Bricklin 3EV by Visionary Vehicles

There is a electric three wheel car that looks really nice. It is called the Bricklin 3EV. It is by Visionary Vehicles. I have a feeling it may never get made (like so many cool ideas / cars that are designed but don't really go anywhere). It would be neat if it did.

Electrive has an article on it but it is dated 02/01/2018. 

(photo from the Electrive site). 

I wonder if one could create the Bricklin 3EV using the parts of a Cam Am Spyder? The name would be different since it wouldn't be an electric but I think it would be still cool. Perhaps call it the Bricklin Spyder (it seems more than one car has that name)? The Can Am Spider has a similar layout of engine and transmission powering the single rear wheel.

I think it would be like taking a Mini Cooper or Smart Fortwo and making something totally new (in appearances). 

Thomas Lee Mullins 

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Reva NXG?

I came across this unique little car from Reva called the NXG. I think it is really cool looking. I believe it is a concept car. I hope they put it into production and have it come to the USA.

I think it is part of Mahinda Electric. 

While it is an electric car, it would be neat to see it as a hybrid, a fuel cell vehicle or as a bio fuel 'gas' engine vehicle. I think people / buyers should have an option. I think the Liquid Piston rotary engine would (could possibly) work in this little car. 

I really like the look of this. 

I think it has a neat design. 

One can see the other - in back in red - electric vehicle from them. I believe the red one is the NXR. 

The Reva NXG reminds me of the Obvio 012 in design.

I can compare them. There are similarities and there are differences. I think it would be neat to not only see both made but also sold in the USA. It would be even cooler to see both and experience both so one can really compare the two. 

Thomas Lee Mullins

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A New Corbin Merlin Roadster Using The Can Am Spyder As The Donor Vehicle?

While this isn't a true micro car (unless one thinks a car can have three wheels and some micro cars have just three wheels so perhaps it is?) - modern or older, it is interesting. It is a shame that Corbin (they still make seats) did not put the Merlin Roadster - or even the coupe version - into production.

Here is the roadster. There seem to be only a few examples for the roadster that was made.

Here is the coupe. I don't know if this went any further than a prototype. They show one but t might have just been a prototype / mock up that didn't run. 

Corbin Concepts.

There are some neat concepts at this site (sometimes it loads and sometimes it doesn't). 

Perhaps one could build a new one using the Can Am Spyder as a donor vehicle. It seems the layout is very similar; with two wheels in front, one in back and the engine in front (I believe) powering the back wheel. 

one can barely see it but it is a line drawing of the Can Am Spyder.

Perhaps a company could create something like the Merlin using the parts - transmission and engine and other parts - from the Can Am Spyder? Perhaps one could stretch it to fit where one can sit down or have more than one person sitting next to each other? 

It is a short post but with hopes of actually overlaying the Merlin roadster over the the line drawing of the Can Am Spider. 

This blog is just me thinking of a 'what if' scenario. It is something I like to do as 'mental exercise'. It gives one a chance to keep ones mind active and do some creative thinking / creativity. If one does not have to worry about actually creating something, one can be quite creative. It is a lot of fun. It is like being an ideas person. 

Corbin has other designs they had designed at this site. 

Thomas Lee Mullins

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updated on 02/06/2020.

Cool Compact Cadillac Concept; The Cadillac Urban.

I came across a cool compact concept from Cadillac called the Urban. It is in my opinion that it is cool; others might not think so but this is my blog and I think it is cool.

Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept - Wikipedia

Looking at the performance overview from the Wikipedia page, I can see myself trading in my Smart Fortwo for it. I think it would be a step up.

I think this has an aggressive stance to the design. 

I like the grill / front end design. It connects it to the Cadillac lineup. 

I think this takes the 'lambo' doors and makes them even cooler; in my opinion. 

I like that it is a hatchback. 

I would make the side windows a little bigger. While it looks cool, it does seem to limit ones side view.  I think they production version would have taller windows.

Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept - Los Angelos Auto Show - YouTube. 

This video is very informative. It is about the car that is the subject of this blog.

Car and Driver - Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept

Motor Trend - Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept

There are other articles online about it but I only chose a couple; for no particular reason except to show that other sites have information on it.

TomLeeM

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The Miata That Became A Corvette? Rock Star?

There was another article at Motor1 that was about the Rock Star by Mitsuoka; a Miata made to look like a Corvette. It seems they chose an earlier model of the Corvette and not the current one. It does have a lot of similarities and differences. I think they chose a good one to duplicate; not that there were any bad Corvette designs (some just better than others).

I had a search looking for vehicles that used the Mazda MX5 Miata as the donor car and/or platform for another vehicle design. I have found one - Himiki - which lead to this one. I think it is a neat find.

The Mitsuoka Motors emblem.

I think it looks like an earlier version of the Corvette. I think this copy of it is really nice. 

I think it looks cool from this angle. It does have the appearance of the earlier Corvette. Perhaps it could be sold as the Opel GT replacement / update? 

Makes wonder what other 'duplicates' that could be made using the platform of the Mazda MX5 Miata. I think it has a lot of potential - especially for someone with lots of imagination and lots of money (I doubt doing this is cheap).

I wonder if one could create an updated version of the Goggomobil Dart using the Mazda MX5 Miata? (just thinking out loud but still a possibility?). Perhaps an King Midget inspired body on a Miata? 

Here is a model of the King Midget that doesn't seem to have been made before the company stopped making cars. Perhaps it could be adapted / stretched to fit onto the Miata platform? (some more 'thinking out loud'). 

TomLeeM

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Miata as a Morgan? Himiko?

Motor1 has an article that I think is really neat. I was looking for vehicles that used the Mazda MX5 Miata as a platform or basis for another vehicle; a vehicle body built onto or in place of another cars body - modifying it to give it a totally different look. I came across this article.

'Mazda Miata MX5 Gets Morgan Looks Thanks To Mitsuoka'. 

Himiko - the link to the site of the car. 

I think this is amazing. I think they did a great job of combining the Miata and the Morgan. 

I think the design is truly elegant.  Unlike the writer of the article, I don't consider this to be weird but rather cool looking. 

Here is the view of the engine. 

I hope it goes beyond being a concept car. It looks really cool and it would be neat if it was seen on roads around where I live.

'Japan's Mitsuoka is a wonderfully weird company that tends to graft bizarre looks onto existing vehicles. Its latest project is the Himiko that takes the thoroughly modern looking Mazda MX-5 Miata and transforms the exterior to be a retro-inspired roadster. '
- copied from the Motor1 article. 

I think James Bond - or some other cool spy kind of guy - would be cooler driving this car. 


I will be checking out their other vehicles. It seems they have created vehicles. They seem to have some more cool cars at their site. 

TomLeeM

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Mercedes-Benz Reportedly Plotting Renault-Based X-Class Supermini in 2018

Car Scoops has an article titled 'Mercedes Benz Reportedly Plotting Renault Based X-Class Supermini in 2018'. The article is dated March 15, 2013. I wonder if they are still planning such a vehicle?  I don't know if it is small or how it compares to the Smart Fortwo or their other Mercedes Benz cars. It does look - relatively - small (nice if there was a person near it for comparison).

I think this would have a great appeal than the ForTwo by their Smart brand (which might be gone in a decade - per a more recent article). I think it would make for a great Fortwo replacement (perhaps change the Fortwo name if it has a back seat - which it probably has - perhaps called it the Smart FT4? - just thinking out loud). 

YouTube has a short video on it. 

Here is an interesting article on it by Auto Evolution. They seem to have more photos on it and its relative size. It seems like a very interesting vehicle.

It seems it might not have come about since one sees pickup trucks as the Mercedes Benz current X class vehicles. Perhaps they could call this super mini something else and still be a posiblity? One can hope. 

TomLeeM

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