The Carver One is INSANE. Also, Bizzare. It corners like nothing else

[@Andy-pu2iv]

Having been a lifelong motorcyclist, and now arthritic, I have to say: I've got to get me one of these.

[@joshmoronstein7740]

Somehow a Goldwing Boomer Trike seems more likely.

[@harkmay]

would be cool that you dont have to gear up with helmet etc, can just jump in and go- and still the get the exhilaration of riding

[@dutchman7623]

As a motorcyclist you know that you have to lean in curves, the testdriver tried to compensate the leaning. Ever driven a motorcycle where the passenger didn't want to lean? Same effect. The Carver does the leaning for you, you do not have to do it yourself neither compensate. Though the Carver One isn't produced anymore because they cannot get the motorengine any longer, there is now an electric Carver on the market, in two versions, 45 km/h and 80 km/h. Same basics and leaning, little less aggressive.

[@gur262]

Another ( super expensive) option is the monotracer/racer and it's predecessor. 2 wheels only. 500+kg so I doubt you leaning matters. Retractable learning wheels for slow speed. Full cabin.

[@benmahdjoubharoun1467]

​@dutchman7623 The motor engine is from the Japanese Truck, I believe it is a Daihatsu, aren't they cheap? I guess they aren't manufactured anymore because of the strict regulations over there.

[@DavstrWrexham]

Just imagine this on Welsh roads. Total insanity. I want one.

[@brianiswrong]

😃you would never be sitting upright for more than 10 seconds.

[@shaunw9270]

@@brianiswrong Jeremy Clarkson + Reliant spring to mind 😂

[@HubNut]

TWC did once meet a gaggle of them in Devil's Bridge. Sadly, they were just departing the train station as we arrived.

[@Todesmorgen]

what about the Nordschleife ?

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

Or Scotland.

[@mikethespike7579]

"...this is frankly terrifying..." Sound like coming from someone who has never been on a motorbike.

[@MiregalForges]

Pretty sure that thing feels quite a bit different, because it doesn't really react to your body, but the tilt is purely mechanical and based on detecting g-forces, with a delay, too. It might even feel weirder to a motorcyclist, because of that "disconnect", than to someone who's never driven either vehicles.

[@The-Rectifier]

Terrifying....said the man who drive a 2CV😂😂😂😂😂

[@peacebewu]

@Kristof Alexy Riding a bike would probably be more comfortable than this. This just looks weird, I wonder how long it takes to be comfortable in this lol. Looks cool to me though.

[@jbz2079]

A couple of hours practice and I would be hooning around like a loon in that, superb fun. Happy New Year Ian and all the other Hubnutters.

[@shaunw9270]

Likewise ! Happy New Year 👍

[@dlittlester]

Yes. After while you could smooth out the steering, and therefore the body roll. As someone who used to love motorcycles, I could really dig this thing.

[@tiemenjansma4685]

I know someone that has swapped the engine of this thing with a hayabusa engine

[@0xsergy]

@@dlittlester I think if you got used to it it would be smooth. I have a feeling its inexperience as the swaying went away over the course of the video.

[@dlittlester]

@@0xsergy I think so too.

[@callumk5]

I’d forgotten all about these. An engineering marvel, but an answer to a question no one asked.

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

... General Motors answered this unasked question with it's "Lean Machine" concept vehicle in the early 1980s...

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

This is what happens when a motorbike and tiny car fall in love and have a very special hug.

[@EcoSpeeder]

-- Brave New Future

[@TheLongonot62]

They have just launched an electric version of this.

[@TheDotBot]

Yep, It costs a fifth of the price too.

[@ge2719]

holy crap i want one

[@chaospxl_]

@@ge2719 They look really fun to drive

[@brandonterrazas4788]

would be dope to have one of these

[@edwardwellman85]

It looks like it rides like a motorcycle/jet plane. I want one.

[@keptinkaos6384]

I am amazed they didn't redesign with oh say the engine from a Hayabusa

[@brianarmstrong6949]

Yes please make that happen!

[@vespadavidson2315]

No reverse.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

Vespa Davidson Use a small electric motor for reverse or better still full electric.

[@vespadavidson2315]

Dump Chump Oh good idea! Like a Gold Wing? Hadn't thought of that horrible complication. Do they make an all electric Hayabusa? Do you not think we should just start this design again? Having first established the parameters? At the moment the only point we seem to agree on is three wheels. Although I prefer two at the front, one at the back. Oh dear! This isn't going to be easy. I suggest we provisionally name it the Camel.

[@alexmorrison1122]

@@vespadavidson2315 you can figure out a way to reverse it via an electronic motor system. Not hard

[@lewis72]

1:24 "Toyota decided that they didn't want their engines going to external manufacturers" - Cough, cough, Lotus, cough, cough.

[@ChrisG3253032]

*Daihatsu

[@lewis72]

@@ChrisG3253032 Daihatsu's owned by Toyota now.

[@piratasdecordoba]

Toyota took over Daihatsu back in 1998. They also own shares of Subaru, which led to the Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT86.

[@davidfos84]

Also I believe the relaunched MGF used a Toyota lump.

[@lewis72]

@@davidfos84 Don't think it ever did. The Lotus Elise changed over from Rover K Series to Toyota 2ZZ though.

[@RoyCousins]

Was the Carver designed in one of those Dutch "coffee shops"? 😉 Happy New Year!

[@volvo480]

That was exactly what Richard Hammond was thinking when this car was featured in Top Gear 😂

[@robinforrest7680]

far out man ✌

[@sammygirlie345]

Ronald also my lover

[@Mrflash222006]

The engineers partook in many brownies and herbal cigarettes when designing this me thinks

[@alexveldhuis6004]

Drug use is more widespread in most western nations than it is in NL. The biggest users are foreign tourists.

[@beatboxonmyfartbox]

@@alexveldhuis6004 daddy, chill.

[@frazzleface753]

Indeed. What were they schmoking?

[@timevans815]

Seating position very similar to my microlight aircraft. watching the video could make one feel queasy! Enjoyed that a lot Ian, happy New Year.

[@bobkendall1805]

Thanks Ian, for all your vids in 19, been great, and long may it continue in 20. Cheers, have fun.

[@keithfletcher6123]

The Carver puts the Nuts into the Hub ... what an exercise in dynamics ...

[@andypsunshineisle5655]

That would be a Track Day i would go for. Just shows what the poor little Ariel 3 moped could have grown up to be. All the best for your 2020 adventures

[@ChrisG3253032]

Like a bike with a roof. It'd sure be a blessing in crappy wet weather.

[@robertmaitland09]

I went to Southward museum on my last trip to NZ, amazing collection of cars.

[@gruntabro1]

My fav was Al Capones caddy complete with bullet marks on the glass

[@carverownersclub]

We also visited on one of out NZ trips

[@rydermike33]

A 'Top Gun Trike'! Bonkers indeed. That's what we need in this world, what a hoot! Many thanks HubNut.

[@maxgreece1]

If a man who regularly drives an Invacar thinks it's too scary for the road then that's good enough for me. Lovely idea but perhaps not for any kind of practical use.

[@millomweb]

I think the restriction was insurance issues !

[@d2factotum]

@@millomweb From the looks of it the car is in a museum, so it might not be legal for the car itself to go on the road due to expired tickets etc. rather than Ian not being legally insured to drive it.

[@HubNut]

It was fully road legal, though I think the Rego was just out.

[@MadMax-fm8uz]

I feel sea-sick just watching you drive.

[@sonofjak1971]

Iv'e just replaced my 2019 hub nut calendar with my lovely new 2020 one. Happy new year Ian. Looking forward to the rest of your down under adventure.

[@paulrobinson3528]

Want a calendar but non in Ian's shop cry cry

[@HubNut]

Sorry, they sold out pretty quickly, even though we had to order a second batch!

[@th3s3rv37]

Props to the driver of the forester at 6 mins. Lovely motor

[@flitsies]

I was tempted to buy one of these when they first came out but I resisted and bought a motorcycle instead.

[@stepheng8779]

Almost spat my tea out when I first saw you in the back seat 😀 and every time you approached that pillar with a wobble on my bottom cheeks got nervous, you're a brave man. What a car! Happy new year!

[@Nine-Signs]

A motorbike sensation with a steering wheel and cab. Neet.

[@HiroNguy]

I get the impression that you've not ridden a motorbike much. I myself would love to test out the Carver! It might even be something I'd want to own for commuting.

[@johnt4406]

Carving out your own lean on life Ian. We are used to shifting our weight about when we watch you in the Invacar but this was another level. That deserves a cuppa and a lie down.

[@HowardLeVert]

"Hey, I've found these old tilt rams from a scrap Advanced Passenger Train in a skip. What shall we do with them?" Carver: "I have an idea." It seems odd to a car driver but it's mimicking what a motorbike rider would naturally do on a two-wheel machine. Those three-wheel bikes with two wheels at the front (Piaggio?) that are so popular in Paris seem to do something very similar.

[@slartybartfarst9737]

Insanity is good! Want one. Best vehicle review this year. South wood car museum looks worth a visit

[@danieladdison7322]

I remember Clarkson driving on these on one of his tv shows

[@railtrolley]

Hamster too, on a TG episode.

[@daviemaclean61]

You could be right, but the one I remember was an EcoMobile with two wheels and two stabilizers that popped out when you slowed down? However, knowing TG, probably both have featured over the years.

[@thedeadstig123]

clarkson and richard hammond drove these at the UK launch in london for them, they were massive fans of them

[@HubNut]

Yes, old TG featured the enclosed bike as I recall.

[@dlittlester]

@@daviemaclean61 I remember that. I think the inventor's wife was doing the driving. Those things were very cool.

[@t.h.o.r.]

Ive Driven that! My mate brought two of them to NZ back in 1995

[@rollingtroll]

***HAPPY NEW YEAR, HUBNUTTERS!*** Bizarre, Insane, Weed. Well done for going to the exact opposite of the globe from where the Carver is designed, to try out this backwards car. Great coverage on the way it leans and works. This video should pick up on views :

[@bruceshaw2402]

I owned a reliant regal in my youth or as I choose to call it " the death trap " but I would definitely love a go in a Carver . Happy New year hubnutters

[@Leafyfpv]

I remember seeing one maybe 10 or 15 years ago on a U.S. highway, very cool to see a drivers perspective

[@colingee6687]

No cup holders. Your beverage will spill all over the interior.

[@colingee6687]

Unfortunately, your body and your arm also tilts with the body of the vehicle.

[@steveschutte4990]

It would have been nice to see some video of the vehicle driving from outside the car.

[@RaceJan]

Best wishes from the Netherlands, where insanity results in things like the Carver One. :-)

[@ricklane8554]

Hallo Jan :)

[@stephenjcuk7562]

Insane! 😀 A car/bike that just makes you smile from ear to ear, hard to find these days. The enjoyment was infectious. Happy New year.

[@peterjames4863]

I bought this new in 2007 and did the 45,000kms in it. Loved it and also had a silver one, which is still around in Whakatane now. Good to see it and glad you enjoyed it. Tempted to get another now I've seen this....

[@terabyte1695]

bizarre and insane,that car looked very scary ,hope your doing well and happy 2020

[@robertngreen6]

It's a 21st Century TWC! Completely bonkers and absolutely ace!

[@nulkecola]

This vehicle was made for drive drunk without alcohol.

[@grancito2]

I can imagine the electronic lean device failing/going nuts, and causing hilarious effects for onlookers, but not so much fun for the occupants.

[@nicoliedolpot7213]

it's hydraulic, not really electric. the engineers would expect the system to be used very constantly....

[@handyhippie6548]

that is a unique contraption, i'll tell you what. i've never seen anything like it before, and prolly won't ever again. you're a lucky man to have driven one. i doubt many others can say the same. i see the most awesome things hanging out with you. thanks for that.

[@stratpod]

Fantastic, will go down as your most unusual video surely . Happy new year Ian :)

[@millomweb]

Dunno. Doing doughnuts in an Invacar is going to take a lot of beating !

[@leeblackburn15]

Hopefully you enjoyed the Southward Car museum. I've been there many ties and I always see something new.

[@AndreiTupolev]

9:28 I should think they'd stop in astonishment

[@TheAllyMor]

How did I miss this video last year!? Both bizarre and insane!!

[@_autoverse]

Although I watched this video when it was originally uploaded I couldn’t resist revisiting it. One thing that came to mind when watching the Carver tilt was those arcade machines that have fake motorbikes attached to them.

[@waynetetley584]

Best YT video I've seen in 2020. Awesome!

[@karlosh9286]

Looks mad ! I'd love a drive. I guess for car drivers who want the feeling of a motorcycle without taking another test, or having to wear protective gear !

[@chestnut01111]

When watching the driving view i was leaning side to side with it in the chair!! Seen these before but the camera view out the screen is a new angle, literally!

[@isthereanybodyoutthere9397]

All you'd need is a jet engine sound simulator while driving it and you'd grin like a Cheshire cat.

[@anand3033]

Exactly, the trick is treat this vehicle like a motorcycle. Weigh into the corners slowly and gradually ease your way out from them.

[@EatMyYeeties]

There should be a racing series with these!

[@ThoughtfulAl]

Magnificent and weird. Insane whoever created this thing.

[@dwegmull]

I think we didn't get quite the full experience because your gimball compensated most of the lean. This is actually a good thing as I watched while having breakfast and I'd like it to stay down!

[@robtt997]

Happy New Year Ian ! Really enjoy your channel ...usually watched with Hubnut mug filled with Yorkshire Tea !

[@AlbertvWyk]

Saw this vehicle almost 13 years ago already in SA...

[@popinmo]

Woah its like the runner from borderlands

[@EmilePoelman]

Happy new year, Ian! BTW: it's logical the Carver tilts the opposite to you 2CV! You are in New Zealand, which is upside down. Didn't you know water draining from a wash basin also turns the opposite direction over there? 😄

[@johnnorth9355]

Oh my goodness I feel seasick now ! Bad images of projectile vomiting from young passengers in the back covering the driver kept popping up into my head - never use one to take a child to a fast food joint ! Happy New Year Ian and hope 2020 is a great year for you.

[@jwsoaresjones1560]

The return trips from the Grease Palace are usually worse

[@davejackson3690]

Used to sell rides in mine and yes there was the occasional emergency stop and even faster exit to let the now green rear passenger out before I wore their breakfast lol

[@Shane_Marsh]

What great people letting you have a drive. You are globally famous.

[@ginggur17]

An astonishing vehicle. Happy New Year Ian to you and yours.

[@joshuarankin1905]

This is the predecessor to the PAL-V ONE my dream ride...

[@darticulate8751]

Love it along with the similar type three wheeler configuration by Mercedes of 1997, its name, something like "F300 Life Jet" bit fatter body with one cyclops headlight. I prefer the Mercedes F300 LifeJet, the Toyota I-Road and the Vanderhall Laguna all with two front wheels as the two front wheel concept looks far more stable on the road. Please try and give it a drive and film it for all your fans like me, all best and Big Ta!

[@eggboy-uk]

Goodness, its a sort of cross between TWC and the APT tilting train which made passengers sick. That looks slightly more successful than the APT though, I believe that got stuck in a tilted position... Happy New Year Ian and HubNutters, cheers for the great vids Ian, best channel on KZbin. Looking forward to you returning to Blighty and starting on that fabulous Tercel...

[@ben2e0omr]

Grin Factor 10!!! Just Hooning around. Bally Love it!!!!!!!!!!!

[@phillipsharpe6459]

Nice , what a car / bike , i whoud love a go in that 😁👍

[@edpleijsier]

Phillip Sharpe test it! Www.carver.earth

[@chincemagnet]

That is literally the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! I want one soooo bad!! 😭. First order of business, engine swap, 600RR engine, maybe MT09, SC’d H2 if there’s room.

[@mudejartrainingnaturalscie6938]

no.

[@edpleijsier]

Start with a test drive. Www.carver.earth. I did,it’s great

[@HighHoeKermit]

I could listen to that little turbo all day! The creaking noises I could live without if I'm honest. Imagine a heads up display on that, would feel like you were in a video game. Brilliant video.

[@bentullett6068]

Happy new year Ian. This is one of the strangest cars you have road tested so far. Its amazing how old this car is now especially when you watch Top Gear of old.

[@p24hrsmith]

So jealous would love to have a go in a Carver .. watched this with a VR headset so got some of the feel driving it but sure reality is miles better

[@marklittler784]

Wishing you a happy three wheeled new year. 😃😂😁😄

[@audreyfforbes-hamilton]

All good wishes to you Ian and all the HubNutters for 2020! x

[@andrewsymonds186]

Fantastic to see all the adventures you managed to cram into your NZ trip

[@morthren]

That does look insane but really fun at the same time! Happy New Year Hubnut!

[@gryfandjane]

There’s my envy light blinking a bright green. I’d love to have a blast in one of those!

[@edpleijsier]

Gryf Ketcherside www.carver.earth

[@glennfairclough4899]

Fab road test and looking forward to the museum video 😃

[@mehrzahl2219]

Happy new year! How very HubNut to travel to NZ to show a Dutch vehicle 😁

[@jwsoaresjones1560]

That's why Lord Frammis invented the Hubnut backlot...upsidedown tilting jaw droppers

[@omepeet2006]

Never seen oe of these in the Netherlands.' Yet seen as many as three in NZ; one in Chch and two (different) in Timaru... I stood bamboozled.

[@davejackson3690]

Been waiting for this figured it might feature here, there are two in NZ, owned one for a year here in Timaru and have worked on both. Dutch designed and they made the first 20 Vanderbrink Carvers then they went into production in Germany by Carver Europe and branded Carver One, soooo much fun to drive and a handful until you get used to it. Thanks Hubnut, good to see it again!

[@jgvgjv2980]

Thanks for demonstrating this car, fabulous video, really enjoyable and no doubt for you

[@trabali5168]

I think i had as much fun watching this as you were driving, agree that is more for the track than road...loved it!

[@terryatkinson899]

I'm late to the video but I'm here atlast. Happy New year to you and your helpers on the channel

[@alanlansdell7533]

One of the best road tests yet, maybe not for those with motion sickness.....

[@929V6]

All the best wishes for 2020, Ian, from another of those crazy Dutchmen!

[@tedted5767]

Great video.I was lucky to own one a while back.My first drive felt jerky,but I soon get used to tilting mechanism and would be driving smoothley and with confidence.

[@rvandijk65]

Happy new year 2020. Greetings from the Netherlands. A good friend of mine assisted in the design and build as he worked for the Daihatsu importer and was instrumental in de engine delivery and adaptation. Daihatsu stopped supplying because the imported stopped after Toyota (owner) pulled the plug on them.

[@billpeters4019]

Thats superb - looks like the weird offspring of TUK, an Ariel 3 and a Difazio. Happy New Decade!

[@TonyLing]

I used to have an Ariel 3 :-)

[@gaz8177]

Man I’d love one of those lol, it’s like sitting in a cockpit but your feet’s on the old terracotta

[@american7169]

I would get in so much trouble with one of those with a LS engine swap...

[@xBrabus76]

Much of the time ud be looking up at the sky!

[@FFVoyager]

I've driven one on the road. It was awsome. I've also been in the back when it was being driven by one of the designers and I'm 6'1" and was comfortable.

[@FFVoyager]

They are making an electric 'town' version now. carver.earth/

[@paulg8730]

I'm guessing you are a feet forward fan. Do you remember Blezzards' Yellow banana? He was a big advocate in the old Motorcycle Sport.

[@Simon-ui6db]

That car is nuts. I want it!! My 7 year old would love being pick up from school in that. Happy new year Ian and all hubnutters.

[@millomweb]

Surely not as cool as being picked up from school in a pink panther car ?

[@spikeyflo]

HYSTERICAL with you sitting in the back!

[@grayfool]

You don't see that very day. Already a contender for coolest thing in 2020.

[@graemew7001]

Happy New Year to Ian and all my fellow HubNutters. That is one car that I could never get bored driving, it looks like amazing fun.

[@MrCarGuy]

Always wanted to drive one ever since I saw it around 2007.

[@antonioercolino6087]

Ian that's gotta be the best fun that can be had on 3 wheels !!!. Even crazier than the BMW C1 ! Happy New year and I wish you many happy new adventures . :)

[@Rog5446]

It's somewhere between a motorbike and a car (he said) So that would be a trike then, would it?

[@another3997]

Yes, it's a trike because it has three wheels, but I don't know of any other cars that behave like a motorcycle when you turn in to a bend. You wouldn't say most three-wheelers behave like a cross between car and bike. Those three wheeler 'scooters' come at it from the other end. A motorbike with more front end stability courtesy of an extra front wheel and a tilting mechanism and can usually be driven with just a car licence. I have got to try one of these Carver beasties... looks like sooooo much fun.

[@COIcultist]

@@another3997 You can do a pivoting bike with 2 rear wheels a la the BSA Ariel 3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZfTmmpnpLKWqsU For you earlier commentators trikes don't normally lean just as cars don't, but the Ariel 3 pivots just like the twin front wheel scooters do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jojIn3aXm5inoKs Just to confuse things further do you "Counter Steer" on MP3s and would you do so with this Carver. For the non motorcyclists counter steering is the process where above 30 something MPH and certainly above 40MPH one steers right to turn left and VV.

[@robertburton8055]

Take that back seat out, put a subwoofer back there.... Take the engine out and put a Busa engine in it...... perfection

[@realnutteruk1]

Wow... Nice find! I'm amazed one of those made it to NZ.... It's long been a dream car of mine.

[@millomweb]

I wonder if one of the accessories is a pair of wings !