Cars With Three Wheels?

[Quartermass]

Do you drive a car with three wheels?

Does it handle differently than a car with four wheels?

If it does, how does it differ?

[mysuzuki2]

1. Very few of the 99% can afford a Morgan.

are there any other 3 wheel cars?

[Quartermass]

2. Here's a Wiki on some:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-wheeled_car

[hifiguy]

9. Moggie three-wheelers are so cool

and the very definition of English eccentricity.

[Gold Metal Flake]

13. Those are so cool.

Peter Sellers drove one in the brilliant comedy "The Party".

[hifiguy]

20. Morgan is apparently making them again.

They reluctantly gave in to four wheels sometime in the 1930s or '40s IIRC, but there are enough people who want that retro vibe to justify making the trikes again. Long live English kookiness!

[dimbear]

3. The three wheeler combines the worst features of a car with the worst features of a motorcycle.

That's why they're rare.

[haele]

8. If it's two in the front, one in the rear, it's a lot more stable.

The two on the front configuration can handle sharp turns because of the differential mechinisms in the front axel and won't roll over on turns as a standard two in the back configuration will. It's a momentem issue, more than anything - with the higher speeds, the momentem of a turn affects the front of the vehicle far more than the back, so you need to be able to do your turn rotation compensations in the front. And you need bigger tire the back for traction and stability.

I'd have no problems with a three wheeled vehicle that has two in the front.

Haele

[dimbear]

23. You can obtain that result with a skid. n/t

[savalez]

25. That reminds me of

the first generation ATV's. One wheel in the front, two in the back, and prone to flipping. Awesome!

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. This video has all you need to know.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/clarkson-tips-over-reliant-robin#

[sakabatou]

6. ...

[Gold Metal Flake]

7. I know!

The boy and I were rolling the first time we watched that!

[A Simple Game]

10. That was the funniest video I have watched in days. Thanks. n/t

[sakabatou]

5. It works well with bikes, but not cars.

[Gold Metal Flake]

14. Can-Am

[sakabatou]

21. Yup

[geardaddy]

11. I used to have a Corgi Car model of the Heinkel Bubble Car

[Gold Metal Flake]

12. Ah, but that one actually had two rear tires.

Just a bit more stable even though they are so close together.

[geardaddy]

16. I didn't realize it had two rear tires.

Still the design is three-wheel-ish.

[Brother Buzz]

15. You do know the reason for that sun roof?

[geardaddy]

17. No.

[Brother Buzz]

18. Well, if you rear end someone and your legs aren't pinned...

you can exit the vehicle.

[geardaddy]

19. Makes sense

Thanks!

[Fire Walk With Me]

22. A car with three wheels is better than a horse with no name.

[IDemo]

24. I wouldn't have minded one of these, but the company went belly up:

Corbin Motors (not the electric "Sparrow" model, I don't remember the name). Transverse mounted Harley V-twin powered.

[ROFF]

26. The wife and I

put a deposit down on a Can Am Spyder RTS yesterday.

[IDemo]

27. Those are some wild looking machines

They look like a blast to ride. There were several in the parking lot where I work last summer.