3 wheeled VW?

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:46 pm

the VW GX3.....basically a robin reliant turned backwards and 123bhp
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/405/

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:01 pm

Hmmm, not sure what I think to that.

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:10 pm

if you had to brake sharply wouldn't the back end rise up like a seesaw with the wheels being almost in the middle?

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:12 pm

That vision made me laugh, I can picture that - approaching the traffic lights, sh!t! Red Light and you end up on your head.

omicron · Post by **omicron** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:30 pm

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:31 pm

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:25 am

omicron wrote:

thats just pure gangster

Babe RuthLess · Post by **Babe RuthLess** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:17 pm

In the mid-1980s there was a three-wheeled VW prototype called Scooter. I think that was back in 1985 or '86. It had a proper roof though, and if my memory isn't playing any tricks on me, I think it had gullwing doors.

I'll try to dig up a photo.

Babe RuthLess · Post by **Babe RuthLess** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:27 pm

1986 (confirmed!) VW Scooter:

I remember this car had a very 80s interior, especially the seats with three blue bands of varying shades of blue. It was tested by Brazilian magazine Motor 3 (which disappeared in 1988!) in Germany. Very interesting article and test. The guy drove across Germany in the Scooter, with his wife (!) and their luggage (!!!!!).

Anyway the VW Student of 1982 (??) or 1984(??) (hey, I was just a little boy back then!) had more hints about (then) upcoming VW styling themes than the Scooter ('89 Passat front end).

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:29 pm

pretty interesting... never seen that before

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:59 am

More images of the GX3 at:

http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/ ... 1647.shtml

Nice piece of design, the interior is cool (what there is of it!!).

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:27 am

Also, high-res images and wallpapers here

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:07 pm

I notice "The Stigs" evil twin brother is driving the GX3.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:59 pm

mfa-polo wrote:I notice "The Stigs" evil twin brother is driving the GX3.

Ha ha yeah, the Stig mk1 got a new job with VW after being launched off that aircraft carrier in Top Gear

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:44 pm

by the way Si_GTi, cool wallpaper website, the only good hi-res car site i'd ever found stopped working recently, plus they've got the alfa brera, mmmm brera