Road & Track Livestreams A Test Drive Of The P5. And The Fender Falls Off... :(

[W. WIllie]

Why downtown Manhattan for a "Test Run" , I hardy saw two lanes clear most of the time. It was for "Exposure"..

 

[DAVID BROWER]

THE ELIO IS ALREADY A COLLECTOR CAR !

YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND COLLECT THE PARTS THAT FALL OFF .

 

[Danny Williams]

Road & Track got a chance to test drive the P5. So they livestreamed it on Facebook

Until the left fender fell off...

Well crap...

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a30189/elio-test-drive/

"This afternoon, Elio Motors was kind enough to bring a prototype of its three-wheeled car to Road & Track's New York City office for a test drive. It went great—right up until the left front fender fell off in the middle of Manhattan traffic."

Jalopnik article:

http://jalopnik.com/body-part-falls-of-elio-3-wheeler-during-live-test-driv-1784533335

No problem, I was planning on taking off the front fenders anyway!

 

[Eliosio]

Road & Track got a chance to test drive the P5. So they livestreamed it on Facebook

Until the left fender fell off...

Well crap...

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a30189/elio-test-drive/

"This afternoon, Elio Motors was kind enough to bring a prototype of its three-wheeled car to Road & Track's New York City office for a test drive. It went great—right up until the left front fender fell off in the middle of Manhattan traffic."

Jalopnik article:

http://jalopnik.com/body-part-falls-of-elio-3-wheeler-during-live-test-driv-1784533335

Road & Track got a chance to test drive the P5. So they livestreamed it on Facebook

Until the left fender fell off...

Well crap...

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a30189/elio-test-drive/

"This afternoon, Elio Motors was kind enough to bring a prototype of its three-wheeled car to Road & Track's New York City office for a test drive. It went great—right up until the left front fender fell off in the middle of Manhattan traffic."

Jalopnik article:

http://jalopnik.com/body-part-falls-of-elio-3-wheeler-during-live-test-driv-1784533335

Road & Track got a chance to test drive the P5. So they livestreamed it on Facebook

Until the left fender fell off...

Well crap...

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a30189/elio-test-drive/

"This afternoon, Elio Motors was kind enough to bring a prototype of its three-wheeled car to Road & Track's New York City office for a test drive. It went great—right up until the left front fender fell off in the middle of Manhattan traffic."

Jalopnik article:

http://jalopnik.com/body-part-falls-of-elio-3-wheeler-during-live-test-driv-1784533335

Maybe it was on purpose....like a wardrobe 'malfuntion'. Showing off a little more that you are supposed to, attracts more attention. Huba huba, seeing beneath the fenders...

 

[Eliosio]

Are you kidding? That's not a problem, that's the new emergency braking feature! Explosive bolts jettison the fender, which lifts the wheel off the ground and skids the car to a safe stop

It is the super-secret hydroplaning jet ski option. Fenders come down over the wheels to create hydroplaning effect and wonky exhaust is really a modified jet thrust.

 

[Eliosio]

I HAVE A GREAT IDEA .

PAUL SHOULD SWING A DEAL WITH A MOVIE COMPANY TO WORK ONE OF THE E-SERIES CARS
INTO A SEAT OF THE PANTS CHASE SCENE .

AT SOME POINT WHEN THE CARS ARE GOING VERY FAST , BOTH FENDERS COME OFF ,
SPIN UNDER THE FRONT TIRES & FLIP INTO THE AIR , SPINNING LIKE BOOMERANGS .

EACH FENDER LANDS ON THE WINDSHIELD OF A PURSUING CAR SENDING THEM OUT OF CONTROL .

IF JAMES BOND IS DRIVING , THIS WILL BE A SPECIAL SPY FEATURE WHERE HE PUSHES A BUTTON TO DEPLOY THE FENDERS .
WHY NOT ? HE DROVE A CITROEN 2CV IN "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY"

"Elio fender, we have not been properly introduced. My name is Weld, J.B. Weld"

 

[Mark Handler]

You should check out the R&T article. They were very understanding, and explained that this kind of thing is known to happen with prototypes.

I wonder what this does for P5 appearances. They will have to get the fender repaired, or another one fabricated. Maybe they already have some spares they can pull from the E series builds.

I was going take a vacation to Colorado and see the P5 at the Air Force Academy next weekend (Sunday 8/9). If it's not repaired in time and it's not going to be there, I'm changing my plans. I've already seen the P3 & P4.

 

[Ty]

I was going take a vacation to Colorado and see the P5 at the Air Force Academy next weekend (Sunday 8/9). If it's not repaired in time and it's not going to be there, I'm changing my plans. I've already seen the P3 & P4.

I don't blame you... (from across the river in Papillion, NE)

 

[Jeff Porter]

My favorite quote of the article:

"Anyway, I think it looks way more badass with open wheels."

I was going to post the above but you beat me to it. lol

 

[Ty]

It's unfortunate that the fender came off and that the reporting team used such a crappy video camera (cell phone) for this little snippet. I'm wondering if Elio is thinking "Man, I thought this would be a little more professional". It must have been hard to turn over what is an expensive one-off prototype to a couple of guys who couldn't even dress better than printed T-shirts. Come on, guys. You are supposed to be representing Road and Track! Anyway, despite the shoddy looks and shoddy camera work, the two man team was professional enough not to continually point out things that would surely be fixed in a production model.

As a quick example, the driver had a heck of a time putting on his seat belt. Those things shouldn't be that time consuming to fasten. I also applaud their decision to quit filming when things went bad. Kudos to them, overall, I suppose. I still can't get over that "Hey, lets show up for this important test drive in crappy T-shirts" attitude. Maybe I'm just too old.