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This is a tricycle? Eco-friendly Stauro boasts three wheels, steam engine
Making a three-wheeled vehicle with two wheels in front is the new black, apparently. Following the Vespa-inspired MP3, the A2B Trike for the disabled, and this insane rocket from a Ford engineer, here's the Stauro, a concept ride from industrial designer Taylor Welden. Far from a Photoshopped flight of fancy, Welden let a team of seven to create the Stauro, based around an orange oil-powered steam engine capable of 700 horespower.
That engine sounds a little too "alternative" to make the Stauro a viable product, even in these green-hued times. But there's no questioning the inspired design of the two-passenger trike, which manages to be retro and sleekly modern at the same time. With GM on the rocks, it could do a lot worse than looking at hot concepts like the Stauro for ideas.
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Taylor Welden, via The Design Blog
By velochef at 5:11 PM ON 06/03/09
Great design, and how it takes off. I'd be happy with this as a hybrid.
By aa at 2:35 AM ON 06/04/09
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By eric at 12:08 PM ON 06/04/09
Because it doesn't appear to be a tilting three-wheeler like the Piaggio MP3 or the Carver/Persu, this is more like an enclosed version of the Can-Am Spyder. VW was also working on a 3-wheeler concept at one point. There are several other 3-wheelers headed for production, including a hybrid Peugeot that's similar to the MP3, but enclosed. (The hybrid MP3 is in production for release next year or late this year.)
I'm convinced that I'll be riding or driving something with 3 wheels within 5 years and that it won't be all-gasoline powered. The Persu tops my list but it's been a long wait for that to make it to actual dealers.
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Because it doesn't appear to be a tilting three-wheeler like the Piaggio MP3 or the Carver/Persu, this is more like...More »