- [Narrator] From air-powered to battery-powered,
with three or four wheels.
Many cars come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
This is Glam,
and today we are bringing you 15 of our favorite.
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- [Announcer] Number 15.
- [Narrator] Built for the international
bicycle and motorcycle show,
the Brutsch Mopetta was built overnight.
The single-seat Mopetta comes with three wheels,
and a three-speed gear box.
With a single cylinder engine
and a top speed of 28 miles per hour,
this won't burn up the track,
but it will get you where you wanna go.
This had a length of five foot nine inches,
width of three feet,
and a height of three foot nine inches.
Unfortunately, though an opal dealer
considered building this car,
it never happened,
and only 14 were ever produced.
- [Announcer] Number 14.
- [Narrator] From 1991 to 2013,
Buddy Electric sold about 1,500 models.
1,100 of which were registered in Norway.
Originating as the Kewet, in 2007,
the car started being manufactured under the name Buddy.
This is a basic electric vehicle that has a range
of no more than 40 miles,
and a maximum speed of 50 miles per hour.
With a length of nine feet,
and a width of only five feet,
the car is legally allowed to park sideways
in many jurisdictions.
Two Buddy models are available.
The ordinary Buddy, and the Buddy Cab,
which features a folding roof.
The cost of the Buddy was around $25,000 in 2007.
- [Announcer] Number 13.
- [Narrator] If you thought electric cars
were economical and environmentally friendly,
you should see this compressed air-powered car,
by Zero Pollution Motors.
The Airpod 2.0.
This revolutionary vehicle,
with its small price,
was made to fight pollution and make city driving easier.
The Airpod has two seats,
weighs 617 pounds,
and will cruise at about 45 miles per hour.
This will be available in three models.
The Airpod Standard, the Airpod Cargo,
and the Airpod Baby,
with the Standard costing about $11,000.
This is due to be released in the United States
in the second half of 2019.
All that being said, I wouldn't hold my breath.
- [Announcer] Number 12.
- [Narrator] Redesigned around a one cylinder,
13 horsepower, four-stroke BMW motorcycle engine,
BMW made the Isetta its own.
In 1955, the BMW Isetta became the world's first
mass-produced car to achieve a fuel consumption
of 78 miles per gallon,
and was the top-selling, single cylinder car in the world.
The Isetta had a length of seven and a half feet,
and a width of four and a half feet.
The top speed of the Isetta was around 53 miles per hour,
so passing other cars is not an option.
Because of its egg-shape and bubble-like windows,
it became known as a bubble car.
How many of you remember that this car
was driven by Steve Urkel in the TV show Family Matters?
- [Announcer] Number 11.
- [Narrator] Propelled by two electric motors,
one on each rear wheel,
Commuter Cars Tango will go zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds,
with a top speed of 150 miles per hour.
Even though this has four wheels,
at eight feet six inches long,
and three and a quarter feet wide,
and five feet high,
the Tango is thinner than some motorcycles.
While the Tango seems unstable at first,
its heavy battery pack and four inch ground clearance
combine to give it steady handling.
The Tango comes with a four point safety harness,
and corners like a sports car.
You can pick up a Luxury Tango T600 for the cost
of around $108,000.
I personally won't ride a motorcycle,
but could someone get me one of these?
- [Announcer] Number 10.
- [Narrator] A new-age, four-wheel vehicle.
The Bajaj Qute is quite spacious,
and has an enclosed body structure.
This gives the driver and passengers
a comfortable and safe ride,
with plenty of space for storage.
This measures in at nine feet long,
four foot three inches wide,
and five foot five inches high.
The Qute will have a manual five-speed transmission,
with a top speed of about 45 miles per hour.
Bajaj Auto hopes to have the Qute replace
the three-wheeled Auto Rickshaws in India very soon.
The price for this has not been decided,
and will eventually come with an electric alternative.
- [Announcer] Number nine.
- [Narrator] The Heinkel Kabine is a microcar
designed with a mid-engine rear wheel drive,
and built from 1956 to 1958,
this car had a 9.2 horsepower,
single cylinder, four-stroke engine.
This car measures eight foot four inches long,
four foot six inches wide,
and four foot four inches high.
The Kabine had a four-speed manual transmission,
and a top speed of 53 miles per hour.
Other models built include the 153 with three wheels,
and the 154 with four wheels.
In the event of a crash,
the Kabine came with a fabric sunroof
that you could use for a quick exit,
since the only door opened to the front of the car.
The price of this car will depend on the seller,
and the condition.
- [Announcer] Number eight.
- [Narrator] Daimler AG's Smart division
has been building the Smart Fortwo since 1988.
With many models to choose from,
you should be able to find one that is right for you.
Starting in 2018, Daimler went to
all-electric vehicles for the Fortwos.
These come with an automatic transmission,
and a top speed of around 80 miles per hour.
The Fortwo measures eight foot 10 inches long,
five foot five inches wide,
and five foot one inch high.
These newer models of the car
have been paired with a lithium ion battery
that makes it very environmentally friendly.
You can get it new 2018,
starting at $23,900,
and even cheaper with a federal tax credit,
of up to $7,500.
- [Announcer] Number seven.
- [Narrator] A rear-engine microcar
produced in France from 1957 to 1961,
the Vespa 400 has a vertical, twin-cylindered,
two-stroke engine that is air-cooled.
The 14 horsepower engine gives this a top speed
of 55 miles per hour.
All Vespa 400's feature a roll-top convertible roof
that opens the entire roof.
The 12-volt battery is located at the front of the car,
and the spare wheel is stowed in a well
under the passenger seat.
Measurements of this are nine foot four inches long,
four foot two inches wide,
and four foot two inches high.
You can get a restored one of these
for a modest $12 to $15,000.
- [Announcer] Number six.
- [Narrator] 2012 brought us the Renault Twizy,
a two-seat electric car
with a length of seven foot seven inches,
a width of three foot 11 inches,
and a height of four foot nine inches.
Originally built in 2012,
the Twizy has a tight turning radius,
and a low center of gravity.
With a top speed of 50 miles per hour,
the Twizy will travel up to 62 miles on a single charge.
Charging the lithium ion battery will take you
around three and a half hours.
This is a no muss, no fuss auto
with very few extras.
Matter of fact, there are no extras,
unless you count the airbag.
This comes with no windows,
no doors, and no storage.
This comes with a starting price of $10,350,
and in three different models.
- [Announcer] Number five.
- [Narrator] Built in 1964, the two-seat Peel Trident
is a three-wheeled microcar
made by Peel Engineering Company.
Looking a lot like a UFO driving down the road,
it has a fiber glass body,
with a plexiglass dome and a glass windshield.
The Trident has three-speed transmission,
and a top speed of 28 miles per hour,
and gets an amazing 100 miles per gallon.
This car is six feet long,
and three and a quarter feet wide,
making it the world's smallest two-seater.
At the time of production,
this car had a price of $2,650.
- [Announcer] Number four.
- [Narrator] Just when you thought you have seen it all,
how about a car that was made to fall apart?
Custom-made for an old Birds Eye Pea commercial,
the Pea car did just that.
The car had 12 panels that were built to come off,
like the doors, sunroof,
wing mirror, rear bumper, and exhaust.
This pea-shaped car with Volkswagen headlights,
a Go Kart chassis,
and a Honda engine,
weighed about 1,653 pounds,
and reached a top speed of over 60 miles per hour.
And because the doors were built to come off,
they made sure the stunt driver
was safety-belted into the car.
Sadly, it was created just for the ad,
so the Pea car is not available for sale.
- [Announcer] Number three.
- [Narrator] The Lumeneo Smera is a two-seat,
ultracompact electric vehicle
that will tilt up to 25 degrees on curbs
without tipping over.
This contains a lithium ion battery,
with a range of 62 miles,
and a top speed of 68 miles per hour.
The Smera, at about eight feet two inches long,
and three feet two inches wide,
would of not only reduced air pollution,
but also dramatically improved traffic congestion.
But at a cost of more than 30,000 US dollars,
it was just too expensive.
The company, founded by Daniel and Thierry Moulene,
sold only 10 of the vehicles,
and declared bankruptcy in 2013.
- [Announcer] Number two.
- [Narrator] The NMG Sparrow, formerly the Corbin Sparrow,
is a one-seat electric vehicle with three wheels.
Originally, two models were produced.
The original Jellybean model,
and then a hatchback model called the Pizza Butt.
The Sparrow had a top speed of 70 miles per hour,
was eight feet long, four feet wide,
and had a height of four and three quarter feet.
Some of the accessories included a radio and CD player,
cabin fan and heater, a speedometer,
brake alarms, and power windows.
In June of 2008, the listed price was about $30,000.
And in 2009, NMG began using lithium batteries
in the Sparrows.
- [Announcer] Number one.
- [Narrator] Sure, we already had a Peel on the list,
but we liked it so much we just had to have another one.
You want small?
This is it, according to Guinness World Records 2010.
This measures in at four and a half feet long,
and three and a quarter feet wide.
The P50 comes with a three-cubic-inch engine
that gets a top speed of about 37 miles per hour.
No reverse on the three-speed manual transmission
means you have to turn this car around yourself.
Thankfully, it has a handle,
and only weighs about 130 pounds.
With only 26 in existence today,
this is one of the rarest cars on the market,
and command's a very high price.
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