Three Wheels, Side-by-Side Seating  Publish Date:  Oct 7, 2008
By Arlo Redwine  Dealers who want to widen their selection of
fuel-efficient vehicles (and who doesn't right now?) might want
to take a look at the three-wheeled ScootCoupe. The 147.5cc
version of the scooter, the P150, reportedly gets at least 60
mpg while having a top speed of about 55 mph.  You may be
asking, "Is this yet another Chinese oddball with cheap
components?"  Actually, no. The twist-and-go vehicle is made by
Panther Motors Inc. in Tamarac, Fla. And nobody could call it
cheap. The 2009 P150 retails for $6,799; a 49.3cc version, the
P50, retails for $6,499. Dealer margins are the same: 30.8
percent.  Why are the units priced so similarly?  "We use the
same body, the same suspension, the same everything in both
models," explains Dominick Livoti, co-founder of Panther Motors.
"So the only difference is just the size of that engine
cylinder, which isn't a whole lot of cost."  Shared components
include steel rollover bars, safety belts, ra