The Emerging Pinoy Family Car - Relatively Speaking...

This is the most practical motorized vehicle running in the Philippines today, it has about 50cc displacement more or less, the same Briggs and Straton engine you will find in a Banca.

The beauty of this vehicle is it doesn't require any LTO permits, license or plates... you dont even need a drivers license to drive one.

You can hire one from quiapo to any point in Luzon... depending on the price if the driver agrees.

There are only 3 wheels, so there one less wheel to maintain!... it can seat about 10 people maximum. About 4 to 5 people average.

It can go as fast as 80 kph... much faster than a standard electric car or bike - even with load!...

It has no problem going through mud or flood, and it has an active passive anti car theft system intergrated with the design... It looks so bad - no car thief bother to look or consider taking it.

This design is a proof of concept of a form follows function philosophy. It is in fact, passenger centric, with the least priority with aesthetics.

With only P90. per day cost to operate, it will provide sustenance to a family of 5 or more to survive the daily cost of life in Manila.

With P90. per day cost to operate, you can afford to tour the whole Manila whole day!...

Airconditions and Stereo is optional, Air bag is replaced with sleeping pillows.

Keyless and Doorless entry is also state of the art!

The incognito appeal package comes as a bonus!

There are about hundreds to a thousand prototypes running around Quiapo, Manila for field testing.

A more commercial version is still being studied for feasibility.

But since this is public domain design, the proponents throw it in open source development... where everyone can design their own version.

Stay tuned for more of this vehicle. Coming soon at your nearest Brigs and Straton dealer...

I hope not!

Kidding aside, this is actually more popularly called "also" as the Kuliglig; in English "The Cicada or the Cricket". Kuliglig because of the noise it emits, just like crickets, but they call the same name for farm hand held tractors as well as other motorized contraptions with a similar engine. These engine are normally 2 stroke and hand pulled starters.

In my recent visit to an emission test center, they confirmed that there is not one 2 stroke engine that fails even if it emits too much smoke, simply because they are not covered by the particulate opacity criteria, they are only subjected to the invisible gas like CO and HC.

Why?... simply because the Philippines is only 1% contributory to world pollution and that a great majority of the social spectrum lies heavily on these type of engines for their livelihood, and therefore, it is going against Government policy to uphold the welfare of the masses.

Of course - something can be done about it.

It's just a matter of time.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• kuliglig
• trike
• tricycle
• pinoy
• utility
• vehicle
• car
• pilipino
• pilipinas
• quiapo
• manila
• luzon
• any
• point
• for
• hire

[vivafilipinas1]

magkano kaya ang makina ng kuliglig, dapat tinananong din ng intrviewer

[ehnriko]

@vivafilipinas1 P15K to P25K

[pinoykunat]

Kabayan,

Kamusta na! I like your video, keep up the good work. Saan ba itong kuha mo?

[ehnriko]

Hi Kabayan, Thank you very much!.... the video was taken here in Manila... near Quiapo. :-)

[diyproject]

best candidate for GEET conversion :-D

[ehnriko]

:-D... sponsors are welcome!... :-D

[d00d00dumb87]

I need his jersey

[zOiNhUh]

castor oil would help reduce the smoke opacity...

[koldexx21]

TUTAL, taon-taon palaging BUMABAHA sa pinas...kasi mukhang HINDI naman kayo NATUTUTO eh, ( tsaka puros MAGNANAKAW kc liders ng bnsa nio, atsaka na rin dahilsa KABABUYAN nio) Bakit hindi na lang MAG-IMBENTO kayong mga pinoys ng maliit na SUBMARINE,,ung gud for 5 or 7. at least magamit nio ang CREATIVITY nio, at alam ko na magagaling ang mga engineers sa pinas( Kay nga bumabaha palagi eh) tutal HINDI nman kayo NATUTUTO eh..maliit na SUBMARINE....ayus un di ba???

[AntiSolid3000]

Lampas ulo daw sa bahay nila dagul e..yung mga kurakot naman jan bigay nyo na yung mga ninakaw nyo sa bayan..mga walang kabusugan!!

[HemilGremil]

I always enjoyed watching the Tricycles in Manila carrying people through the neighborhoods. The biggest problem with mileage is the 2 stroke engine and oil smoke. I remember they used auto oil mixed at 20-1 fuel/oil. Not good! Too much smoke and reduces power/mileage. Better to use a 2T oil mixed leaner. Less plug fouling/smoke and better mileage. Do they have a synthetic 2T oil yet? That would net double mileage, yes more than 100% less fuel consumption. That would be good for everyone.