Tour Coupes creator: 2-stroke putt-putt cars aren't "high polluting"
Tour Coupes are hitting the streets of San Diego. An ingenious concept, the little 2-seater 3-wheelers pull in a GPS signal that activates an on-board narration to describe the city sights. Visitors can rent the 8-foot-long vehicles starting at $45 an hour or $165 a day. The vehicles are registered as a motorcycle and are street legal. According the company's Web site, the Tour Coupes run on a 49cc carbureated 2-stroke engine that is air-cooled. The vehicle's creator is quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying that the engine is "not high-polluting." The vehicle gets up to 60mpg, depending on the passenger load. Tour Coupes may expand to Los Angeles and start selling the vehicles for $6,500 each.
[Source: Los Angeles Times]
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MikeW 10:51AM (9/18/2006)
Maybe if it is direct injection.
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Jeff the Baptist 10:06AM (9/18/2006)
$165/day? You have got to be kidding me. I could rent 4 cars for that and still have budget room for gas money.
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DPC car videos 4:57PM (9/18/2006)
If I drive this near where I live, my rep will go down 8 points :)
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Devon 7:29PM (9/18/2006)
I was just in San Diego on a business trip and folks I have to say… Don’t knock it to you drive it! Without experiencing it, you have no idea how fun and educational this was. From reading your opinions, I sense that you have not done it. The price was pretty good considering it’s convertible, and it speaks to you/gives you a tour of the city for two people. They so cute to people (especially women) that they come up to you and ask you for rides!(Hot women too) My rep would skyrocket back home. Since it’s new to hit the streets, I felt like a celebrity. People were taking photos of me, coming up to me all day. If you don’t want to listen to the car speak to you about the history of the city, you can actually just put in your own cd’s. I have to disagree with you guys….I had a blast and got a tan!
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