So A-S you want a town car that is low and wide. A TOWN CAR?

Like some of these City cars they are UGLY. The proportions are wrong.

I would rather go for a small Fiat 500 than one of these.

I notice it`s a City car - but allegedly governed to 90mph.

Perhaps if it were limited to 60mph and not used on motorways?. It`s the high speed swerve that worries me, plus the passenger seeming to have no chance of control if the driver suddenly becomes incapacitated.

Even on a bike, if the guy in control collapses on the tank - you have a sporting chance of leaning it out of danger from the pillion till speed drops off.

Then there`s the psychological factors - that most people prefer to sit side by side and interact with each other while motoring.

I think someone should take the original mini- the exact internal and external dimensions and set a challenge to designers to create a City car, meeting modern safety requirements from that.

At least it`s not a Luftwaffe ex WW2 cockpit mounted on three wheels. Pity, always wanted one of those ;-)

Edited by oilrag on 01/07/2010 at 12:32

For such a tiny car, the design looks quite neat, although it does remind me a bit of an oversized mobility scooter. Hopefully the T25 will be given a gloss finish rather than the matt finish of the prototype.

Whether the Murray T25 will catch on I'm not going to guess. But if it drives nicely, is reliable, suitably priced and has reasonable safety, I give it a chance. Alongside the T25, the T27 electric version has been developed. If that's better than the Reva G-Wiz, then it should find buyers. If the T25 develops a cult status, like the Smart or 2CV did, then its future will be assured.

T27 electric version: http://www.carsuk.net/gordon-murray-t-27-electric-city-car-exactly-what-an-ev-should-be/

The tiny size could put off some buyers because of the perception of vulnerability. But then people ride motorcycles and scooters, where they're even more vulnerable.

Edited by Sofa Spud on 02/07/2010 at 00:56

QUOTE: ....""And I think if you get rear ended by an artic, any small car would end up squashed""

But that's the case for any car, not just small cars - especially for for rear-seat passengers. I saw a Transit type van that had been rear-ended by a lorry once - although the driver was probably OK apart from maybe hiplash, there wasn't much of the back half of the van left.