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It was listed in the 2010 Guinness World Records as the smallest production car ever made. [4] The original model has no reverse gear, but a handle at the rear allows the very lightweight car to be maneuvered physically when required. Designed as a city car, it was advertised in the 1960s as capable of seating "one adult and a shopping bag ...
You may drive a subcompact, but have you tried cars as skinny as a motorcycle?
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]
The Renault Twizy is a two-seat electric microcar designed and marketed by Renault.It is classified in Europe as either a light or heavy quadricycle depending on the output power, which is either 4 kW (5.4 hp) for the 45 model or 13 kW (17 hp) for the 80 model, both names reflecting its top speed in km/h.
Iso's owner, Renzo Rivolta, decided to build a small car for mass distribution. [a] By 1952 the engineers Ermenegildo Preti [14] and Pierluigi Raggi had designed a small car that used the motorcycle engine of the Iso Moto 200 and named it Isetta. The Isetta caused a sensation when it was introduced to the motoring press in Turin in November 1953.
One of the advantages of buying a used car is that plenty of paperwork is available to give you a good idea of its market value, including the vehicle history report. With a new car, the value is ...
The Audi 50 (known internally as Typ 86) is a small supermini car produced by German automaker Audi from 1974 to 1978, and sold only in Europe.Introduced two and three years after the French Renault 5 and the Italian Fiat 127 respectively, the Audi 50 and its VW Polo twin were seen at the time as Germany's first home-grown entrant in Europe's emerging class of "supermini" hatchbacks ...