9/19/08 - Automotive pomp and prestige at Pebble Beach - canada.com

[Matthijs]

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/...82a69dfd2e&p=1

My favourite vehicle of any sort at the show was the Aptera, a car that I have already tried to buy but was turned down because I don't live in California.
The Aptera is deserving of its very own column, which I will pen shortly, but Mr. McCall's party allowed me to whine at the company's chairman, Bob Kavner, who is a really great chap and is also one of the company's chief engineers. I have his card and I'm going to call.
The only trouble I saw with the car was the tight-fitting wheel covers that would pack up with frozen slush during winter driving. When I mentioned it, Mr. Kavner became a little bit pale and said that if they had to remove the covers over the wheels, it would reduce the fuel efficiency by a full 5.7 litres per 100 kilometres. Drat. That wrecks it. With only 1.1 L/100 km, I can't possibly afford one with fuel prices the way they are.