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Post #1 Tue, Jan 10, 10:51 PM
Zaratustra
Senior Member - 137

 ...is made by Ariel a company with a dozen employees, using aftermarket parts and ensambling them in a granary, and still much, much better than the attempt of one of the biggest car maker to do the same...
Don't say that a car is bad just because is made somewhere, that prove your intolerance, don't say a car is ugly, cause everybody have a different opinion, maybe you don't like it, and I respect that, do not judge a car by its displacement, hp/ liter or 1/4 mile time, that shows your ignorance, driving is an experience, not just numbers.
Post #2 Wed, Jan 11, 1:52 AM
nathandavid88
Senior Member - 173

 But the difference is that Ariel specialises in one particular type of vehicle, where Volkswagen's experience includes vehicles for every automotive/truck segment from superminis to Prime mover trucks. For them, this is something completely different, a combination of a car and motorcycle, and for a company that has no experience with the latter i think they did a pretty decent job!
umm...ok then...(???)
Post #3 Fri, Jan 13, 10:02 AM
Xclusv1
New User - 1

 I'm sure that VW has more than enough experience and resources to outdo Ariel, but I think the purpose of this concept is to test the market waters for this type of machine. Of course, the Ariel outperformes this one but the VW has potential-and its more attractive!
Post #4 Sun, Jan 15, 5:40 AM
nathandavid88
Senior Member - 173
Quote from Xclusv1
I'm sure that VW has more than enough experience and resources to outdo Ariel, but I think the purpose of this concept is to test the market waters for this type of machine. Of course, the Ariel outperformes this one but the VW has potential-and its more attractive!
Your right, VW has built this just to test the response for this type of vehicle, to see if it would be a worthwhile thing to build them for the US market. And while VW does have enough resources, it's experience is in making things on four wheels, meaning that this, being the first time they've made something like this, may not be as good as the Ariel, who specialises in one type of vehicle. Personally though, I also reckon that the VW looks pretty good for what it is...I'd take one if offered, for sure!
umm...ok then...(???)
Post #5 Sun, Jan 15, 1:46 PM
badspy
New Member - 34
Quote from nathandavid88
But the difference is that Ariel specialises in one particular type of vehicle, where Volkswagen's experience includes vehicles for every automotive/truck segment from superminis to Prime mover trucks. For them, this is something completely different, a combination of a car and motorcycle, and for a company that has no experience with the latter i think they did a pretty decent job!
And the cheapest Atom will run you ~$34k while the GX3 is listed in the article to be around $17K. That 300HP supercharged version you're probably thinking about from the episode of Top Gear, that starts at around ~$43k.

If VW wanted to beat the Atom, they would've built it into the ~40k price range. There are more people that will buy a $17k toy than a $40k toy.
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Post #6 Tue, Jan 17, 10:37 PM
Zaratustra
Senior Member - 137

 I bet there is more people willing to pay $43,000 for an atom than $17,000 for this tricicle
Don't say that a car is bad just because is made somewhere, that prove your intolerance, don't say a car is ugly, cause everybody have a different opinion, maybe you don't like it, and I respect that, do not judge a car by its displacement, hp/ liter or 1/4 mile time, that shows your ignorance, driving is an experience, not just numbers.
Post #7 Mon, Apr 24, 1:49 PM
CC is fun
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 its the cooliest
Post #8 Fri, Apr 24, 9:49 AM
topspeedlover
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 i hate all 3 wheeled cars
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