The City Car, specialized for urban area driving

The City Car, specialized for urban area driving - The City Car (or urban car) is a small car is for use primarily in an urban area. The City cars are sold throughout the world, and most car manufacturers have one or two of their line-up. In North America, city cars are often referred to simply as "small cars next to the machines. These machines are usually referred to as segment across Europe. The Japanese kei car (a light car) is a special type of urban car. You can get the legal classification of kei cars (along with the added benefits and discounts for registration), the vehicle must meet the requirements of a certain size as well as the physical size and engine capacity. The 'city car in Japan, the definition of the informal and imprecise .

One of the cars was the first American city made Crosley, a four-passenger vehicle at the end of 1940. After the Second World War, many decision-makers microcar, precursors of modern cars. These include the Bond Minicar and AC Petite Britain, United States Isetta Italy, in 1953, Fulda, and Messerschmitt Kabinenroller Brütsh in Germany in 1954 (all two-seater with the Fulda and Sachs two-stroke engine, Goggomobil Isard (2 + 2, rather than a true four-seater) and the Gutbrod Superior. Zündapp Janus The Dornier-designed, which can be passengers back to back, and Riley Reliant.

While the European economy improved, Riley almost disappeared. In 1959, BMC would provide the city car best known and most successful, the Mini. The concept has continued to see the alarm the 1967 Turin Motor Show, where a battery Giannini Fiat 500 is shown, and Moretti, and De Tomaso was electric four-seater. DAF Quattrorooute joined the Italian car magazine and the Turin coachbuilder OSI produce DAF City, which used mechanical Daffodil. There have been other new projects from 1969 to 1972. In 1972, Daihatsu has raised electric model, while Toyota has shown the Town of Spider with a range of petrol and electricity, and General Motors will show up three to two seats, one electric, one petrol and one (unfortunately not the predecessor GM) hybrids.

Although many of these cars can be considered city cars today, these cars were replaced by larger cars with each passing generation. The exceptions are the smallest of Fiat, especially in 1957 500 and 126. Were in the region of 3.0 meters (9 feet 10 inches) long, but had seats for four people, putting them out of the microcar category.

Compensation for the 126, Cinquecento, was introduced in 1991 as a true city car. At only 3200 mm (10 ft 6 in) long, can accommodate four entry-level price.

In Japan, regulations defining kei cars created on 8 juli 1949th vehicle production line began around 1955 to 1958 by Daihatsu, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Suzuki.

GM products were only capable of 0-30 mph (0-48 km / h) for 15 seconds and 30-45 mph (48-72 km / h) maximum, not good enough for normal urban driving, could not the meet the safety standards would be set up in 1974. -- car showroom --

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