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Sat in a lowly corner of a nondescript part of this year"s Geneva motor show was something that grabbed our attention. It looked like a Happy Meal toy, had a Maserati engine at its heart and couldn"t work out whether it wanted to be a quad or motorbike. It was called the LM847, a carbon fibre quadricycle suitable for the Biker Mice from Mars. Surely just another crazy motor show concept? Well, turns out it"s not.<br /> <br />See, we"ve received footage of it doing its bike/quad/quadricycle thing. And it"s a bit mental. Especially when you look at the stats. With a twist of the throttle, there"s 470bhp to play with, 457lb ft of torque to torch the rear tyres with and freaky reverse brake levers to get your head around.<br /> <br />It"s the creation of crazy French motorbike and car fabricator, Lazareth. Technically, it is a quadbike. But with the wheels sandwiched so close together, they act more like a single wheel meaning you can lean it into corners like a traditional motorbike. But weighing 400kg and with a 1850 mm wheelbase, four 17 "wheels and hinged bodywork connected to TFX suspension, you best hope it doesn"t topple over as you"ll give yourself a hernia getting it back up.<br /> <br />Unfortunately, there are no performance specs to go along with it. But a bit like the potty and similarly overpowered Koenigsegg Regera, we do know it"s got a single-speed transmission. And given a Ducati Panigale R produces only 205 horsepower and can go to 60 mph from a standstill in just three seconds, we"re pretty sure the LM847 is no slouch. You just require a hefty set of minerals to try it. So, would you?Share this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 12 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4977
Sat in a lowly corner of a nondescript part of this year"s Geneva motor show was something that grabbed our attention. It looked like a Happy Meal toy, had a Maserati engine at its heart and couldn"t work out whether it wanted to be a quad or motorbike. It was called the LM847, a carbon fibre quadricycle suitable for the Biker Mice from Mars. Surely just another crazy motor show concept? Well, turns out it"s not.<br /> <br />See, we"ve received footage of it doing its bike/quad/quadricycle thing. And it"s a bit mental. Especially when you look at the stats. With a twist of the throttle, there"s 470bhp to play with, 457lb ft of torque to torch the rear tyres with and freaky reverse brake levers to get your head around.<br /> <br />It"s the creation of crazy French motorbike and car fabricator, Lazareth. Technically, it is a quadbike. But with the wheels sandwiched so close together, they act more like a single wheel meaning you can lean it into corners like a traditional motorbike. But weighing 400kg and with a 1850 mm wheelbase, four 17 "wheels and hinged bodywork connected to TFX suspension, you best hope it doesn"t topple over as you"ll give yourself a hernia getting it back up.<br /> <br />Unfortunately, there are no performance specs to go along with it. But a bit like the potty and similarly overpowered Koenigsegg Regera, we do know it"s got a single-speed transmission. And given a Ducati Panigale R produces only 205 horsepower and can go to 60 mph from a standstill in just three seconds, we"re pretty sure the LM847 is no slouch. You just require a hefty set of minerals to try it. So, would you?Share this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 12 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4977
