A trunk in front? How about one of these on each wheel...

I believe the reference was to the beetle… the original air cooled beetle. It had the engine in the rea….

Ah - never mind…

 

Started seeing a few around southeast Michigan. A client has one (believe he works for them though). He let me take it for a day and mess around with it. Interesting ride and concept.

I missed the sound of the engine and exhaust though ha.

 

Trunk in front and back

 

I work on Diesel/Electric Hybrid vehicles. One system has 600v D/C system that is similar to the Prius. Engine running through a transmission with 2 A/C motors built in, driving the differential. The other 666v D/C is a Engine driven Generator that powers an A/C traction motor with no direct connection between the engine and the driveline. Where the danger come from in these systems, yes, the high voltage but even more so is the Lithium battery packs. One has 12, the other has 15. And a single 44vdc pack packs a punch.

 

And a midlife crisis right in the middle

 

It cost me about half what people are paying for Tacoma’s. It was that or another motorcycle. My car has a/c and clear music and I can have a conversation with my passenger. Rain, cold/hot ass SE TX weather doesn’t bother me much either. Plus I sold my last motorcycle because anything under 120mph just felt really slow. Not saying I run around in my car that fast but the bike always felt like it needed to go at least that fast. I’ve rode for 36 years, I feel like I came out ahead.

 

This was my bike my second Ducati. Loved that motorcycle

 

Still have this Ducati that my dad bought new in 1974

 

Following up on this, I spotted one while walking past the local FedEx Office just a little while ago.

 

Oh my.

 

Looks better than a Chevy Avalanche!

 

Looks like an modern Avalanche lowered minus the plastic

If Subaru made a "truck", it would be this.

 

And a punch in the face is preferred over a kick in the balls

 

If only the bed was 6" longer... 4.5' is really a non starter and makes the proportions look off.

 

I love it, that article uses all SAE units for power & torque of the motor. But uses a metric drink can for scale lolol. Does no one proof read or edit these articles?