Can-Am's Return?

CAN-AM’S RETURN?

This street-going three-wheeler was spied on a backroad somewhere in the southern U.S. last December. Sources say this for-production trike is a product of ATV/snowmobile giant Bombardier, and the vehicle is likely to be marketed under the Can-Am nameplate both here and in Europe. Bombardier also owns Rotax, which explains the 130-horsepower, liquid-cooled, 60-degree 1000cc V-Twin engine said to be in use here, as that spec pretty much

the mj|| fog Austrian company builds for Aprilia. Additional photos were snapped outside a Bosch facility in Germany, and our source claims the trike will have electronic stability control and ABS-equipped brakes. “Original plans called for a CVT gearbox,” claimed the mole, “although these pictures indicate a conventional foot-operated gearchange.” Okay, but what’s with the leadweight diving belt worn by the passenger?! -Mark Hoyer