Tsikot.ph PHUV Prototype

[ehnriko]

In addition to the UVX experience... It was so comfortable and driver efficient and economic - I had no complaints driving it everyday. It even drives faster than a Lancer Glxi - kinarera ko na ito - 1 time going up to Tagaytay.

I even used it as my wedding Car... reklamo ng Misis ko kasi - Bakit daw di kami sumakay dun sa Nissan Laurel ko... eh maganda yun at kulay puti pa.

[OyiL]

@ehnriko

i cant see the picture.

enclose the link with a "[""i""m""g"']" in front, then a "[""/""i""m""g"']"at the end

[Pox]

yes, cant see the pictures.

[niky]

Much as I am enamored of the idea of a city-car, I've been studying the concept for years, and there are too many failures to suggest that this is a worthwhile road to follow, not unless you hit the ball out of the park with the very first design.

Even then, a three-wheeler will not attract buyers. They'll want either the security of a four-wheeler, or the nimbleness of a scooter. It must be a four-wheeler to be practicable, and you need to have a steady stream of standardized parts to produce it economically.

It's not impossible. The Morris Mini showed how this could be done, and, in the process, killed the kit car / city car competition. Killed it dead, in fact.

There's the idea of the Chinese car that might work here. Plastic body panelling that's easy to mass-manufacturer, and an interior comparable to mass-market compacts. Would be easy to sell as a taxi-model, and with a little tweaking to produce a 7 seater, a possible shuttle special.

Norkis is already trying this, but their model is re-engineered, and it shows. Not many people want to pay for a rebuilt secondhand with a badge... even at secondhand prices... they're too smart for that... they'd rather just buy their own secondhand straight out.

However we like it, the PHUV has to be in the Tamaraw mold... but it doesn't have to look like one.

I suggest, for design, to see what made the VW microbus so special. Using a minimum of complicated shapes, you can still make a vehicle that looks expensive, not like a "Tamaraw". Break up the familiar hood-windshield angle, for one. Use big radius curves to define the fenders and roof. Hide the window frames to give a feeling of airiness. Ehnriko's ideas are good and are along the lines we should be thinking.

I've got some ideas that I'll post up tomorrow.

[katsudon_ph]

Pwede rin bang sumali.. im in the IT industry but my family business is in Bus body building, as well as transpo business.

thanks

[Pox]

Pwede rin bang sumali.. im in the IT industry but my family business is in Bus body building, as well as transpo business.

thanks

lahat sir welcome basta para sa ikagaganda ng project. pm mo sila Dprox

[OyiL]

anybody wants it big and boxy?

[Helios]

@ehnriko, are you still on the process of upgrading the beast or have frozen the development for a new proj? were you expecting it to perform this way during the initial stage of concept design, or the features were purely incidental/accidental? any which way, job well done sir especially if you show us the picture

@OyiL, keep the concepts coming. most often times hand drawn lines create the image and silhouettes form the object, which is why pen and paper is the preferred medium over digital images. that military truck looked like it can't be detected by a speed radar

@jamesvhong my bad about bsme. am I dorky or what

re foreign investors, I believe it's critical for sustainable development if local sources of capital are scarce. it's practical just as long as there's transparency across the board and that policies are drafted in the best interest of Filipinos. inappropriate use of the investment is what really makes us unpatriotic.

3 wheeled vehicle nor Orly's P100k sub compact won't fit the phuv principle. excellent idea but it deviates from the original platform. let's stick with the brief- modularity to accomodate public transport & stuff mover req.

[ehnriko]

here it is.... the UVX

[OyiL]

ehnrico, the silhuette of the UVX...parang rhino. kaya pala antibay