![]() ![]() ![]() Plus, the whole thing was so light that according to Road & Track, GM claimed 40 mph cruising fuel economy of 120 mpg from the Lean Machine’s 185cc Honda engine. Not great, but at least the frontal area was small. Despite looking a bit like a marital aid, the Lean Machine had a drag coefficient of 0.35. It’s almost the same length as two Peel P50s, although its length is somewhat mitigated by its short 47-inch height. Sitting at 103 inches long on a 72-inch wheelbase, the Lean Machine was longer than you’d expect. Let’s take a closer look at it in this classic GM showcase video set to some fantastic pr0ncore-adjacent music. ![]() Nine years later, something called the Lean Machine rolled out of GM’s engineering department, and it was unlike anything the General had made before. Shaken by the oil crisis of 1973, GM VP of Engineering Frank Winchell decided there was a need for a sort of hyper-efficient personal transportation device that would sip fuel like a motorcycle while offering protection from the elements like a car. ![]()
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