Comments on: LOREMO LS: Cute & Sporty Low Emissions Vehicle

By: onelovekorea

onelovekorea — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:40:08 +0000

is there any chance i can get one fast lol?

By: JWS

JWS — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:38:50 +0000

This car would sell if they do what they say and keep the price in the low $20k range. I would purchase one and so would many U.S. consumers. It remains to be seen if they can produce this vehicle and keep the build quality good with a low price but if they can they will sell more than they could make!!!!

By: tuvie

tuvie — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:19:22 +0000

hopefully this is not just gonna be a concept car, make it real please …

By: projectmanagement

projectmanagement — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:56:55 +0000

transport is one of the biggest challenges to get green. Look at all the food and stuff we transport all over the world. We need to become more ‘local’ anyhow.

By: Dogbert

Dogbert — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:47:52 +0000

From the FAQ:

“Will the interior of the Loremo get wet when I enter it during rain?

During the short period of entry the vehicles floor will be subject to rainfall. A small segment of the seats will also be affected. This is not really unconventional, as through the design adaptation of the door and roof sill sections of modern cars, due to comfort necessities, parts of the interior are often revealed when accessed.

We have experimented with various solutions. We could have mounted the doors to the roof and have them swing to the back which would have left the seat area covered. This solution would have rendered the easy exchange of the roof module impossible. Also, driving without the roof module would not be possible anymore. At this point, driving pleasure was the more important factor to us. After all, how many days will there be, when it rains so heavily, that the front seats will be affected by water? “

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:30:54 +0000

ooh good point about the rain. it all seemed so promising. not for seattle.

By: g234

g234 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:43:06 +0000

For a similar concept 50 years ago, search for pictures of the Zundapp Janus. One door in the front, one in the back; rear seats faced backwards, and it averaged about 70 mpg. if memory serves me right.

Those backward-facing rear seats were the reason the car failed on the market.

And as the previous poster said, have fun climbing in during a fierce rain storm.

Someone didn’t do all their research before they designed this car.

By: David

David — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:26:16 +0000

Wonderful concept, pity the interior will be soaked the first time you have to hop into your car when it is raining :)

By: catherine

catherine — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:30:39 +0000

From the Loremo website FAQs:

Will the Loremo also be available on the US markets?
We are quite surprised to see that the Loremo is being well accepted in the US. Due to the complicated and instable regulations we will not offer the Loremo for US markets upon launch in 2009. Should the success and the future market demand from US markets enable us to offer the Loremo we will certainly do so.

Lesson:
If you want the opportunity to buy this wunderauto in the US, surprise them and start demanding it now!