNS SMALL THREE-WHEELED CAR EU RESEARCH
May 1st, 2006
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE THREE-WHEELED car has a bad rap. From the boffin-like eccentricity of the Sinclair C5, or the all-round ugliness of the Robin Reliant, lets face it - they're a marketing disaster. Until now, that is. A European Union (EU) research project has attempted to revive three-wheelers by involving BMW and aeronautics engineers to produce 'CLEVER', a low pollution speedy three-wheeler that tilts on corners, like a high-speed train. CLEVER has a dedicated 213cc single-cylinder, 15hp natural gas (CNG)-powered engine that accelerates from 0 to ...
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