Stuff flappy paddles, clearly sequential stick shifters are the way forward (as this video from 1997 demonstrates).

new front end, new engine?

I've had mine up to 108km/h with a bit of a slipstream. They don't like it though and at that pace burn through oil nearly as fast as petrol (well mine does anyway). A nice steady 90 is their cruising speed, and that's just not good enough for modern 130 roads.

Jeez, it seemed to turn whilst in the air!

I tend to prefer cars stock so projects have always left me a little meh. I do love old cars and small cars though. Having finally got one of the old and small cars I've always wanted - a classic fiat 500 - I've realised I'm going to have to do something about the performance to make it usable on modern roads. So I'm…

Definitely... the spandex brigade are some of the worst for not understanding risk. Bikers have a bad image and safety seems to be the biggest buzz word of the moment.

Well said on number 8! I had quite a long argument on some other thread about bikes being nowhere near as dangerous as everyone seems to think.

Mr Hummer would not have stopped when brake tested...

You're not wrong 3:05 on the vid and it clearly says Arizona on the patrol car's door.

It's a very weird car (the peugeot), when you glance at one on the road it's really difficult to tell whether it's coming or going. I flip flop between think it's cool and thinking it's ridiculous.

Concept? It's already on sale!

They're not really american vehicles. As you say they're slow and also fairly unstable. They're designed for in city work in congested areas but free flowing traffic, not the wider open roads and the lights/stop signs over there... I see quite a few of Piaggio's very similar 3 wheeler - the ape - now I'm in the…

Bajaj are another one of those super corporations like Tata. They don't just make Autos (they're called autos in India, tuk tuks in east asia), among their list of sub corporations they provide everything from sugar to insurance, steel to travel. It's amazing how many of these super corporations there are in India.

Saw a very similar thing between an MX5 and a Range Rover on the North circular in London. The MX5 rear ended the Range Rover but clearly dove the front end on the brakes and went under the back end. The Range Rover ended up on it's side against the central reservation.

Pah, new fangled 126s my bike engined fiat's based on a 500 (as it should be):

I apologise for the tone, I rushed the last reply a little. I was reacting to your entrenched, perhaps even stubborn argument where you simply keep repeating the same thing without taking the time to understand the arguments I am presenting, although that is no excuse.

The mpg argument doesn't really work either - the US testing procedure is flawed by not taking into account weight and air resistance by testing on a rolling road:

I never understand the space complaints - sure you're not gonna get your new sofa in the back, but who does their weekly shop in Ikea? I have friends who've bought their cars based on the fact that they may, one day, perhaps need to carry something - they're never happy with them and carry stuff once or twice a year.

Are you suggesting that one of your acquaintances is such an asshat (s)he saw a smart, did a little research (at least enough to find a dealer), went to a smart dealer, inspected the car, took a test ride, purchased a fortwo and then realised that they couldn't fit a bloody dog in the back? If that's the case then I…

Now hear me out... it's a small two seater roadster, think triumph spitfire or MGB. It's underpowered as all British roadsters have been until we stuck american lumps in them. It's eccentric just as all British people are. It's even got a dodgy smile...