The Loremo: Never before has something German sipped so little (188mpg!)

Auto Blog ^ | June 4, 2007

[johnny7]

...too lazy to use Google?

Where do you think I got the photo that I posted?

[Excellence]

That looks like something I’d buy in the toy department at Wal-Mart.

[greenthumbedislndr]

well, the fuel economy sounds good, but then on second thought, the idea with lifting the “hood” to enter the car is unbelievably stupid. On top of the fact that it would be a pain if it rains, what if you get in an accident? The “hood” thing and the hinge would most likely be bent and chances are pretty good you would be trapped in there. Insane if you ask me.

[greenthumbedislndr]

well, the fuel economy sounds good, but then on second thought, the idea with lifting the “hood” to enter the car is unbelievably stupid. On top of the fact that it would be a pain if it rains, what if you get in an accident? The “hood” thing and the hinge would most likely be bent and chances are pretty good you would be trapped in there. Insane if you ask me.

[wolf78]

well, the fuel economy sounds good, but then on second thought, the idea with lifting the “hood” to enter the car is unbelievably stupid. On top of the fact that it would be a pain if it rains, what if you get in an accident? The “hood” thing and the hinge would most likely be bent and chances are pretty good you would be trapped in there. Insane if you ask me.

What's "new" about the Loremo is its revolutionary frame design, which in a way resembles a motorbike. The advantages are its light weight and that it is supposed to meet current crash test standards. The downside is that it doesn't work with normal doors, therefore the akward entry.

But then again: motorbikes are far more dangerous and still legal. And hey, it gets 188 mpg!

[Red Badger]

Thanks to 2ndDivisionVet!........

Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.......

If you want on or off the DIESEL "KnOcK" LIST just FReepmail me........

This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days......

[Hydroshock]

That would look real cute stuck up under my jeep.

[2ndDivisionVet]

BTW, post #3 is not the Loremo, but an unidentified tiny automobile.

[Hydroshock]

That is a go cart with delusions of grandeur.

[NVDave]

Are you referring to the front entry, or the rear seat entry?

Almost any car has precip enter the cabin if there is wind.

And as for the engineering: the article describes their motivation: weight reduction.

Once again, per the comments I made on another high-MPG thread today: they need a better transmission. These five-speeds ain’t gonna get the maximum fuel mileage out of a diesel. Diesels have pretty narrow optimum RPM bands, and the job of any auto engineer using a diesel should be to put enough gears into the tranny to maximize the number of miles spent at optimum RPM, regardless of actual road speed.

[roaddog727]

I gotta get me one!