Street Legal quad???

eagle06 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006

There is a quad company known as Quad-USA who is the only North American importer of the GG Quad. At around 880lbs. and a 1130cc BMW Boxer engine it does around 115+ mph.It is claimed to have the same power to weight ratio as a corvette.According to dirtwheels the quad was taken to the U.S. Department of Transportation but their findings weren't available at press time.Check it out america's first possible street quad....

http://www.gg-quad-northamerica.com/

Technical data
engine type 2-cylinder 4-stroke boxer engine
valves 4 valves per cylinder
capacity 1130 cc
power output 95 Horsepower @ 7250 RPM
torque 72 Lb-Ft @ 5500 RPM
catalytic converter controlled 3-way catalytic converter
transmission 6 gears / 1 reverse gear

Mass and weights
tank volume 4.75 Gallons
dry weight 880 Lbs
overall length 87.5 inches
overall width 55 inches

Driving performance
top speed 115-plus MPH

Chassis
frame GG-design-Billet Aluminum
wheel individual wheel suspension with trapezoidal cross-members made of aluminum
suspension struts Four-Wheel Independent A-arm Wishbone Shock Absorber
spring travel 4 inches front and rear
drive Shaft drive to rear differential
brakes hydraulic brake system, 270 mm floating brake disks, 4 wheel- 4 piston GG brake calipers
wheels OZ alluminum cast wheels 16 inch x F; 17 inch x R
tires front: 195/40-16 rear: 225/40-16

Price Base MSRP $49,500.00

Ed Gein · #2 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006

Yeah I saw that....totally pointless and totally expensive........it's a trike w/ an extra wheel.......big whoop. Jay Leno's about the only fucker that could afford one...

MaineExport · #3 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006

They also said it was pretty damn slow.... so I doubt that hp to weight ratio argument would hold much water. Oh... and it sucks in the tight corners apparently.

eagle06 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006

I could picture jay being the only one to buy one....Yea it said corners less than 90 degrees it could go wide open and once it gets into 6th the acceleration caps off...it is Priced WAY WAY WAY too high for what it is.

$evy · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006

looks like a pile of shit.....

kaosman · #6 (**permalink**) 10-05-2006

More power-to-weight than a Vette? Hardly...the C6 Vette weighs in at 3130 pounds, with 400 hp. That's 6.2 lbs per HP. The aforementioned quad weighs 880 pounds with 95 hp. That's 9.26 lbs per HP, waaaay more than a Vette. And the 880 is its dry weight...add fluids and its gonna come in higher than that. Sounds like an overpriced slow turd to me. You could spend the $40K on the Vette and have 170+ top speed...

hpperf · #7 (**permalink**) 10-21-2006

quads are street legal in Wyoming

BlueDiablo · #8 (**permalink**) 10-21-2006

Almost anything is legal in Wyoming. lol Ehh needs an 900cc min. 2-stroke Snowmobile engine in it instead of a crotch rocket....Least then it would be a real quad.