- [Glen] Micro and mini-cars are manufactured in
many countries around the world and we searched everywhere,
and came up with some from Germany, Italy,
China, Japan, among others.
This is Glen and today we are bringing you 15 cool micro
and mini-cars from outside the United States.
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- [Female Announcer] Number 15
- [Glen] Made in Japan, the Yamaha Ami is a
heavily modified Daihatsu Opti that is
trying to imitate a Ferrari F40 and is equipped
with a 660 cubic centimeter engine
that puts out 55 horsepower.
A new rear-end was added with fake intakes
and the four round tail lights imitate the Ferrari.
The doors and front fender remain the same
and a rear wing sits way up high on the rear.
The engine is located in the front of the Ami
and the front wheel drive car has 11 inch wheels.
This comes in red or black, has two seats
and white wheels with tiny quad exhausts.
The plastic body does come with a roll cage.
Only three of the 600 planned Yamaha Ami's were ever built,
meaning that these are rare indeed.
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- [Female Announcer] Number 14
- [Glen] Made in France and debuting in 2006,
the Acrea Zest was a tiny roadster that is officially
a quadricycle so it can be driven with
a motorcycle license in most of Europe.
This comes with two or four seats,
no doors and a tiny windshield.
Has a two cylinder 505 engine that puts out 21 horsepower
and weighs less than 380 kilograms or 840 pounds.
The top speed is 110 kilometers per hour
or about 68 miles per hour and uses 4.7 liters of fuel
for 100 kilometers or 50 miles per gallon.
The two seat version debuted in 2006,
while the four seat version debuted in 2010
with an extra row of seats and a longer length.
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- [Female Announcer] Number 13
- [Glen] Designed by Norbert Stevenson and made
in Germany the Fuldamobil is one of the longest built
micro-cars with nearly 3000 units built
and a production run of nearly 20 years.
The N2 version had a total of 380 produced
and was built from 1952 until 1955
and had a wooden body covered in aluminum sheeting,
giving it the nickname of, the Silver Flea.
It's had a length of nine feet four inches,
a width of four feet seven inches
and a weight of 672 pounds and came with
a Fitchel and Sachs 360 cubic centimeter engine,
that could get to 80 kilometers per hour
or 50 miles per hour.
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- [Female Announcer] Number 12
- [Glen] Made in 1954, the Daus was
a four wheel, rear engine, rear wheel drive micro-car
produced in Germany by Otto Daus
and there was only one of these vehicles ever produced.
It came with a three speed manual transmission
and a single cylinder, two stroke,
I.L.O. air cooled 197 cubic inch engine
that put out 9.5 horse power.
It's had a length of eight feet nine inches,
a width of three feet eleven inches
and a weight of 595 pounds, with a top speed
of 75 kilometers per hour or 47 miles per hour.
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- [Female Announcer] Number 11
- [Glen] The Ovum was a three wheel vehicle,
made by Concern Kalashnikov, with four
of them being made for the police,
to be used in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
This has a length of 2.9 meters,
or nine and a half feet, a height of 1.6 meters
or five feet three inches and weighs 500 kilograms
or about 1100 pounds.
The Ovum has a top speed of 80 kilometers per hour
or 50 miles per hour and will go 150 kilometers
or 93 miles on a single charge.
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- [Female Announcer] Number 10
- [Glen] Takeoka T10 is an electric car made in Japan,
by Takeoka Motors, with standard equipment that includes
sliding side windows, L.E.D. tail lights
and breaking lights, large opening doors
and air intakes on the dashboard.
The T10 has a length of seven feet four inches,
with of three feet ten inches and a height
of four feet eight inches,
with a gross weight of 805 pounds.
With a top speed of 28 miles per hour
or 55 kilometers per hour and a range
of 28 miles or 45 kilometers, the electric motor has
an output of 2.5 kilowatts and 6000 rotations per minute.
The Takeoka T10G model is powered with
a 50 cubic centimeter gasoline engine
and is slightly slower with a top speed
of 49 kilometers per hour.
The price on these start at $8,250.
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- [Female Announcer] Number Nine
- [Glen] Intended for cruising on the beach,
the Fiat 500 Spiaggina was made in Italy
and sold between 1958 and 1965.
Sixty years later, in 2018 a collaboration
between Garage Italia and Pininfarina brought back
the 500 Jolly a.k.a. the Spiaggina or beach buggy.
This isn't just a show car, this features
a rollover bar instead of a roof,
only two seats and a lowered windscreen.
A new Volare Blue and Pearla White color helps
to set this updated version apart from all the others.
Promising to put the Spiaggia into production
Garage Italia and Pininfarina are making
a limited edition run of 1,958 of these available
with any Fiat 500 engines that are currently in use.
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- [Female Announcer] Number Eight
- [Glen] Produced from 1984 until 1988,
the Galassia was a three wheeled micro-car,
manufactured by A.C.A.M., an Italian company from Sicily
and is exceedingly rare and hard to find.
Made with a Piaggio 50 cubic centimeter engine
that put out five horse power.
It's had a four speed manual transmission.
A.C.A.M. Galassia had a streamline body,
steering wheel and normal controls,
and a place for a driver and a passenger.
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- [Female Announcer] Number Seven
- [Glen] Kandi is a Chinese automaker
who brought the Kandi Coco to the United States in 2009
and this tiny two seat run-about has
four 4-wheel disc brakes and a top speed
of 25 miles per hour.
It offers a range between 40 and 60 miles
on a full charge and replenishing the battery takes
a maximum of six hours using household current.
This comes with a 72 volt four kilowatt
three phase A.C. induction motor and an integrated
battery conditioning and charging system
with six deep cycle 12 volt lead-acid batteries.
Later models have been advertised with
a slightly updated body, a six kilowatt,
eight horse power motor and a top speed
of 35 miles per hour.
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- [Female Announcer] Number Six
- [Glen] Owned by Zhejiang Sunshine
New Energy Vehicle Industry Corporation of China,
Jinri Yangguan, meaning today's sunshine,
which is the English brand name, was made in 2017.
This mini-car that looks like a mini-countryman
has two seats with a small space in the back,
three doors, a shiny drive selector,
large air vents, an L.C.D. instrument panel
and a single cup holder.
The M1 is available in several versions
with different motors ranging from four to 15 horse power
and a top speed of 40 to 60 kilometers per hour
or 25 to 37 miles per hour.
Prices range from $3,200 to $5,100
with the more expensive ones having lithium-ion batteries.
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- [Female Announcer] Number Five
- [Glen] A two-wheeled car with
a self-balancing system the Lingyun 1703
was developed by Beijing Intelligent
Technology Company, with an electric engine.
This is a single capsule and a completely enclosed body,
with two side doors and two wheels,
although, it is missing a steering system and pedals.
Although later a second prototype was made
that included the steering wheel and pedals.
This has a length of three meters
and a width of one meter, with a gyro under the seat
for balance and retractable wheels for support while parked.
This can reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour
or 62 miles per hour and can go 100 kilometers
or 62 miles on a single battery charge.
With a goal of production in 2020,
this has an expected cost of $15,000.
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- [Female Announcer] Number Four
- [Glen] Manufactured in Germany by Gustav Kroboth
in 1955, the Kroboth Allwetter Roller was
a three-wheeled vehicle that Kroboth considered
a motorcycle with car like comfort.
The 175 cubic centimeter, Fichtel
and Sachs one cylinder, two stroke engine
would get nine horse power and a top speed
of 45 to 50 miles per hour or 72 to 80 kilometers per hour.
This two-wheeled vehicle has a
length of nine feet two inches or 2.8 meters,
had a steering wheel instead of handlebars
and side screens and a heater could
be added for all weather driving.
A restored one of these sold at auction in 2012 for $80,500.
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- [Female Announcer] Number Three
- [Glen] Manufactured in 1953 and 1954,
the Allard Clipper was a three-wheeled micro-car
with a Villiers 346 cubic centimeter,
single cylinder, two stroke, rear mounted motorcycle engine.
This was marketed as having
an indestructible plastic body.
It was the first car to have
a color infused fiberglass body.
The Clipper would seat three adults and two children
with the optional dicki seats.
Lightweight, at 300 kilograms or 660 pounds,
this was produced in Clapham, London,
with only 20 of these ever produced
and only two that are known to be in existence today.
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- [Female Announcer] Number Two
- [Glen] The Nobe 100 is a three-wheel car
that sports a vintage bubble car look
and is being produced by an Estonian startup,
hoping to bring this electric car to market.
The Estonian company wants to have
a power train that includes three electric motors,
one for each wheel, for a total of 60 horsepower
and a target range of 100 miles on a single charge.
This will include a main battery,
providing power for the motors,
while a second removable battery
will run the heat, radio and lights.
The interior features a metal dashboard,
an ultra thin steering wheel, slim window supports
and two large analog gauges.
Currently in the crowd-funding phase,
Nobe hopes to raise one million dollars
to help produce this car.
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- [Female Announcer] Number One
- [Glen] Swedish start-up Uniti showed off
it's electric car Uniti One in December 2017,
in the Swedish town of Landskrona.
The two seat city car comes with a 22 kilowatt battery
that gives it a range up to 300 kilometers or 186 miles.
This vehicle comes with a joystick
control system that has a large screen,
although an optional regular steering wheel
will be also available.
It has a charge time of three hours.
The maximum speed of the Uniti One
is 130 kilometers per hour or 80 miles per hour
and will accelerate to 80 kilometers per hour
or 50 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds.
The Uniti One EV will be available starting
at €19,900 or about $23,400.
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