Hi, I am not an automotive engineer, and I do not have any personal driving experience with three wheelers, so my thoughts are of limited value.
Any vehicle design is a compromise. You take certain decisions, and must live with the consequences ... :
- 2 front wheels, with front steering, allow good direction control and breaking, because the front brakes always work harder. (That is why disc brakes in cars were
first used for the front wheels. Motorcycles have the more powerful brakes in front, too.)
So, an example, a Morgan in action :
- 1 front wheel, front engine, maximally simple and economical.
An example from 1929:
- And when money does not matter, you can do what you like ... --- :