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The Peel P50 is a three-wheeled microcar originally made from 1962 to 1965 by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man, and then from 2010 to present.It was listed in the 2010 Guinness World Records as the smallest production car ever made. [4]
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However, one dictionary definition states simply that a microcar is "a small fuel-efficient automobile". [ 4 ] An attempt at a more specific definition for microcars suggested by some enthusiasts is "economy vehicles with either three or four wheels, powered by petrol engines of no more than 700 cc or battery electric propulsion, and ...
Microcar is a term often used for the smallest size of cars, [1] with three or four wheels and often an engine smaller than 700 cc (43 cu in). Specific types of microcars include bubble cars, cycle cars, invacar, quadricycles and voiturettes. [2]
Automotive superlatives include attributes such as the smallest, largest, fastest, lightest, best-selling, and so on. This list (except for the firsts section) is limited to automobiles built after World War II, and lists superlatives for earlier vehicles separately. The list is also limited to production road cars that:
The Cargo 45 has 4 kW (5 hp) of power and top speed is limited to 45 km/h (28 mph).The car only has one seat and there is a larger space behind the driver to store goods. [21] The Nissan New Mobility Concept, a rebadged version of the Twizy, was deployed for the "Choimobi Yokohama" carsharing program in Japan in 2013.
[13] Compared to other small cars of the era, it was to be much more luxurious, intended to be "a big car in miniature" by its main developer George Mason. [14] It was also one of the first cars specifically designed for and marketed towards women, [15] being advertised as "a motorized shopping cart for affluent urban gals."
Except for luxury brands, mainstream cars increasingly don't offer once-mainstay V6 engines. Goodbye, V6 : The reasons why six-cylinder engines are on their way out in most new cars Skip to main ...