The famous YouTuber Doug DeMuro is at it again, but this time he is reviewing a 2002 Westward Go-4 Interceptor 2 aka a meter maid car. For those who may be unfamiliar with the three-wheeled vehicle, Doug explains that it’s used in urban areas for police to patrol the streets and write up parking violations. It’s got a mid-engine with a center driver seat, just like the McLaren F1, if you want. Unlike the exclusive British supercar, the meter maid car features a Hyundai four-cylinder engine.
While it was previously used for parking enforcement, Doug says that this Go-4 Interceptor 2 is now privately owned in the San Diego area by a man that goes by @thatmetermaid on Instagram.
You Had Better Watch Your Speed In This Meter Maid Car
Doug DeMuro starts off the video by discussing some noteworthy features and quirks on the Go-4 Interceptor 2, like the “pen holder” and “engine hours” gauge. He first points out that the meter maid car comes with four keys: one unlocks the doors on either side, the next one unlocks the under-seat storage area, the third one is for the trunk, and the fourth key is the actual ignition key .
Inside, Doug points out that it has a Hyundai steering wheel, but despite that and the powertrain, this vehicle is not made by Hyundai. The Go-4 Interceptor 2 is actually manufactured by a Canadian company called Westward that just utilized some Hyundai parts (ie, motor, key, steering wheel, turn signal/wiper stalk, gear selector), but didn’t bother changing the logo.
Doug notes that the most interesting item in the cabin is the gauge cluster, which was also directly pulled from a Hyundai vehicle. The speedometer goes up to 120 mph, which is completely normal for a Hyundai model from this era, but not for a meter maid car. When the owner of the Go-4 Interceptor 2 spoke with Doug, he told him that when the car was new, it was limited to 25 or 35 mph. That means that 75 percent of the speedometer is completely unusable because the car can’t actually go that fast. And if you tried, the red governor light would turn on.
That’s not all, though, as there is a “Lateral Thrust Indicator” which alerts you if you’re taking a corner too fast. Since this isn’t the most stable vehicle in the world, this feature is pretty important to make sure drivers slow down and avoid tipping the car over.
Doug shows us that the doors open in an unusual way; they slide open with the option of having just the upper half window portion open. That allows meter maids to easily reach out and place a ticket on a vehicle or merely get additional airflow in the car. The rear window also slides open just like the ones in the pick-up trucks, but because the engine is back there, it is ill-advised.
Exposing The Engine Of The Go-4 Interceptor 2 Meter Maid Car
Doug then moves along to the outside rear of the meter maid car, showing us a compartment in the back that reveals the engine that is sporting the Hyundai logo. It’s a one-liter four-cylinder engine that delivers about 60 horsepower. While that is laughable, the meter maid car only weighs about 1,500 lbs and does not need that much power to do its job. Doug compares its size to that of a washing machine and delves in deeper to explain how all the parts are removable.
He tells us that this Go-4 Interceptor 2 mid-engine vehicle is rear-wheel-drive, just like “a true sports car.” However, the owner told him that he believes the powertrain is a front-wheel-drive engine that they flipped and stuck in the meter maid vehicle. So, while this three-wheeled car is obviously not a supercar, it does have the same basic ideas.
