Isetta
Sign in to saveThe Isetta () is an Italian-designed microcar initially manufactured in 1953 by the Italian firm Iso SpA, and subsequently built under license in a number of different countries, including Argentina, Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The name Isetta is the Italian diminutive form of Iso, meaning "little Iso". Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name also given to other similar vehicles.
Key facts
- Automobile.image
- BMW Isetta 300.jpg
- Automobile.name
- BMW 300 (Isetta)
- Automobile.layout
- RR layout
- Automobile.aka
- BMW Isetta
- Automobile.production
- 1956–62161,360 produced
- Automobile.manufacturer
- BMW
- Automobile.class
- quadricyclemicrocar
- Automobile.engine
- 298 cc single-cylinder 4-stroke ( top speed)
- Automobile.transmission
- 4-speed manual (with reverse)
- Automobile.body_style
- CoupéPick-upVan
- Automobile.length
- 88.6 inches
- Automobile.width
- 52.8 inches
- Automobile.wheelbase
- Autocarro:
- Automobile.weight
- Autocarro:
- Automobile.designer
- Ermenegildo Preti
- Automobile.predecessor
- BMW 250
- Automobile.successor
- BMW 600
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
22 sectionsContents
- {{anchor|Italy}} Iso Isetta (Italy)
- Iso Autocarro
- VELAM Isetta (France)
- De Carlo – Isetta (Argentina)
- Romi-Isetta (Brazil)
- BMW Isetta (West Germany)
- BMW Isetta 250
- BMW Isetta 300
- BMW 600
- BMW Isetta (United Kingdom)
- Modern successors
- Isetta replica kits
- Possible BMW reintroduction
- Durax D-Face
- Microlino
- Suzhou Eagle EG6330K
- Artega Karo / Electric Brands Evetta
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
The Isetta () is an Italian-designed microcar initially manufactured in 1953 by the Italian firm Iso SpA, and subsequently built under license in a number of different countries, including Argentina, Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The name Isetta is the Italian diminutive form of Iso, meaning "little Iso". Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name also given to other similar vehicles.
In 1955, the BMW Isetta became the world's first mass-production car to achieve a fuel consumption of . It was the top-selling single-cylinder car in the world, with 161,728 units sold.