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The H-M-Vehicles Free-Way (H-M meaning high mileage) was a three-wheel microcar manufactured in Burnsville, Minnesota, from 1979 to 1982. These small commuter cars had a single seat and were powered by a 12 or 16 horsepower gasoline engine or a 4 hp electric motor. A diesel engine was offered,〔〔 but none were ordered with it.〔 The 12 HP version was guaranteed to get 〔〔 when driven at a steady .〔 The 12 HP version averaged , and the larger 16 hp averaged to . The standard fuel tank had a capacity of 〔 while a tank was optional.〔 The motor was mounted behind the driver and was coupled to a snowmobile-style CVT belt drive transmission. Final drive to the rear wheel was by chain. The gasoline-powered Free-Way did not have a reverse gear in its transmission.〔〔 An electrically powered reverse drive was offered as an option,〔〔 but was never made available.〔 The Free-Way had a welded tubular steel frame, with a secondary perimeter frame at bumper height to protect the driver from impacts. Suspension was fully independent, with two wheels in front and a single wheel in the rear. The fully enclosed two-piece fiberglass body was approximately thick and had the colour molded into the material and was available in high-visibility red, yellow, or orange.〔 The lower body included a full undertray to reduce the drag coefficient of the vehicle.〔〔 The Free-Way had a single headlight and per federal standards were intended to be licensed as a motorcycle, but in some states they were titled as cars. About 700 Free-Ways were sold before the company closed in June 1982. ==See also== *Three-wheeler 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HM Vehicles Free-way」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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