2006 Carver One Review - Proof We Should Just Let The Dutch Build All The Cars
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Today I drive one of the wackiest creations ever to hit the road. It's not a car, it's not a bike and it's not really even a trike. It's the self-tilting two seater three wheel Carver One - and its rare as hens teeth but I finally get to have a go. What will happen?
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'I will cut through you like a knife' - loved it.
@@STEVIEBHOY my sentiments entirely
I have one of the 3 Carver Ones in Scotland. Its most definatrly not a city car, its natural home is on the fast twisty country road where it excels. Watching Jay drive there he needs more time behind the wheel as hes really not smooth with it at all. Once you have the hang of it you can confidently throw it into corners far faster than most 4 wheel vehicles and there is none of that wobbling back and forth you see in the video, thats driver induced. As for comparisons as to what it drives likes, its like driving a little fighter jet on the road! (But with much lower fuel burn!).
This is somewhat reassuring, but I still think the only reason I would ever want to drive one would be if I had designed it. That would then lead to questions about what I did with my life. 😂😂 There is actually a form of suspension that will allow you to roll into the corners (essentially the car body hangs like a pendulum) which presumably would be a bit more natural than this but probably induced jacking (though I don't remember as it probably hasn't been used for 50 years and I think was only ever tried on race cars). But what surprises is that that this sort of hydraulic tomfoolery hasn't trickled down into super-cheap hydraulics in production cars. The hydraulic pump can't be drawing much power when you only have 66bhp to play with, so I would have thought this would be a pretty good template for future development.
As a kid, I remember reading articles about this thing. I think the ironic awkwardness behind this… thing… is that you sit in it and drive it like you would a car, but it turns into corners as a motorcycle would, which is entirely counter-intuitive physics-wise as to how a car would lean going through a turn. If you ever wanted to experience a true cerebral-level fustercluck, this’d be the way to do it.
100 % agreed. So confusing to watch.
I think I would be seasick
What? oh hell yeah this is awesome there's no problem with it, I had a Honda moped built the same way was way more fun to ride then a regular moped. now to check Internet and see if I can get one
Just think about is a low flying airplane. And you'll be fine.
Indescribable how quickly I switched from Le Mans to this video
I gotta get onto LeMans. I'm excited for the Hypercars. I thought the LMP1 class was more fun when Audi, Toyota, Porsche, and Peugeot were all on it but the Hypercars will do just fine.
@@bmstylee safety car is out at the moment but it’s been superb to watch so far.
@@bmstylee The race is insane. You can watch LeMans for 3 hours straight, get half an hour of sleep, and come back to a completely difference race, in all the classes. 24h of madness.
Much the same. But LeMans has been pretty good so far.
Bit surprised that you didn't mention the greatest Dutch car of all times....the DAF, the car that would go just as fast in reverse as it did going forward with its variomatic transmission.
He's a millennial, what do you expect? He's clearly never heard of a trike or ridden a motorcycle either despite what he may want us to believe.
@@mariemccann5895 I think you're very wrong about the trike and Motorcycle... and I bet you've never driven a Carver!
Indeed. DAF's variomatic, better known as Continuous Variable Transmission, was the first commercially successful CVT. It was the only modern automobile technology that was used on public roads BEFORE it was used in racing. In 1993 Williams tested their new car with a CVT and it was significantly faster. Few weeks after testing F1 explicitly banned CVT's for being an unfair advantage.
I paused the video around the 4m mark to angrily come type in the comments about DAF ... thank you for saving me the troubles. Talking about Dutch automotive history and not thinking DAF deserves a mention, preposterous!
@@MarvinWestmaas LOL - Same here!
No matter how many times I see one of these take a corner and not soar off up into the embankment it still makes my bum twitch even watching! A brave man is our JayEmm!
The Netherlands have DAF. When they produced cars in the 70s, they were somewhat popular in Germany. My dad owned pretty much every model they made over the years. They still make trucks.
Give us (the dutch) a strictly defined design challenge and you get exactly what you want. If you forget or let go of those goals you get the weirdest and coolest products! I used to work near the factory for these. You saw people zoom by in these every day taking one for a spin. The cargo one does drive around for a local sandwich shop.
The Dutch also seem to have a knack for man-powered vehicles too. Many unique recumbents and velocipedes being designed there for years.
@@cratecruncher6687 Helpfully, it's flat . . . nae Alps & that : )
why don’t we have more fun vehicles like this? us enthusiasts are bored of all the crossovers and dreary commuters!
Because the safety police have ruined it for us all. Freedom isn’t free, it’s actually risky and sometimes scary.
Because there are way better and more fun toys to buy.
@@supertuscans9512 more fun than the Carver?
Nowdays we literally have so many different cool vehicles. There are new carvers, all kinds of scooters with multiple wheels, quads, polaris slingshot etc. If somebody wants something unique there are options. People like crossovers because they are very practical cause they have slightly higher ground clearance great for clearing high curbes and occasional mountain trip, spacious inside while not being overly long or wide, elevated seating that many people like.
You should have used a bigger boat 🦈.
Joel, you are a legend for buying and keeping this 👍
If only Mr Bean had been richer, he would have surely bought a Carver.
We will never have anything like Mr bean again.
Dutch car brands (operational) Carice Cars (electric retro cars) Vencer (hypercar) LandFighter (ATVs) Waaijenberg (microcars) Spijkstaal (electric delivery vans) Donkervoort (modern Lotus 7 derivatives) DAF (trucks), used to make small family cars with CVT too. VDL (busses & coaches) Burton (cars based on Citroen 2CV) Carver (tilting trike) Pal-V (flying Carver) Nedcar (independent car manufacturer that produced for Volvo, Mitsubishi, Mercedes, BMW) Dutch car brands (defunct) Spyker (AWD & supercars) Ruska (beach buggies) Also Sparta (bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, largest European e-bike manufacturer) Gazelle (bicycles, e-bikes) VanMoof (e-bikes) And a dozen cargo bike manufacturers.
I've had the pleasure of driving one of these for a full day a long while back, I think it was 2008. Still the most memorable drive of my life, nothing else comes close.
Daf made cars in Holland for many years before being bought by Volvo, rather surprised to hear you say you could not think of a Dutch car manufacturer, they only stopped producing cars in late seventies. Perhaps that shows my age 😂😂
infinitely variable gearing too.
My old V50 and current XC60 were both built in Gent at the old DAF factory IIRC
@@MacBob Gent? Is that the volvo trucks atm?
@@gtxracing1 Not sure. I believe Volvo still make the XC40 in Gent so perhaps they have multiple factories. Doesn't look like Volvo trucks is part of Geely Group so I expect their operations will be distinct from the cars
"Oh, crumbs!" as an expletive is one of the most British things I've ever heard. Hilarious.
Penfold from Dangermouse reborn 😂
As a biker and a driver, I would LOVE even a short drive in a Carver. I have ridden something that is vaguely similar; the Piaggio MP3 which is a three wheeler that has two front wheels and tilts via complex hydraulics and that, while odd and counter-intuitive to start with, I quickly got used to that so I don't doubt the Carver is the same. I suspect the lack of understeer is the use of a bike tyre as motorcycle rubber is generally sticker and grippier than car tyres, and is probably loaded similarly to a normal bike, so it probably is as grippy as it needs to be. Kudos to the owner for buying it and also using it. This is probably one of the coolest vehicles that will ever feature on the channel.
I'm lucky enough to have owned one of these Carver Ones for about four years now. You need to get used to the way they drive and being smooth pays dividends. Of all the stuff I have this is the one that puts a smile on everyone's face even doing 30 mph.... you just need a bit more seat time
When you say that, you mean it's drivers car, I think it makes you not take it for granted, to me, that's a good thing, like my Reliant robin, I new what I could get away with , a lovely bit of engineering 😊
I watched Richard Hammond's review of a orange Carver on Top Gear. (KZhead) This looks like it would be very fun to drive. Unfortunately I have yet to see one in real life. This looks so cool. I love these first gen versions the best. I hope to own one some day. These really aren't bought for the practicality, but for the fun of it. Thank you.
I drove a Carver One in northern New Zealand in 2008. It was one of the few times in my life where the experience matched my expectations. It’s a wonderful design. I’m hoping Helix Motors gets off the ground!
We borrowed one from one of the NZ owners for the day and the road where great, going back later this year
Ever since I firts saw one on Top Gear I've wanted to have a go in, it's never happened and probably never will but I am glad it exists 🙂
saw one in person once and was absolutely floored - people bought them?! had a chat with the owner who seemed obsessed and honestly, if this is your kinda thing i can see how
Mad scientist cackles of joy. Priceless. Pizza delivery just put me into a big laugh on this end. Thank you Jayemm.
By heck you're a brave man! I was scared enough driving one around a mere car park. Nicely done sir.
OMG after watching Top Gear review them, I'd always dreamed of seeing more about! Epic ! It's so good to see it effortlessly summon nervous maniacal laughter again !
I remember when I first saw it on top gear years ago. I thought it was the future of quick transportation. Still looks awesome!
Great video James, I have always been intrigued by these since i saw Top Gear. At the start it sounded like you were turning into Penfold from Danger Mouse cartoons!
Ooh crumbs, Danger Mouse!
🤣 Love this review! You had me in stiches for most of the content. Your reactions while driving were the BEST!
Interestingly there’s a British plate one of these Carver vehicles abandoned at the top of Nisiros island . I came across it on holiday last year & it was my first time seeing one of these.
Yep the owner of the one in Nisiros has two others and is a very busy person around the world
@@carverownersclub haha, the one I seen looked like it hadn't moved in years!
What an amazing bit of kit, I was a reliant Robin owner, and had no problems with it driving in snow, and travelled to Wales and Cornwall many many times, that is a really good looking trike thingy great video 😊
I drove this once when I was at the IAA and was offered to take it out from the Hotel close to Frankfurt where we stayed. I really loved it and it was super fun to drive. Still interested to get one today - if I had not already three unfinished projects in the moment that eat my money.
The best review yet, I have wanted one of these for years. Fantastic machine
Brilliant and mad all at the same time. Great to see new content on them.
Brilliant, absolutely nuts, brilliant again, loads of fun .
Thanks J, definitely a vehicle you'd never forget your go in! 🙏🙏
Jay I normally come here for great commentary and cinematography, but tonight I an here for the understated comedy !!!😂😂😂😂😂
Not jealous at all. I will stick to car, or Norton Commando 750. I can smoke in the car and do shopping, also helpful not having to wear a lid. When massive traffic jams are liable and I am feeling brave I will take the bike. Don’t see the point of combining the disadvantages of both, with no advantages.
With this you get more protection than a bike with just as much fun. I used to ride motorbikes and all the armour, gloves, boots and helmet are a pain. I'd rather be in this with shorts and t-shirt.
@@thecentralscrutinizer1758 Agree with most of what you say. I only use the bike occasionally, took it out this morning though, lovely day went over Snake Pass for lunch with husband to Yorkshire bridge Inn. Regarding protection, as a fellow biker, you will realise you can always jump off when some idiot pulls out. I have also found a can manoeuvre out of the way of danger. I see this as a coffin.
@@MadeleineTakam you can jump off a bike while it is barreling down the road..?
@@herrowitsmeme6623 I once fell off my bike, as it was barrelling down the road. Luckily I just continued to barrel down the road into some bushes, got up had a cry, a nice gentleman put my bike in his transit gave me a cigarette and took me home to mum. It’s the stopping on hard objects that hurts you. Have jumped off my bike (Launched myself really) when someone just pulled out on me, after clearly seeing me. My bike destroyed the front of his car and I went over the bonnet. Unfortunately, he had no insurance, what a surprise!!!! He didn’t turn up for his Court Case either.
@@thecentralscrutinizer1758 it's better protected but I'm not sure how well it would fair in a collision even with a compact sedan let alone a full size sedan or something like a Range Rover and the like. Cars, SUVs and light duty trucks seem to be getting fatter and fatter for some reason.
We actually did a testdrive in an 45 km/h electric Carver a few years ago. My wife in the back still dreams about that on bad days. She didn't like it. At 45 km/h! That was the limit for any Carver you could buy then. A couple of weeks after that I bought a Twizy which reaches 90km/h. Also wonky to drive as it can do roundabouts at redicilous speeds because of the very low point of gravity. To be honest the sensation in a Carver is more spectacular. That may be due to the unpredictable leaning while steering. But it was a very memorable experience!
Having owned my Carver One from new and recently been to Carver Earth and drove the EV they are completely different driving experiences like analog and digital
My kind of quirky... Love it!! Thanks for this awesome videos 😁👍
Getting old school Top Gear vibes off this one. In America we have something similar in the Polaris Slingshot which is just as ridiculous. Maybe more.
He's filming it right by the Top Gear airfield too.
Yea That’s Dunsfold alright
How is a slingshot remotely close to this? That’s just a motorcycle for weenies
@@115jwalker that's a Can Am. The Polaris Slingshot is a 3 wheeler passenger car. Try googling a picture before looking like a fool.
@@bmstylee nope I know full well what it is, shares next to no similarities with what’s in this video save for the number of wheels. The slingshot and can am are both objectively for weenies
This made me smile (laugh out loud) as I do not normally feel "strange" watching a video........ Good on ya James.
I was smiling uncontrollably throughout that intro 😅
Great review. I am so glad that you did the carver one..
Like the Morgan 3 wheeler, it can't decide if its a car or a bike, but looks like it sure looks like fun to drive.
I can confirm the electric ones exist, having seen a couple while on holiday in Malta. They seemed to be used as rentals & food delivery cars mainly
6:53 When will British motoring journalists realise that you can put luggage into the back seat...there is no prison sentence nor execution waiting for you if you do not use them only for seating humans! A vehicle into which you can fit all the stuff you need to carry around is not "impractical"!
Love this video! Electric version exists!! I followed one out of B&Q Superstore Havent… two up with diy supplies!!
I remember watching the review of Carver One by St. Clarkson. My immediate reaction was "What on Earth was that?!" Also, I guess you should try Spyker C8 Laviolette and Donkervoort D8 next, just for that weird Dutch credential.
This morning, I got recommended a clip from Top Gear where Richard Hammond sort of reviewed this thing. Can't wait to see a proper, full review now :D
I feel Jay comparing it to a city eco car is missing the point. At that price its a big boys toy. If I was to compile a fantasy 10-20 car garage this would be definitely on the list, maybe 2 so you could do trips in tandem with a mate. Looks amazing fun.
I compare it to those because that's what the company claimed it was
@@JayEmmOnCars When I spoke with the inventor last month the ICE is for travelling between cities where the EV is for in cities
Excellent James, keep up the quirky stuff! Then again I could listen to your opinion of an electric kettle so carry on.
Good review. Loads of info without being at all dull.
Looks like fun! I am jealous.
Ive been called many things over the years, but never an unsung test pilot of the modern age 😂😂
I salute you, sirrah!
A thumbs up before I ll watch it tomorrow, heading out to watch match. Looking forward to watching this.
That was one of the funniest informative videos I have seen 🤣
A Hayabusa-engine swap would make this thing perfect. 😈
Perhaps a race series for them alongside BTCC events too?
Your wish has come true and for €60k you can buy the 400bhp Hayabusa Carver One - kzhead.info/sun/pKaogqZwmKWEfK8/bejne.html
Well, that's certainly a different slant on transport for the brave at heart!
I've wanted one of these ever since I saw one on Top Gear when I was a kid..
ah, the gigglecar. Everyone I know that has driven it started giggling. My neighbor had one. (he might still have it but is no longer my neighbor) and yes, I giggled as well.
I was waiting for this test for so long
Wow what was the designer smoking?? Oh... yeah
I loved that car. Never seen anything like it
This is exactly the kind of car I’d buy, just to find out the mrs won’t let me put the kids in the back, and not understand why! 🤣🤣🤣
Just awesome, I remember Rich Hammond on top gear testing one!
A Ford dealer near my house has a few as a courtesy vehicle. That is in the Netherlands. I also see the van version sometimes as well.
Well, the idea has certainly come a long way since the days of my J reg BSA Ariel 3 moped!
Anybody remember the Bond company that made three wheelers back in the 1960's. Now 60 years later we are back at the same situation, with small three wheeler cars with small engines. There was also the Heinkel and Reliant. Very light, small vehicles that had very efficient small petrol engines. The EV equivalents do seem to be ricing themselves out of the market. Lotus made some very nice , light and sporty cars and , at the time, they were not too expensive to buy and run. I think we don't have to make cars so big and heavy when there are such light materials available. In Switzerland there seems to be a following for small vehicles, they may be home made, based on bicycles, which are fine if you dont have steep hills. There is an opening in the market for a cheap, socially acceptable , light, efficient vehicle and there are an array of available engines that could be used. We need another Colin Chapman.
Wish I'd had one of these back in the day when I had to get a reliant robin. Granted I was coming off a 1000cc katana and wanted to get my car licence as soon as possible. So the idea was to spend a few months in the reliant and then find a friendly driving school man and pay for a couple of lessons just to make sure I didn't have any bad habits 😁 and then use the driving school car to take the test. Well it all worked out ok and I passed first time out in WoodGreen North London you know where all the big houses are, with the wide streets. It was easy. Sold the reliant and bought another bike😂
James you're probably going to say im bonkers but here me out. You're better than KZhead. You should be on the TV. Every Sunday evening. 8pm BBC 2. Theres no motoring programmes any more. Keep the format and give the petrol heads what they want. No silly challenges. No economy runs (Fith Gear). Just brilliant, honest reviews of a wide variety of cars everyone can relate to. Even Top Gear became a show about old bangers (in challenges) or £2 million hypercars. Your channel is a breath of fresh air. Sorry for waffling. I hope i see the day when at 8pm im excited to watch "Jayem on Cars" Be honest there's a huge gap in the market. You're not doing whats been done a million times before. Your so different and you're bloody good at it.
Ha very kind Jimmy but I don't think they could afford me :)
It looks like a Lambretta got a 2CV in the family way. It looks like fantastic fun.
DAF Dutch mainstream manufacturer. CVT trans too 😀
I sooo wanted one of those when i 1st saw it on top gear.
Wow. A daily driver and amusement park ride in one vehicle. Very slick.
Unusual for sure, what a neat design. As a 4 year old remember seeing a 'bubble' car at the zebra crossing, back in 69/70, amazing we are heading back to smaller vehicles. Think you were wearing brown trousers.
Oh wow, I completely forgot about this car. I remember it from Discovery's Future Cars special; it seemed interesting but weird. I wonder if this could do a lot better with more sophisticated tilt control. That show was a bit trippy, even without weird vehicles like this. Lots of strange editing and scenes that are painfully of that 2007 time. Say, we're only seven years off that show's hypothetical 2030 date. Also, you always roll up the windows for our sake, but your audio setup is so good, we can't hear any wind noise anyway!
I think the front 'set up' is hub centre steering. The Yamaha GTS1000 used it in 1993/4.
I think that is exactly what the first 24 hand built van den Brink carvers used
Fun and interesting video, quite mad vehicle, thanks 👍
All these years later and its still supercool.
I've driven this thing once. Its like sitting on the buddyseat of a motorbike. You have to let the car take the corner and you just follow it.
That looked like so much fun!!
Brilliant, well done.
i live a mile from south Mimms which explains why i used to see a lot of these!
Great video nice ad pun CarVeritical or Carver-Tickle? 🤣😂
Designed whilst smoking whacky backy
I imagine driving this is like being on a rollercoaster. Nervous laughter of joy with an undercurrent of terror
Awesome thing I would be scared of wacking rear wheel on kerb
Probably the rarest car I've ever seen on the road
when i was at uni in cov in about 2004 we did a project called Naro for prodrive that was basically this, we suggested a van variant without really thinking it thru lol
The van version for Pizza Hut? A dozen or so years ago, Domino's in Bath were running a Renault Twizzy. I had a chat with the driver when I saw it in Morrison's car park, and he reckoned that they only let the managers drive it, not the scooter boys. So it wasn't actually used for deliveries.
Yeah that sounds about right
ok , the video gets 10k likes & JayEmm releases a short of him getting into the back .... is that a deal ????
Bless the Dutch for inspiration that we seemed to of losted. COME ON Great British entrepreneurs XXX
That looks like so much fun 😂
I see a Carver up here near Bangor. Always looking stunning. Britain beat the Dutch by some margin to this concept. The Ariel 3 which has a legendary place in British transportation history. Not necessarily for the best reasons but hey… Perhaps a comparison might be …ahem…interesting. I’ll just leave that with you😂
“You know the thing about mass media? Give the people what they want!” James Bond (Peirce Brosnan)‘S last words to the villain Carver
When the Aptera hit the roads, I would love to see your review of driving it. Might need to come to the USA but the Aptera is a three-wheel reverse trike, which has more car like features, no tilting.
It looks like a very strange, but fun, sensation driving one of these!!
there are actually a couple used electric ones for sale in the netherlands, sell for around 10k but only have 7ps though
This is absolutely the most dutch car i have ever seen.
Hi Jay, I believe the EV version IS in production, it certainly looks a lot more sleek and developed and I would lurve to have one.
Yes it is. I was driving a HGV down Cambridge gardens in London, got out to do my work and I can only presume he was a rep actively gave me a sales pitch while I had half of London behind my lorry waiting for me to move on lol. You can usually see one parked up on Ladbroke Grove, London.
Yes, you see quite a lot of the electric version in the Netherlands already. Two version: 30MPH and one 'somewhat' highway compatible. Driven one, and although it's a funny experience in the first minutes, these are not fun to drive: ESP intervention spoils the real fun.
If they were a few years later to be during the wave of scooter popularity, these would probably have handlebars and a cvt gearbox, making it a way better experience.
The company actually had offers from manufacturers during the scooter revival, stating that with handlebars and some other improvements/design updates they would put it into production immediately. The company refused. They've refused multiple scooter/motorcycle orientated redesigns, even for one off customs according to various forums. They have a specific vision for how it is, and handlebars is a deal breaker. Which while odd, I kind of respect. I don't disagree that if would be improved though.