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...that its models will be the first ultralight cars to go mass transit. "Our goal is to begin mass production of the first 10,000 cars in 2009, and until then we don't see any competition. None of the big manufacturers has plans for this segment," boasts Gerhard Heilmaier, Loremo ceo. How is the Loremo different? Unlike a traditional car frame, which is built to divert energy in a crash in a ring around the passengers, the Loremo's frame consists of three steel girders running from front to back that transport the energy of a crash underneath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Driving On The Light Side | 7/9/2006 | See Source »

...incorporates the dashboard and steering wheel, to close the car. The car's door locks and windows are manually operated, and a navigational computer does not come as a standard feature. These were stripped out to save weight and cost. "What's wrong with manually opening the window?" asks Heilmaier. Well, nothing, perhaps. But history suggests that austerity does not always sell. In 1999, German carmaker Volkswagen launched the Lupo 3L TDI in Europe, a no-frills subcompact that got 100 km on 3 L of gas. Volkswagen built 29,500 Lupo 3Ls and then last year yanked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Driving On The Light Side | 7/9/2006 | See Source »

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