| Author | Message | ||
     Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 270 Registered: 04-2003 |
Check out this POS: http://www.carkeys.co.uk/NE008068.htm | ||
| Tim (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 578 Registered: 12-2002 |
Looks like an attempt at an off-road Prowler! | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 271 Registered: 04-2003 |
Arrrgh! My work computer doesn't have imaging software allowing me to resize the other picture I found of this thing so that it'll fit here. I had to save the JPG as a GIF, losing color, and then use http://www.gifworks.com to resize, so it got butchered a little. Anyway, here's a pic of the Treo rolling with mountain bikes attached...   | ||
| Tim (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 579 Registered: 12-2002 |
From the picture it seems to have an awful small interior space considering the wheelbase. Strange set-up in the rear, is it a trunk? | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 273 Registered: 04-2003 |
Article doesn't say -- but the whole thing is only about 2.5 bike lengths long; so maybe the same length as a Wrangler? I think, given the "seats three or two with luggage" language, it must be a bench seat in the back without much else. Looks like the bikes are mounted to a platform with the front forks clipping to the wings. There, I said it. "Wings" as a part on a Jeep. The world can now end.  | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Dweb Lounge Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 2056 Registered: 02-2002 |
Man, that thing is BADASS!!! Integrated mountain bike racks, cool guy air wing things, the retention of the Jeep Grill for nostalgia purposes. WOOO WOOO. WOW, I want two of them!!!! Paul I guess I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue | ||
| R. B. Bailey (Rover50987) Senior Member Username: Rover50987 Post Number: 647 Registered: 07-2002 |
I don't get it, why would I pay that much just to buy some funky looking bike transporter? Ever see the FJ Cruiser? (check Toyota.com) I think they may actually produce it. Won't take the place of a Land Rover in my eyes, but at least it will knock the H2 back into reality - yes, you really are just a Suburban in a suit. | ||
| Tim (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 580 Registered: 12-2002 |
LOL, I just noticed the "wings" on the outside of the rear pillar/upper fender, nice beer holder! It's certainly one odd looking truck/suv/crossover/car/hybrid/conceptual vehicle. | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 275 Registered: 04-2003 |
That FJ Cruiser just might be on my wish list. I LOVE the spotlights mounted on the rearview mirrors...and the winch bumper and winch! Funny how Rover shows off a Disco screaming around a track, Jeep sprouts wings, but Toyota shows a concept based on a 25 year old truck design...which of these will produce real off-roaders in the next decade? | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 195 Registered: 10-2002 |
Here's more on the Treo, if you care: http://www.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2003/tokyo/preview/jeep-treo/index.html | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 1108 Registered: 02-2003 |
They have very similar things in europe used as taxis. you see them all over. | ||
| Kai Dussling (Kai) Member Username: Kai Post Number: 90 Registered: 06-2002 |
So basically Jeep is saying......... Our Treo won't get you where you want to go so we'll throw in a coupla "Rubicon" bikes. | ||
| Sean Clawson (Jacintyre) New Member Username: Jacintyre Post Number: 5 Registered: 09-2003 |
That FJ cruiser is just plain cool! Reminds me of the smurf blue iron pig I used to have. 1977 FJ55 wagon. If parts hadn't been impossible to come by I would probably still have it instead of my Series. http://www.toyota.com/html/shop/look_ahead/fj_cruiser/cruiser.html | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 1092 Registered: 09-2002 |
Did you guys notice the intent of this exercise? it "explores the limits of the Jeep brand" By the way, notice the approach and departure angle? It is made to spare a few range rovers from getting bobtailed | ||
| KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 185 Registered: 02-2002 |
"...and a sill plate pattern based on the tread of a hiking boot." Uh, I don't want to think about hoofing it if my new vehicle leaves me stranded. Karen | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 483 Registered: 02-2003 |
just about as cool as the new DIsco | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 1111 Registered: 02-2003 |
here is the taxi i was talking about  | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 196 Registered: 10-2002 |
I like European and Japanese minicars. I think a Smart, for example, would be perfect for my commute, while my Discovery waited for evening and weekend exploration. But why a Jeep minicar? | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 475 Registered: 01-2003 |
europe and japan could be good markets for jeep, people view jeeps in europe like we view rovers in the US. I.E. expensive and an exclusive club. | ||
| Tom V (Cozmo) Member Username: Cozmo Post Number: 186 Registered: 09-2002 |
That has got to be the coolest golf cart I have ever seen!!! Its a jeep thing and no I don't understand. | ||
| Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd) Member Username: Discoveryxd Post Number: 88 Registered: 08-2003 |
What the hell are those wing like things for behind the windows? The thing looks more like a submarine with wheels, rather than an off-road vehicle. I can see there sales slogan "if you have a dirt driveway than this is the perfect rig to get you and your two grocery bags home safely!" Matt | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 622 Registered: 11-2002 |
Can I fit an 04 Treo on my D1? (I need a new bike carrier!) The Toyota is BadAss! I need one! | ||
| Chris Browne (Chris_browne) Senior Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 387 Registered: 02-2003 |
Any tried to install the treo Headlights or wings on a D1 yet? I really really want to do this and I....... | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 279 Registered: 04-2003 |
I'd rather have the Rubicon Hiking Boot Full Body Skid Plate under my D1 than the Treo headlights, Chris... Andy | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 198 Registered: 10-2002 |
To be fair, a car company can hardly do business in Japan without showing something really, really small. Have a look at the upcoming concepts for the Tokyo Motor Show, for example: http://www.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2003/tokyo/preview/index.html. Love that Toyota RetroCruiser or whatever it is, by the way. I hope it gets built. | ||
| Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Senior Member Username: Offroaddisco Post Number: 1558 Registered: 04-2002 |
Here's what that Jeep is up against if it goes to production. And these guys have been at it for years so I think it will be hard to beat. http://www.spitfiremotors.com/sparrow.html  | ||
| Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd) Member Username: Discoveryxd Post Number: 90 Registered: 08-2003 |
That has to be one of the ugliest vehicle I have ever seen! Imagine getting into an accindent at 60 mph in that Sparrow. I'd laugh at a person if they told me they feel safe in one of those. Matt | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 200 Registered: 10-2002 |
Ugly for a car. Handsome for a submarine. |
