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BMW Isetta specs

Car type Compact
Curb weight 361 kg (796 lbs)
Dimensions 2.21 m (87 in) long, 1.33 m (52 in) wide, 1.29 m (51 in) high
Wheelbase 1.45 m (57 in)
Introduced 1955
Origin country Germany
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Performance

0 - 60 kph15.0 s
0 - 80 kph32.0 s
1000 m59.0 s
Top speed85 kph (53 mph)

Powertrain specs

Engine type OHV 1 Cylinder
Displacement 0.3 l (18 ci / 298 cc)
Power 13 ps (13 bhp / 10 kw) @ 5800 rpm
Torque 19 Nm (14 lb-ft) @ 4200 rpm
Power / liter 44 ps (44 hp)
Power / weight 37 ps (36 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 53 Nm (39 lb-ft) / t
Transmission 4-Speed
Layout front engine, rear wheel drive

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196ss  3y ago

Just for having some fun:
0-60 kph - 15 sec
0-80 kph - 32 sec
1000m - 59 sec
Source - AMuS 19/1955

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Hoppelmoppel123  4y ago

Please add:
ClassicCars test by AutoZeitung: (8/2020):
0-80 kph: 32s
Top Speed: 85 kph

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Shaggy  12y ago

@ Mental: Where would burglars put their loot in this hotel room refrigerator on wheels? LOL

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Karl Marx  12y ago

No Photoshop! That police Isetta exist!
.flickr.com/photos/x376/3954522043/sizes/o/in/photostream/

;-)

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Mental  12y ago

LOL, nice photoshop!.. Oooh, I just imagine that was for real... XD

However, in Karl Marx's world everyone would drive these things, including cops and burghers. LOL

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Shaggy  12y ago

@ Karl Marx: Who did cops chase in that?, jaywalkers? LOL XD

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Karl Marx  12y ago

Polizeiwagen!!!

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Mental  12y ago

@Shaggy
Yeah, I know about this car. ;)

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Shaggy  12y ago

@ Mental: Top Gear is where it has no reverse, it also only has 1 door, it opens from the front like a refrigerator, BMW had help from Iso, an Italian based refrigerator company to design the car. LOL, It kind of looks like an old style refrigerator from the front.

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Mental  12y ago

@Shaggy
I have no idea about that show. But I clearly remember Isetta from the Top Gear. LOL

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Shaggy  12y ago

@ Mental: I that's based on a hot wheels car alright. Have you ever watched that old show from the late 80s to early 90s called Family Matters?, Steve Erkel had an Isetta. lol It has no reverse gear.

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Mental  12y ago

I remember about it reading Carbuzz. Oh, that's just ridiculously, insanely reckless!

8O

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Ferrari driver  12y ago

Sorry, it was is made by Bruce Weiner (an american collector).

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Ferrari driver  12y ago

BMW made a 740 PS "Dragster"-version of this car.
It is a one-off car and it is based on a "Hotweehl"!
It will be sold at an auction.

Estimated price: over 60.000 €
It has a 8.2 liter V8 engine.
Estimated price: over 60.000 €

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