. T0 t4 S$ F" A' [/ X y }6 i# f 与传统汽车相比,它除了车身不是钢制的以外,总共只有三个车轮。它重408公斤,体长4.14米,最高时速达163公里。伍德的这辆新车被视为“绿色汽车”,一经问世,便深得国际环保人士的好评。 7 |7 s/ u+ j# A! e$ i 5 S* v9 q& H6 xThe three-wheeled car made from wood8 F5 s& K) N9 ]- d
- D0 }' C+ e7 K$ ZIt weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood.. Q# Z9 [. U% _/ N H
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It took furniture maker Friend Wood, 46, more than 2000 hours to build his three-wheel, tear-drop shaped car, which he has named 'Tryane II'.
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作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-4-28 11:12
The two-seater was put together using the chassis and 602cc engine from a Citroen 2CV. Mr Wood then built up layers of African mahogany around a basic mould using a boat-building technique known as 'cold moulding'.( j3 B, m+ U( K* `
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The car is a a three-wheel adaption of the classic four-wheeled 1969 Citroen Diane and is able to do between 55 and 70 miles per gallon.7 Q8 H+ Y. L P* h5 P
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