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What do you mean run the other direction?
A tadpole trike is a pretty common layout. The most common one I see is on the following website http://www.spyder.brp.com./

The tadpole layout is way more stable than the other direction. This is an engineering decision, not one done for appearance.

Bombardier/Skidoo already makes something like this. The problem is that their version costs $18,000 for the cheapest model.

For that price, you could just get the US version of the Smart Car.

Depends. I've seen a few of these on the streets and highways of Los Angeles.

Bombardier/Skidoo already makes something like this. The problem is that their version costs $18,000 for the cheapest model. If you could make one for $3000, I suspect that quite a few people would be interested in them. The Bombardier one has a 998 cc engine. You could make something suitable for booting around town in with something as small as as 250 cc engine.

They were unsafe because the third wheel was at the front instead of the back.

Check out the Grizzly, the NEV, the Spyder, or the ZENN. Yes, they're all pretty strange. If we want normal cars, we buy Hondas.

As a Spyder owner, I can attest that it is a very stable vehicle. It has several safety features (warning: flash site) namely its VSS (Vehicle Stability System) that makes sure you can't/don't high side it like conventional trikes.

Its a first generation vehicle, but its been developed for around 10 years and minus a few minor complaints they totally hit a home run! I can confidently say that I am very happy with my purchase. But I must warn you, don't buy one unless you really like attention because everyone will come up to you and have a conversation.

As a bonus, this one looks amazing (saw one in person this summer): http://spyder.brp.com/

That car looks suspiciously like a motorcycle.

I agree though it certainly beats out the Type-1e in the looks department. I don't understand why new-tech people insist on making such horrendously ugly vehicles. If they actually made them look like traditional cars they may have a chance of catching on.

I get that the design helps them achieve 300mpg, but seriously, no one is going to drive a Type-1e on a highway. It looks like it'd crumple like tin foil.

Single front-wheel trikes are dangerous. Single back-wheel trikes are pratically as stable as a four-wheeler.

As a bonus, this one looks amazing (saw one in person this summer): http://spyder.brp.com/

The T-Rex Doesn't have A/C unless you count the breeze flowing through the cockpit, but does look like quite an exciting thing to drive. The Spyder Has a similar wheel layout, but is closer to a motorbike/quad than a car.

I know a few people that have driven the Can-Am Spyder, and they all say it is incredibly stable. Three wheels. Go figure.
I think it is merely an engineering problem. Sort of like the new generation of fighter aircraft. Build something inherently 'twitchy' and then add control systems.

http://spyder.brp.com/

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He needs to talk to Bombardier about their Embrio project - a supercool motorcycle-like unicicle.