Carver one amazing tilting car

Talking about and driving the incredible Carver One tilting car. Loads of fun and surprising in so many aspects. We talk about various aspects of the car, ownership, driving and being the centre of attention.
Taken in part exchange by UK Porsche specialists 911virgin on one of their Porsche 911 cars it was too good an opportunity to pass up.

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

These original Caver One are going up and up in price. Phenomenal beast ! But sadly most of fortunate people can only afford these. PS. You should not be scared as it cannot fall . STEP ON IT !

[@ahmadmelhem1499]

This look amazing and fun machine to have, going to work and not having traffic headache

[@WhiteMouse77]

a few Carvers with swapped Hayabusa engine must be pocket rocket.......speeeeeeeedyyyyyyy !!!

[@unkelartgarf3792]

The sole reason the Carver One was "killed off" after only 2 years of sales, is that Toyota reneged on the engine supply contract (it's a Daihatsu engine but the rights and tooling has been owned by Toyoya since the early-2000s). The car had been intrinsically designed for that engine and was so killed off, as the company had insufficient investment to redesign it to use a different powerplant. Toyota had made a worldwide, corporate decision not to allow their engines to be used in 3rd party vehicles any more (they made a single exception for the Aygo / C1 / 107 platform that uses the Toyota 1KRE engine. A real shame.

[@luisfelipelagunarivero2699]

As a mechanical engineer I can say that this vehicle is the most fun, appropriate and intelligent transport since the wheel was invented. Manufacturers: what about you? Are you blind?

[@WhiteMouse77]

They aren't blind....they'r GR€€€€€€€DY so they produce overpriced EVs with endless option lists offering you tons of useless gadgets, extra equipment and styling accesories...everything for high margin....masproduced small economic cheap threewheeler is not product matching their profit targets....That's why current version is low cost 45kph fully electric chinese copy...

[@WhiteMouse77]

it's 2023 and if some of thee original Carvers is auctioned have ready 50k.....damn it!!!

[@marktiller1383]

They weren't cheap, I think that they were 28,000 pounds new.

[@robrackstraw]

You're looking well Henry. All the best.

[@henryf9175]

And likewise, glad to see you're busy saying stuff for people. I often hear something and think I know that man....

[@MAXREVS]

Great video! Very natural and entertaining delivery Sir. Loved the in-car footage showing how light and airy the cabin is, and the video captured from in front! - “Go hard or go home ;-)”

[@911virgin8]

Thanks for the kind words. And they said I'd never amount to anything at school !! :-)

[@bhaveshbhansali6849]

I Want This 3cWheeler

[@darrenstoddart5552]

What an amazing bit of kit! Really enjoyed watching this - thanks! When’s the next 964RS update coming Henry?

[@911virgin8]

Thanks for that. The engine is going back together on the RS so I need to get back down to see Steve at Jaz again. Body is in primer, starting to sort out chassis components, brake calipers are being done at the moment and so on.

[@ferrellmontgomery4703]

That's great!! Almost like a mini delta wing!!

[@911virgin8]

There is a bit of fighter DNA in there....

[@ferrellmontgomery4703]

@@911virgin8 yes! But I was referring to the nissan/panoz(?) car that was recently featured on the goodwood channel(10 ugliest racecars). I think goodwood is correct... but this car is beautiful!!

[@911virgin8]

@@ferrellmontgomery4703 Ah yes, I think they tried to re-design it using a concrete wall at Le Mans.... I remember it racing, very strange looking thing. To be fair the Carver looks better from the front 3/4 angle, a bit odd looking from the rear.

[@dansmith5218]

👌 Great video guys!!..keep them coming!!...ps can we see a feature on the 997 gts 😁

[@911virgin8]

Funny you should say that. How about a black one with factory aerokit.......

[@dansmith5218]

@@911virgin8 that's exactly what I was hoping for 👌😂

[@HawkMillFarm]

Ahead of its time clearly. Surely it’s the answer to most daily local transport requirements.

[@911virgin8]

It certainly still works nearly 15 years later. A gap in the market ?

[@TreenighetMaranata]

Colliding with wild animals in that looks extra dangerous!

[@a4feksake]

Beaut

[@aydnyetik2737]

harika

[@pozouli]

Are they still selling ?

[@pozouli]

I read that that Toyota was supplying the engine but not anymore !!

[@owen8538]

What engine size an hp is it please

[@henryf9175]

They are 660cc and 65hp

[@WhiteMouse77]

990cc Daihatsu engine. Can be turbocharged, remapped and tuned up to 140ps making 160kph.......

[@pozouli]

Can I find a dealer in YSA ?

[@pozouli]

USA

[@911virgin8]

They aren't made like that any more. I believe there is an electric version available. The website is: carver.earth/en/

[@benmahdjoubharoun1467]

Your face is as slender as the Carver car compared to a regular car, akin to how Tom Hanks appears from a distance.

[@afoster1621]

It is a lot of money. 30K for something trying to clone the fun of a motorcycle, but not really properly touching on that in many ways as the bikers will clarify. Just adding supposed "safety" ( moreso comfort) but I think I'd rather a helmet than a head bouncing about inside of that !! It does bring car drivers into a closer feeling for what its like to drive something other than a car though which is good.

[@911virgin8]

But it isn't a motorbike. If you want a motorbike then there are 874,257 different models to choose from. There is only one Carver. And before you check I made up the number of bikes but it's a pretty big number. This won't stop people riding bikes so no need to feel threatened. I felt it was more of a threat to video gamers than motorcyclists, it reminded me of playing Star Wars in the arcade back in '84. As for price, low volume equates to higher cost I'm afraid. The first plastic injection moulded phone case might cost £20,000 once design and injection tooling costs are accounted for. Subsequent units are 6 pence each to cover some ABS plastic and 4 seconds of the injection molding machine's time. I was very impressed with the overall build quality, it didn't feel like a kit car as I thought it would.

[@afoster1621]

@@911virgin8 oh well kit cars there's a whole other thing. My money would-be on a used bike engined fury with more go and handling than this. If this is perfectly all anyone wants I get it. But also I kinda dont

[@deepindercheema4917]

The Carver is not a motorbike. It is a recumbent cabin trike if you will. As a piece of efficient personal transport it beats a car and is much more comfortable than a motorbike. It really should be they way to go. Personally speaking I want a Peraves E Monotracer as that is beautiful.

[@ziggarillo]

"Newton meters l"

[@911virgin8]

Newton metres are a measure of torque. Part of the metric system used by all corners of the civilised world these days. Anyone living in a cave might still be using lb/ft.....

[@jednorman4743]

Someone makes an electric Carver1…..

[@911virgin8]

I believe there is a company making an electric version limited to 45 kmph around 28 mph

[@flitsies]

It's not a car, never was a car it's a trike, it's a leaning trike.

[@henryf9175]

Thanks for that valuable comment. The world is a better place for it. In the meantime everyone else will enjoy life’s rich tapestry of fun, variety and individuality.

[@flitsies]

@@henryf9175 OK glad to oblige, it's always good to set the record straight don't you think. Calling a motorcycle a car is daft, you may liken it to a car but it is still a motorcycle, this is not a motorcycle, so if you called it a motorcycle you would also be wrong,. Likewise calling a car a motorcycle is also daft, you may liken it to a motorcycle but it is still a car, this is not a car. Therefore as this is neither a motorcycle not a car, it must mean it is something else. That something else is called a trike, trike because it has 3 wheels, and special to this type of vehicle is a leaning trike, therefore it makes sense to call it what it is, and not pretend it is something that it is not. Cars go through specific testing to ensure they fall within certain levels of robustness, motorcycle go through different testing for the type of robustness they are permitted for safety, trikes have a different set of tests and do not have to have the same level of testing that a car does, but probably more than a motorcycle. Now do you see why it is important to note the difference?

[@henryf9175]

@@flitsies You must be every girl’s dream at a party….. 😂

[@flitsies]

@@henryf9175Thank you, are you sure you are talking about girls, you must get the correct term, or it could be embarrassing. I know it's difficult nowadays, but if you are confused about the difference between a clear cut motorcycle trike and car. perhaps you could have issues with this as well. Just a thought. 🧐

[@henryf9175]

@@flitsies I spend a lot of time in Thailand. My boundaries are clearly more flexible than yours. Enjoy the rest of today and life beyond…..

[@carforumwanker]

Amazing until you have to take a tight turn and there is not a lot of room. Its easy to smash the side of the Carver into walls other vehicles as it leans over suddenly

[@Ikmijnnaam]

Company went out of business what do you mean ? Euhhhh no you can still ring them in Leeuwarden they are still there, so what do you mean they went out of business ? We also made an EV version of it ? Out of business ? What do you mean ? No we are not out of business !!! Of course not it is a patented product that other companies are now copying and pay for it, so of course we are not out of business who told you that ? The business is started by Chris van den Brink and Harry Kroonen therefor the former name : Vandenbrink B.V. and before that : Brink Technologies Group B.V. wich is now : Carver Europe B.V. euhhhhh so no .... we are not out of business I am not sure who told you that butttttt the sources you have yeah ..... not so reliable ey ! if it ain't Dutch it ain't much sooooooooo of course we are not going out of business when we make ANOTHER thing that humanity has not seen yet remember the PAL-V ? Take a guesssssss where that tech comes from exactly !!!!! And the next one is coming : Light year one ! Tired of charging your car ? Well Lightyear one ! Solar car so you only need to charge what 2 times in Sunny climates and 15 times for us ? So we are going to take over the solar car business we are going to take over cheap flight we will rise again ! Like we Dutch always do !!! Sooooooooo of course we Dutch don't go out of business we ARE business we OWN business my friend hahahahahahah !!!!!! Carry on silly English man. Oh and bare in mind in 1667 Michiel de Ruyter had all the chance AND opportunity to take you out of business and to invade England during the raid on the Medway and to take entire England buttttt we showed mercy on your sorry asses and we kept you IN business did we ? Well............... what did we get for it in return ? ? ? ? English car brands not worth a damm thing ???? That stood on the side of the road more then actually driving ???? Car brands that that Germans had to revive the WHOLE reason why EVERY single English car brand is still alive ? ????? There ya go ! So start producing something we need silly English man !!!!! Please do something useful like we Dutch are doing man you English are pethatic !!!!!

[@henryf9175]

I will leave your response there for everyone to see. There's quite a lot going on in it !

[@BlackJeepConvertible]

calm down