It has four wheels and handlebars, but it is neither a car nor a motorcycle: that is the Oxymoron, the latest creation from the Spanish brand DragonTT

DragonTT is a small Spanish design and engineering company based in Illescas (Toledo), founded more than 25 years ago, initially specialising in motorcycle preparations, although today it develops projects for sectors such as automotive, aeronautical simulation and marine, among others. Its history, especially in its early days, bears a strong resemblance to some of the major companies you will know, with a few friends on a tight budget but overflowing with passion making their dream come true in a small garage, building the first Dragon TT and proving that a spectacular motorcycle can be designed and manufactured, capable of competing with the best, without throwing money at the problem.

Since that first prototype, DragonTT’s projects have travelled the world: production models, preparations based on production vehicles -motorcycles and cars-, limited series… They have even collaborated with film companies to create “movie” cars, quite literally. And now, DragonTT presents its new creation: the Oxymoron project, developed and manufactured in Spain, and already in its final development phase. We will have more news soon, but for now let’s take a closer look at the Oxymoron, a term that, incidentally, has a meaning that fits the prototype perfectly, as it describes words or phrases that create paradoxes or contradictions, and could be literally defined as “contradiction in terms”.

It has four wheels but is not a car; and handlebars, but is not a motorcycle

Indeed, although it may seem contradictory, the Oxymoron has four wheels but is not a car. And at its control position there is no steering wheel but handlebars, yet its creators insist it is not a motorcycle either, although there is no doubt that if it must be called something, it is much closer to a “four-wheeled motorcycle” than to a car.

What makes the Oxymoron a very unusual vehicle is its suspension concept. We have already seen three-wheeled motorcycles with two wheels on the front axle that, in addition to steering, lean when the handlebars are turned. Well, in the Oxymoron, its patented suspension system allows all four wheels to lean, which should translate into safety and cornering performance unprecedented for a vehicle of this type, with a length of 2.49 metres, a wheelbase of 1.7 metres and a width of 1.55 metres.

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The prototype’s total weight, equipped with a combustion engine producing 125 CV, is 360 kg. Among its technical features, beyond the suspension, stand out its chassis made of aerospace duralumin, the carbon fibre bodywork, the touchscreen instrument display with connectivity, audio system and navigation and, above all, its “modular” concept. According to its creators, the Oxymoron is designed to accommodate different types of propulsion systems, from conventional combustion engines to electric or hydrogen powertrains.

From here, I would like to wish the Dragon TT team the very best of luck, led by CEO and founder Emilio López-Cano, with Sergio Merinero (Otomotorcycles/Dragon TT) in charge of developing the Oxymoron project, which has also involved Elena Calleja (test pilot), Cortés Art-Studio (audiovisual), La TorreMónica (marketing and communication) and Jesús Rosado Hidalgo (DTT).

All support for brave and innovative Spanish companies like DragonTT is never enough, and let this article serve as our own small contribution. I hope the Oxymoron soon materialises as a production vehicle… and that we can be among the first to try it and tell you how it goes!

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