Review written on 8/1964.
Competition in the Hatchback segment has just gotten a little more heated. Calboni has launched the Apple Fritter. Is this Hatchback enough to unseat the Blitzer or will it be worse than the H3406 Q2508. Don't worry! We have the answers.

On my first track run in the Calboni Apple Fritter suffered 2 cracked rips and a ruptured spleen. Not from wrecking it, but from the sheer raw power of this Hatchback. The Apple Fritter's 79 hp @ 4715RPMs 1803 cc Wankel  engine drives you into the seats while you accelerate with an impressive 23.372s 0 to 60 mph time and a top speed of 94 mph. The Apple Fritter is able to keep this speed all the way up to the the top speed of 94 mph. With this 71 lb-ft of torque can tow 22 lbs. Once again. Not great, but not bad. Compared to its peers in the Hatchback class the Calboni Apple Fritter selling point should not be driveability. The Apple Fritter offers bare bones handling. There is just enough grip in the wheels to keep you from flying off the side of a cliff... But not much. On the track, it is not much better. After my hospital visit, I came to the conclusion that this is the best Hatchback I've ever tested on the track. Buy IT NOW!!!

While certainly does not have the best features or materials. The Calboni Apple Fritter does provide the bare necessities required in a vehicle of this type. No more and no less. As well as it should. If you wanted to spend that extra bit you would of bought the better vehicle. Was Calboni wise in this respect? Maybe, but we do think they should of offered at least a little more bang for the buck so to speak.

Basketball players and sumo wrestlers should probably avoid the Calboni Apple Fritter. If not for any other reason, the 23 cu-ft of cargo and passenger space is slightly cramp for even an average sized person such as my self.

Calboni has really put some effort into the production of the Apple Fritter. And it shows in the construction quality of the machine. Panel gaps are non-noticeable. Nothing shakes or rattles when driving down the road. It's a well-built vehicle.

The Calboni Apple Fritter is a reliable car that we would trust our dear old grandmother with. These things are almost bulletproof.

While the Calboni Apple Fritter isn't the most economical vehicle, it is better than most. At 32.3 mpg, the Apple Fritter is fairly close to average. If fuel economy is a major concern of yours, we would recommend another vehicle. Otherwise, it shouldn't be much of a factor in your decision.

While being safe is important, Calboni did not believe it was a priority in the Apple Fritter. The vehicle does provide enough safety features to be consider average for its class. It does not add anything more than that however.

Some may be able to point to other Hatchback and say this is better. This is prettier. This is the best Hatchback. But they would be wrong. Because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Behold the Calboni Apple Fritter it may not be everything for everyone. But it is certainly something for someone.