Auto designers have been toying with the idea of three-wheeled transports for some time now and this latest concept by Higgins-Aubé called ENERGYA is pretty much another attempt at it. This side-by-side two seater is legally considered in most jurisdictions a “motorcycle”, eliminating most of the mandatory automobile systems and components that weigh down and increase the price of regular 4-wheeled automobiles. Higgins-Aubé call this segment bender a “motomobile”, and have fitted it with a hefty (200 HP) motorcycle engine powering the single rear wheel. Future(future) designs will see an all-electric drivetrain that will take all the vroom vroom out and replace it with pssshh psshhh.
Designer: Higgins-Aubé
I like the big sails behind the seats in case you want to…well, actually that just looks like a bad design since they serve no good purpose. A windscreen might be nice to have as well. I mean seriously, does this designer know anything about aerodynamic efficiency?
Keith, Paul: You guys obviously lack some knowledge about race car design. These “sails” as you call them are called roll-bars. And they are designed to prevent the occupant’s head from being crushed in case of roll over. Look at any open-wheel cars (including Formula 1, and I am pretty sure these guys know a thing or two about aerodynamics…) and you will see a roll-bar. So either you loose a bit on the aerodynamics (say a couple of km/h) or you loose your head in case of a roll-over. Your call.
Also, it looks like they are some kind of air intake.. which actually makes it
1) Good use of space given
2) Good planning; with the dynamics of the hood, the intakes would recieve a large amount of air
however, some kind of windscreen would be good to protect the occupants..
What are you talking about? The aerodynamics are perfect….as long as you’re going in reverse 🙂
i prefer the atom
very nice design.. Im also working on some concept recently, its for a competition, the only common thing is how weird the mudguards feel 🙂
I think the mudguards need more design work. The rest is beautiful, well done.
This is a blatant copy of the KTM Xbow… Bad design!
that is funny and very creative….. we like it….