Carver One - I Have Got To Get Me One Of These!
This looks like one fun machine. Stable and safe (I assume) like a car but leans over in turns like a motorcycle. Dutch by design the Carver One owes its name to the English verb to carve. This is exactly what happens when you drive a Carver: you carve corners. And even when there are none, you will be carving down the roads, carving your way through traffic, constructing your own track just like skiers carve down snowy slopes.
At low speeds and in reverse, the cockpit stays upright. As soon as you gain speed and turn the steering wheel, the cockpit banks, just like a motorcycle or, even better, a fighter jet! The Dynamic Vehicle Control (DVC) system automatically adjusts the tilt angle of the cockpit to the speed and acceleration of the vehicle, enabling a plane-like tilting before cornering.
The Carver is available in US and Canada but it’s classified as a motorcycle, which means you’ll need to wear a helmet and have a Class 6 license to drive one. Then again, I doubt most cops will know this and won’t pull you over if they see you carve by without the required helmet or driver license.
Here is a Top Gear video review of the Carver. I wonder if there’s a dealer in Vancouver?
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Wonderful clip, I wonder why we ( the Dutch) are such great in inventing totally useless but funny stuff
Reply to this commentClass M license in US. What’s the price tag on this puppy?
Reply to this commentthey said 20 something pounds. Which in US is like 30 thousand. I think
Reply to this comment20k pounds = 40k usd, exchange is about 2:1.
I’ve seen similar concepts. VW has one too.
Reply to this commentHey John so you gonna get one?
Reply to this commentBest part was ‘hes my partner and my lover’ lol
I remember seeing on Daily Planet something similar but way more high performance. was much lower and wider. Think they were building them out of Montreal. I can’t seem to find them online though.
Given the cars you like John, I think you’d like the Canadian one much better.
Reply to this commentAre you talking about the T-Rex? That is pretty cool but it don’t lean. http://www.go-t-rex.com/
Reply to this commentYes, I was thinking of the T-Rex. No it doesn’t lean, but who needs to lean when you’re tearing down the road whipping around corners
Matter of taste I suppose 
Reply to this commentI love the T Rex! Wouldn’t mind having one of those too. That sucker is fast!
Reply to this commentThis is directly from the Carver website.
“The retail price for the North American market is yet to be determined. Considering the required re-engineering and transportation costs, the North American retail price is expected to approximate 45.000 USD for a basic model.”
This thing looks like crazy fun. I know Merc was also experimenting with something similar but the price tag was way up there.
Reply to this commentvery sick…i just want to feel what its like to turn on its side like that.
Reply to this commentJohn, let’s open a dealership in Japan!
Reply to this commentThey’ll sell like hotcakes!
This is pretty big big news. *hint hint*
Reply to this commentSign me up, too.
That’s pretty sweet!
Reply to this commentThey look like a heap of fun, I want one!!!!
Reply to this commentCRAZY SEXY DUTCH
Thats what I like to hear
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