The cars are built using an efficient process that first attaches most of the car's parts to the chassis, and then adds a pre-painted body as a last step, similar to the way Formula One vehicles are built.
Look at the gallery below, and you'll see that the car is so tiny that three of them can fit into a single parallel parking space. If all cars were this size, we'd live in a utopian energy-saving world.
The T25 should be available in two years, with an all-electric version, the T27, following later. Link
Really?... Really?
-Andrew
At what point of compact-ness will helmets be mandated by the DOT?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR0WiHxLXuo
And talking about deathboxes- I drove an original Fiat Panda, Renault 4 and I was very fond of my Citroën 2CV. As far as I'm concerned, this new car could very well fit in that line.
For speed and appearance I'll stick to my motorbike.
For room evey once in a while, well you can rent those.
you can probably tip that thing over if you lean too much to 1 side...
From a safety point of view, yes, a little car is safer because of all the people driving tanks with a big inertial advantage in a crash, but that's a slippery slope argument to complain about. Looking at it from another point of view, a small, light, maneuverable car has its own set of safety advantages.
And like Bob pointed out, given Gordon Murray's track record, you'd think people would have a little more faith!
But it is still an excellent alternative to current urban automobiles.