Three wheeled cars : a new idea

@zaveri-5TD6Sk • Oct 23, 2024

Oct 23, 2024

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Auto rickshaws have one wheel in the front and two in the rear.

now here is a crazy idea :

how about a car with two wheels in the front and only one in the rear ? the car can be a front wheel drive. Is such an idea implementable ? what do you guys think ?

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Ramani Aswath

@ramani-VR4O43 • Jan 28, 2013

Badal was there already with three wheels in 1975 or so. I have ridden in one. It had two doors and a single front wheel.

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white_hat

@white-hat-RTFca6 • Jan 29, 2013

But what is the advantage of such a design, a car with three wheels means there is lesser stability, less braking power, less load carry capacity.
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Ramani Aswath

@ramani-VR4O43 • Jan 29, 2013

Less fuel, cheaper to run. Speed is limited. That is no issue in urban runs. Certainly not a high way long distance car. No luxuries either. A 'pedestrian' car. Seen its birth and demise. Worth resurrecting.
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Gautami Shetty

@gautami-2Et4cx • Feb 8, 2013

yea bt 2 wheels in front and 1 in back ain't that risky?
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sweet_honey

@sweet-honey-areuMs • Feb 8, 2013

I too think that stability would be a problem. But can we solve it with making the car 2 seater with engine at back?
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zaveri

@zaveri-5TD6Sk • Feb 8, 2013

sweet_honey
I too think that stability would be a problem. But can we solve it with making the car 2 seater with engine at back?
since this type would always be a front-wheel-drive, then it would be better to make it a trans-axle, instead of putting the engine at the back.
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