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Test Drive / Ride And Drive Events
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Speculation. Perhaps they will haul several Elio's on a transport trailer around the country's planned drive and buy circuit........a mobile Elio Store. Wait a minute.............a Mobile Elio Store....................coming to your City soon!
I have been invited to several manufacturers 'driving experiences'. Generally these events are held in large parking lots available at locations such as stadiums and amusement parks. The events involve a number of vehicles being hauled in on trailers along with accompanying tents and/or trailers with sales/product information and people to answer your questions. The events I have been to are typically a mix of invitation only days with full test drives allowing cars to be driven on several different courses demonstrating various capabilities and pushing the vehicles almost to the limit as well as days when the public is invited where the test driving is limited to a short ride around a simple closed course. These events typically span 3-4 days, normally Thursday/Friday-Sunday, with Thursday and Friday being nearly universally limited to those invited to attend and the media for some nice 'free' advertising. Invitees generally confirm their invitation and choose a date and time ahead of the event so as to keep the number of people in each session down to a reasonable amount allowing for plenty of test driving with little or no waiting.
I could definitely see EM doing a similar road show once they are closer to production and have a number of extra vehicles they are able to take on the tour. This kind of event would easily allow EM to recognize reservation holders by inviting them to the closed sessions while providing wider exposure by allowing the general public to come out and look at the vehicles and even line-up to take them for short test drives during the days where the event is open to the public. The only issue I see for some of us early reservation holders is I am not sure when EM will have enough vehicles for these types of events as all the events I have been to have at least a dozen vehicles involved between static sales vehicles and the ones being driven. I can see where it could be very close to production when they are finally able to start running these events.
The Jaguar event I did late last year was the nicest, and most fun, of these events I have ever been to. It was a three day invitation only event and they had entire portable buildings set up along with the entire Jaguar lineup to test drive as much as you wanted. They allowed you to play follow the leader and take the vehicles on a guided drive around the local surface streets and a short jaunt down the interstate. They also had the usual low speed obstacle handling and higher speed autocross courses set up along with a very fun 0-100-0 run in a 550hp F-Type where you pull up to the line, turn on launch control, then just slam the accelerator to the floor and see how fast you can go before the instructor sitting in the passenger seat tells you to slam on the brakes. The course was long enough to allow those of us wiling to follow the instructions to the letter to hit 120+ mph before slamming the brakes as hard as possible and really pushing the carbon ceramic brakes to the limit.
I did not take many good photos however I do have some photos of the Jaguar event for those who would like to see it: https://plus.google.com/photos/106497276717069226745/albums/6050759011479677185
I could definitely see EM doing a similar road show once they are closer to production and have a number of extra vehicles they are able to take on the tour. This kind of event would easily allow EM to recognize reservation holders by inviting them to the closed sessions while providing wider exposure by allowing the general public to come out and look at the vehicles and even line-up to take them for short test drives during the days where the event is open to the public. The only issue I see for some of us early reservation holders is I am not sure when EM will have enough vehicles for these types of events as all the events I have been to have at least a dozen vehicles involved between static sales vehicles and the ones being driven. I can see where it could be very close to production when they are finally able to start running these events.
The Jaguar event I did late last year was the nicest, and most fun, of these events I have ever been to. It was a three day invitation only event and they had entire portable buildings set up along with the entire Jaguar lineup to test drive as much as you wanted. They allowed you to play follow the leader and take the vehicles on a guided drive around the local surface streets and a short jaunt down the interstate. They also had the usual low speed obstacle handling and higher speed autocross courses set up along with a very fun 0-100-0 run in a 550hp F-Type where you pull up to the line, turn on launch control, then just slam the accelerator to the floor and see how fast you can go before the instructor sitting in the passenger seat tells you to slam on the brakes. The course was long enough to allow those of us wiling to follow the instructions to the letter to hit 120+ mph before slamming the brakes as hard as possible and really pushing the carbon ceramic brakes to the limit.
I did not take many good photos however I do have some photos of the Jaguar event for those who would like to see it: https://plus.google.com/photos/106497276717069226745/albums/6050759011479677185
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HH,I have been invited to several manufacturers 'driving experiences'. Generally these events are held in large parking lots available at locations such as stadiums and amusement parks. The events involve a number of vehicles being hauled in on trailers along with accompanying tents and/or trailers with sales/product information and people to answer your questions. The events I have been to are typically a mix of invitation only days with full test drives allowing cars to be driven on several different courses demonstrating various capabilities and pushing the vehicles almost to the limit as well as days when the public is invited where the test driving is limited to a short ride around a simple closed course. These events typically span 3-4 days, normally Thursday/Friday-Sunday, with Thursday and Friday being nearly universally limited to those invited to attend and the media for some nice 'free' advertising. Invitees generally confirm their invitation and choose a date and time ahead of the event so as to keep the number of people in each session down to a reasonable amount allowing for plenty of test driving with little or no waiting.
I could definitely see EM doing a similar road show once they are closer to production and have a number of extra vehicles they are able to take on the tour. This kind of event would easily allow EM to recognize reservation holders by inviting them to the closed sessions while allowing wider exposure by allowing the general public to come out and look at the vehicles and event line-up to take them for short test drives during the days where the event is open to the public. The only issue I see for some of us early reservation holders is I am not sure when EM will have enough vehicles for these types of events as all the events I have been to have at least a dozen vehicles involved between static sales vehicles and the ones being driven. I can see where it could be very close to production when they are finally able to start running these events.
The Jaguar event I did late last year was the nicest, and most fun, of these events I have ever been to. It was three day invitation only event and they had entire portable buildings set up along with the entire Jaguar lineup to test drive as much as you wanted. They allowed you to play follow the leader and take the vehicles on a guided drive around the local surface streets and a short jaunt down the interstate. They also had the usual low speed obstacle handling and higher speed autocross courses set up along with a very fun 0-100-0 run in a 550hp F-Type where you pull up to the line, turn on launch control, then just slam the accelerator to the floor and see how fast you can go before the instructor sitting in the passenger seat tells you to slam on the brakes. The course was long enough to allow those of us wiling to follow the instructions to the letter to hit 120+ mph before slamming the brakes as hard as possible and really pushing the carbon ceramic brakes to the limit.
I did not take many good photos however I do have some photos of the Jaguar event for those who would like to see it: https://plus.google.com/photos/106497276717069226745/albums/6050759011479677185
Thanks for the great photos.
karl
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No would be the simple answer. Not at the moment. Not until they after start to build them. No, that has not killed my buzz.
RUCRAYZE
Elio Addict
I understand your concerns. This vehicle is definitly not as heavy as other cars. In some respects it might not be as safe, such as in a side collision, getting hit from the side by a large vehicle at say 50 mph. Certainly a Crown Vic or a Subaru would be a better choice for a male teen to drive, agreed.
All that said, I respectfully disagree that the Elio is a dangerous vehicle. Not-as-safe as some other vehicles in certain situations, yes. But so is a motorcycle, so is a Can-Am, etc. The Elio isn't meant to be a vehicle that anyone can drive in any condition and survive any kind of crash. People get hurt all the time in normal-sized vehicles.
I hope we can agree to disagree, and continue to be friends on here. I have a teen-age daughter, and while girls don't usually take the risks that boys take, I wouldn't let my daughter drive an Elio on the interstate, just like I wouldn't let her drive a motorcycle on the interstate, until after she took a special safety class and had 1 yr experience driving it often. This is why certain states have a law that says people under 18 or under 21 must wear a helmet and those over 21 or 18 don't need a helment. Teens' judgement is not good, their brains are still developing, etc. We're probably agreeing somewhat on this.
I think anyone any age not using a helmet on a bike hopefully-" their brains are still developing". Reverse caps (brim behind) doesn't cut it, and for those
whose brains are splattered no need. and the replys will come- I Know,of people die who w/ their helmits on,/people who live without them.
yes it's a free country, but the rest of us shouldn't have to pay for your long-term care and your loved ones suffer.
UCF'73
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A question: I know the P3 is the silver one and the P4 is the orange one. Will there be a P5 before actual production begins? Seems I recall the P5 would have the real engine and drive train, but I would expect them to be tinkering with that right up to production. So a P5 might not be out there for any length of time before production begins.