Tango: my next car
December 12, 2004 
In a post last month, I mentioned my ideal next car. At that time I was thinking a Smart car was my dream car. No more. The object of my automotive fantasy is now the Tango
(pictured to the left - click the thumbnail for a larger image). These
cars are the brainchild of a father/son team in Spokane, Washington (my
old state) here in the USA. It's a 2-seater electric car (passenger
sits behind driver), 0 to 60 mph in under 4 seconds, corners
like a Porsche, is built around a roll-cage that protects the occupants
even in high-speed crashes, and is totally cool. These cars are only 39
inches wide (narrower than many motorcycles), and so are ridiculously
easy to park. The travel range is 80 miles per charge. For now, the
price is too high for a working stiff like me. The goal of the
inventors, however, is to get the production up to a level where the
price will be about US$10,000.
Well, I'm in no hurry to replace my current vehicle (a 7-year old
Subaru Outback). But when the Subaru dies, I'm hoping there's an
earth-friendly option like the Tango available.
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