Me personally I would rather have the openess a T-rex provides and still have the vehicle behave like a car (with a steering wheel) with no lean factor.

The spyder is too much like the t-rex while giving up the "fun-ness" of a motorcycle.

They had these up at the Quaker Steak and Lube restruant near my house two weeks ago and I got to sit on them and monkey around the parking lot. they are very klunky to drive.

 

Yummy, street ATV! Have you seen the GG Quad, using a BMW boxer engine? That looks like a pile of fun but not cheap enough.

VTEC, you're probably right about groups 1 & 2 but a 400 cc scooter is going to serious kick this thing's @ss on fuel economy, lane splitting, and parking. I just figure the market doesn't support the development costs but we'll see. No doubt is does look cool.

It won't be fast enoug for real squids. I hear this is about equal to a SV 650 for acceleration and doesn't look like it'll wheelie too well.

 

but it will indo like a %&*$#!

 

I'm just guessing here, but I'll bet that once you have 4 wheels, you are required to do crash testing, have bumpers etc etc. to be street legal.

 

I don't see this as an alternative to people looking for a motorcycle. Rather, it's an alternative for people looking for an Ariel Atom but don't want the expense of one or the hassle of getting a kit car registered. (That's predicated, of course, on the assumption that it has proper driving dynamics and will do well on a track or autocross course.)

 

VW was awfully close to releasing a more car-like 3-wheeler recently but they pulled out. The Piaggio MP3 scooter is a 3-wheeler that leans and there does seem to be a rise in 3-wheel interest.

 

Looks like a snowmobile strapped reverse on a tricycle!