Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “The Strangest BMW of All Time? – The BMW Isetta”.
If you’re even the least bit interested in cars, the BMW – I said it is a vehicle that should be immediately recognizable, originally designed and produced by Italian motor scooter company. It still Revolt the spa in the 1950s, its characteristic bubble-like windows and egg-shaped design soon earned this two-seater the nickname bubble car. What you may not know is that the Isetta was the first micro ever made and with its small motorcycle engine, it also gained some clout as the world’s best city car, in defiance of car design Norms. At the time, the design of the isata features a single point of entry at the front of the car which, with the steering column, was hinged and swung out, together with the door to which it was connected by a steel bar.
It looks a bit weird at first, but it quickly grows on you and becomes one of the most attractive features of the vehicle. It’S powered by a 236 CC. Two cylinder two-stroke Engine with 7.1 kilowatts has enough space to accommodate two people on sort of a small sofa and has a top speed of 75 kilometers an hour or 47 miles per hour, thanks to its mono cook, design and small size. That I said I weighed less than 500 Kilograms based on original design. A lot of iterations were sold and they were pretty popular. However, the only problem was that its price was too close to that of real automobiles with four seats.
The Isetta wasn’t a success in Italy, because Italian cities hadn’t at the time, have a parking shortage problem like they have today. Thank you. .