Is Elio Being Ignored By Mainstream Auto Industry Press?

[Terrence]

http://www.caranddriver.com/photo-g...-84-mpg-for-the-price-of-a-decade-old-corolla

http://www.popularmechanics.com/car...-and-his-ultralight-three-wheel-cars-15506622

Good Data research Truett Collins! very nice
Terrence

 

[HHH]

reviews of the elio in magazines like Popular Science, Car and Driver, Popular Mechanics and the like. Perhaps they won't review it until it is in production but I think I have seen all sorts of articles on things that were still on the drawing boards or less far along than the Elio is. Perhaps if subscribers wrote in and asked what the hell was wrong and why don't you have the Elio on the cover something might happen.

Pity poor Paul Elio trying to satisfy the masses. Larryboy complains that the not yet produced Elio hasn't received coverage by magazines like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. Ekh complains that the early coverage by Popular Mechanics has become out of date. You can't win!

 

[Jeff Porter]

Pity poor Paul Elio trying to satisfy the masses. Larryboy complains that the not yet produced Elio hasn't received coverage by magazines like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. Ekh complains that the early coverage by Popular Mechanics has become out of date. You can't win!

I don't know that Larryboy and Ekh were complaining as much as just hoping/wanting that prominent car publications would give the Elio some recent publicity.

 

[goofyone]

I don't know that Larryboy and Ekh were complaining as much as just hoping/wanting that prominent car publications would give the Elio some recent publicity.

I do expect coverage from all parts of the media, including the mainstream auto rags, to increase quite dramatically once it becomes readily apparent that this is not simply Paul Elio's dream but something that could actually make it into production in the near future. This is why the news from last week about the first work inside the plant is important to Elio Motors. What will really bring the coverage is the engine testing breaking out into the open followed by the P5/E0 and most important is the rest of the E-series vehicles being built and tested as this is a tangible demonstration of an advanced stage vehicle development program which is where everyone knows EM needs to be prior to volume production.

 

[BillZ]

All this evolution reminds me of the newest motorcycle to hit the marketplace: Motus Motorcycles. The too developed their own company, marketing plan, and engine. Pretty amazing. Oh, I want one of them too!

 

[goofyone]

All this evolution reminds me of the newest motorcycle to hit the marketplace: Motus Motorcycles. The too developed their own company, marketing plan, and engine. Pretty amazing. Oh, I want one of them too!

Yes, somebody posted about that on here a while back. Would be fun to squeeze one of those engines into an Elio!

 

[AriLea]

Yes, somebody posted about that on here a while back. Would be fun to squeeze one of those engines into an Elio!

165HP? At 1200lbs, under 10lbs/HP. Yep, I call that fun! In other FWD platforms I'd say that's almost too much HP/weight ratio. But in a 2F1R-FWD tadpole? Just enough. :-)

 

[TexasElio]

Here's another item that puzzles me about the Elio Motors saga...

As a result of spending 30 years within the automotive industry... I've become a diehard auto enthusiast...so I subscribe to Car & Driver...Motor Trend...Automobile Magazine...etc...this allows me to keep up with current trends in the automotive industry...

I find it very surprising that a major automotive magazine (Motor Trend...Road & Track...etc...) has not done a recent in-depth feature article (3 or 4 page story) documenting the Elio Motors saga...any automotive start-up that promises to produce 250,000 units a year should be very news worthy??

A well written & objective cover story article in one of these automotive magazines would certainly be interesting reading...especially if Mr. Elio would be transparent with regards to current behind the scenes activities at Elio Motors...

Any thoughts?

 

[CompTrex]

You mean like this one?
http://blog.caranddriver.com/elio-motors-3-wheeler-84-mpg-for-the-price-of-a-decade-old-corolla/

EDIT: True that it's not too recent.
RE-EDIT: Also not a feature article, so I guess your point still stands.

 

[Gas-Powered Awesome]

Here's another item that puzzles me about the Elio Motors saga...
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Any thoughts?

Yes, my thought is will this be another drive-by dump-and-run post? Or will you actually participate in the discussion this time?

Why have you blocked access to your profile so we can't see what and where you have posted? I want to see if you've responded to any of the threads you've started.