With only 20 examples sold since 2005 the chances of you seeing one of these things on the road is pretty slim, pun completely intended by the way, unless you are personal friends with George Clooney who purchased the first model off the line.
As ugly as they may be, their numbers if they live up to Commuter Cars' statement, are rather impressive.
First is their size. Weighing in at a whopping 3,300 pounds, with 2,200 of that being under the floor, the T600 has the lowest center of gravity of any car on the road today. All this weight is pushed around by a DC FB1-4001 9" motors at each rear wheel that produce a combined 3,000 ft-lbs of torque at low RPM, with a redline at 8,000 RPM. All this power on instant demand means the T600 has a 0-60 time of just 3.2 seconds! That is faster than a McLaren F1 or a Porsche Carrera GT. The T600 has a top speed of 150 MPH and has been recorded doing the 1/4 mile in 12.214 seconds. Oh yeah, did I mention that the total width of the T600 is only 99cm, or just under 39 inches.
Obviously with a total width of 39 inches this two seater has a tandem configuration. According to Commuter Cars, the T600 is one of the safest vehicles on the road. Seeing as how they market it as a vehicle able to ride side by side with another T600 in a single lane, I kind of doubt that, but that is just my own opinion. The hub assemblies and brakes are borrowed from the Mazda Miata and it sits on 14 inch wheels.
Other available equipment is two hitches. One at the rear that accepts a 1.25' hitch for towing a generator cart for extended range. The one up front though... according to the their website the front hitch is for moving airplanes.
The range on these are comparable to other EV's available today. With a charging time of 5 hours using a a 40A 220V receptacle you can get 120 miles with a steady speed of 60 MPH on highway, or 100 miles at 70 MPH. Of course these numbers are based on flat driving and do not take into account for acceleration.
On paper the T600 sounds great and it makes you wonder why they have only sold 20 in 11 years. My guess would be the starting price tag of $108,000. Why would you buy one of these when you could get a Tesla Model S for the same price? To each their own I guess. What do you think?
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